Biography
• At Navy: One of the best athletes on the team ... a starter in 13 games during his career (0 Fr // 0 So // 13 Jr) ... strongest player on the team, squatting 665 pounds, benching 465 pounds, has a 33-inch vertical and has been clocked 20.13 mph on the GPS ... named to Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks List” in the Athletic each of the last 2 years ... was ranked 92nd on the freaks least in 2023 and 48th in 2024 (2025 list was not out at the time of writing this bio)... along with Blake Horvath, was elected co-captain for the 2025 season by his teammates, one of the greatest honors a Navy Football player can receive... has earned 2 varsity letters.
• 2024: A starter in every game, he garnered First-Team All-AAC and All-East recognition ... closed out the season with 61 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 7 QB hurries and 2 forced fumbles ... turned in 5 tackles in the win over Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl ... Navy’s defense snapped Army QB Bryson Daily’s school-record 10-consecutive games with 100 yards rushing, by holding him to a season-low 52 yards rushing ... held Army, who came into the game ranked #1 in the FBS averaging 314.4 rushing yards per game, to just 113 yards on the ground ... it was the Black Knights’ fewest rushing yards in the rivalry game since Dec. 12, 2009, when they carried the ball 40 times for 110 yards on the ground ... also held Army without a rushing touchdown for the first time all year ... held Army to its fewest points (13) in a game this season ... played perhaps the best game of his career in the win over #19 Army and was named co-MVP alongside Blake Horvath ... led the team with a career-high 13 tackles, including a half a tackle for loss ... also forced a fumble ... on 4th & 5 early in the 4th quarter, he took a fake punt and rumbled 29 yards for the 1st down ... it was the 2nd time this season (USF / 34 yds) he has taken the snap on a fake punt and successfully earned the 1st down ... recorded 4 tackles, including half a sack in the road win at East Carolina ... contributed 4 tackles against #25 Tulane ... turned in 2 tackles, including 1.5 sacks for a loss of 12 yards in Navy’s win at USF ... also forced a fumble, the first of his career, that was recovered by teammate Jordan Sanders ... took the snap on a fake punt and rumbled 34 yards for a first down ... it was his second carry on a fake punt in his career (24 yds at SMU in 2024) ... chipped in a solo tackle at Rice ... posted 3 tackles against #12 Notre Dame ... tied his career high in tackles with 6 in Navy’s Homecoming win over Charlotte ... chipped in 5 tackles in the Mids’ win at Air Force ... part of a defensive unit that limited Air Force to 7 points and 273 total yards ... the 7 points scored by Air Force were the fewest it has scored at home against Navy and the 27-point win was Navy’s largest margin of victory over Air Force since 1978 ... recorded 4 tackles, including a sack for a loss of 6 yards at UAB ... posted 3 tackles and had 2 QB hurries against Memphis ... turned in 5 tackles in the win against Temple in the AAC opener ... made his first-collegiate start in the Mids’ win over Bucknell where he equalled his career high with 6 tackles ... added a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and 2 quarterback hurries ... also blocked Matt Schearer’s 29-yard field goal attempts.
• 2023: Robinson, who saw action in all 12 games, was the only nose guard and one of just 13 defensive linemen in the FBS to play on the kickoff team ... closed out the year with 28 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 4 sacks ... gained 24 yards and a first down on a fake punt against SMU ... it was his first-career carry ... also pitched in a career-high 6 tackles against the Mustangs ... helped lead Navy to a 10-0 win over East Carolina and its third shutout of the season which is the most in the FBS this season ... it’s the first time Navy has recorded 3 shutouts in a season since 1978 when the Mids shut out 4 teams (Virginia, Connecticut, William & Mary, Army) ... it also marked the 4th team Navy held without a touchdown this season (Wagner 0 pts, Charlotte 0 pts, UAB 2FGs, ECU 0 pts) ... held the Pirates to just 189 yards of total offense, the fewest by a Navy opponent this season ... pitched in a pair of tackles, including a sack and tackle for loss against ECU ... the 6 points scored by UAB were its fewest since dropping a 49-6 decision to Florida Atlantic on Dec. 7, 2019 ... that was also the last time the Blazers did not score a touchdown ... turned in a pair of tackles, including a tackle for loss and a sack against UAB ... chipped in a tackle at Temple ... part of a defensive effort that held the nation’s leader in rushing, Air Force (334.2 yds/gm), to just 137 yards, while also holding the Falcons to just 1 of 13 (.077) on third downs after coming into the game #1 in the country (.594) ... Navy’s defense recorded its second shutout of the season with a 14-0 win over Charlotte ... the Mids held the 49ers to just 265 yards of total offense (123R/142P), while Navy posted 7 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, broke up 6 passes and force 3 turnovers (2 INT, 1 fumble) ... pitched in 4 tackles, including a sack of 6 yards against Charlotte ... part of a defense that recorded a school-record 8 sacks and posted 10 tackles for loss in the win over North Texas ... the defense also forced and recovered 2 fumbles ... posted a tackle, including half a sack against the Mean Green ... the defense held USF quarterback Byrum Brown (ranked #1 among QB’s in yards per game at 87.8) to -27 yards on the ground, but gave up 338 yards and 3 TDs through the air ... finished the game against the Bulls with a career-high 5 tackles ... posted 3 tackles and partnered with co-captain Will Harbour for a sack of QB Seth Henigan in the AAC opener against Memphis ... part of a defensive unit that held Wagner scoreless, as Navy produced its first shutout since defeating Army 34-0 on Dec. 6, 2008 ... it was also the Mids’ first shutout at home since beating Lafayette 7-0 on Oct. 15, 1994 ... recorded 4 tackles against the Seahawks, including a half a tackle for loss ... made his collegiate debut in the Mids’ opener against Notre Dame.
• 2022: Did not see any varsity action.
• High School / Personal: A 2021 graduate of Copley High School in Copley, Ohio, Robinson attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2021-22 academic year ... four-sport athlete who earned letters in baseball (2), football (3), track & field (1) and wrestling (2) ... two-time (Jr / Sr) All-State (Ohio) selection who also was a two-time (Jr / Sr) First-Team All-District and First-Team All-Suburban honoree ... served as football team captain his junior and senior years ... district qualifier in wrestling his junior and senior years ... member of the National Honor Society ... previously committed to Lehigh, he also received offers from upwards of 20 FCS programs ... father, Lance, attended Kent State where he was a member of the gymnastics team ... son of Lance and Patrice Robinson ... majoring in cyber operations ... earned a 3.36 grade-point average last fall.
