No. 56 – Arizona Cardinals | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | September 13, 2001
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Canton (Canton, Michigan) |
College: | Missouri (2019–2023) |
NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Unsigned draft pick |
Career highlights and awards | |
Player stats at PFR |
Darius Robinson (born September 13, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Robinson originally attended Canton Preparatory High School in Canton, Michigan where he played basketball before transferring to Canton High School in Canton before his junior year to play football. [1] He played defensive tackle, outside linebacker and tight end in high school. He committed to the University of Missouri to play college football. [2] [3]
Robinson played in five games as a freshman at Missouri in 2019 and had one tackle. As a sophomore in 2020, he played seven games with two starts at defensive tackle and had 11 tackles and one sack. As a junior in 2021, he started six of 10 games and recorded 21 tackles. Robinson played in all 13 games as a senior in 2022 with 10 starts, finishing the season with 35 tackles and 3.5 sacks. [4] He returned to Missouri for his final season in 2023 and switched from defensive tackle to defensive end. [5] [6] [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 34+1⁄2 in (0.88 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.95 s | 1.73 s | 2.90 s | 4.76 s | 7.87 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 28 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9] |
Robinson was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. The Cardinals had previously acquired the pick from the Houston Texans when they traded up to the third pick in the previous draft. [10]
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