Prospect Profile: Watch Out for DT Tyreek'e Robinson
There’s almost always a need for a major college football program to sign top-notch interior defensive linemen. The state of Florida has certainly had its share over the decades, and 2024 certainly has some as well.
One of the best for the upcoming recruiting campaign will be Tyreek’e Robinson, a 6-foot-3 and 318-pound brute in the middle of the defensive line.
At the college level, he has a natural frame to play either defensive tackle or nose guard, has shown the ability to be head-up on the center (called a zero technique) and take on a double team.
It’s also a pivotal point into why Robinson’s stock will likely continue to rise. Teams generally do not find enough players at Robinson’s size, combined with his powerfully built frame, to take on double teams at the Power 5 level.
Doing at either defensive tackle or nose guard, as he’s shown to do, made him even more intriguing to scouts and college coaches. He has done so with some unique talents for a man his size, including his natural athleticism.
The talented defender from Bradenton (Fla.) Manatee has the knee bend that college coaches covet as it has allowed him to stay low coming out of his stance and attack the opposing blocker with power and leverage. That’s when his brute strength has been able to go to work.
Robinson showed tremendous force with his first-step explosiveness, i.e. knocking offensive linemen back with his heavy hands at the point of attack. After he created contact, Robinson’s penchant for discarding large linemen was blatant; a two-hand stab and pull combination move was one of his best. Robinson’s intelligence also played a major role in why he was successful.
He ran laterally down the line of scrimmage, when needed, as opposed to simply charging up the field and then falling behind the ball carrier; Robinson showed the propensity to be patient at the point of attack.
As an example, there were plays where Robinson engaged a blocker, looked for the ball carrier in the backfield, and then mindfully followed that runner down the line of scrimmage to stay in front of him. Robinson’s diligent efforts often led to a tackle at or behind the line of scrimmage by taking quality angles while in pursuit. He also aided his play with arguably the most important facet of any player’s game.
Effort. Robinson showed the ability to chase the football down from behind because he flat out hustled. A screen pass to the opposite side of the gridiron, a quarterback that moved outside the pocket, whatever it may have been, Robinson showed effort to get to the ball carrier.
That effort was undoubtedly charted by college coaches. They have always needed as many defenders chasing the ball as possible, and seeing big No. 99 run down plays elevated his recruiting stock.
The film for Robinson showed why he’s been offered by programs like Miami, North Carolina State, Louisville, Auburn, UCF, Indiana, Southern California, Colorado, and Cincinnati among others. One last note.
Robinson has shown to be a tremendous student, as the following graphic from his Twitter profile page will demonstrate:
Having combined his abilities as an definitive big-bodied interior defensive lineman, his football abilities, and his academic profile, Robinson has earned the right to be considered one of the better players in Florida regardless of class or position.
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