Falcons Star RB Bijan Robinson Letting His Performance Speak for Itself

Is running back Bijan Robinson of the Atlanta Falcons the NFL's most humble young star despite being a Rookie of the Year candidate?

Through the first two weeks of the Atlanta Falcons season, the team is undefeated thanks largely to the consistent contributions of rookie running back Bijan Robinson, but don’t think he’s letting it get to his head.

“This was nothing but a team win,” Robinson said. “No individual took part in this. This was everybody that took part in what we just did today. I think it was a big win for us, knowing that we worked hard, and we were down in the game and understood that we had to fight back and try and get two scores. That’s what we did, and the defense closed it out, and us on offense, we tried to close it out as well. I think it was just a full team win for all of us and [Younghoe] Koo making those field goals. That was huge for this whole team.”

Despite how quiet and humble the young star may sound, his impact on the field has been much louder. In Week 1, Robinson led the team in targets and accounted for 83 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Making his role in the offense impossible to deny entering Week 2. 

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is off to a hot start to his NFL career, but he's still a team-first player.

Against the Green Bay Packers, Robinson accounted for 172 of the team’s offensive yards and was trusted during a make-or-break play call in the game's final minutes as the team was marching down the field on fourth down.

It’s still early into the season, but Robinson has already become a star on the Falcons and lived up to the loft expectations placed upon him as the highest-drafted running back in the past five seasons. 

Hopefully, Atlanta’s roster can continue to follow in the footsteps of their new franchise face and stack up wins this season as they attempt to win the NFC South Division for the first time since 2017.

The Falcons’ next game will be against the Detroit Lions this Sunday, allowing Robinson to compete against fellow rookie first-round running back Jahmyr Gibbs as he continues to make a case for Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.