Jammie Robinson Comes to Carolina with a Chip on His Shoulder

The Florida State defensive back knows he should have been selected earlier in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Draft weekend can be an emotional rollercoaster. From the frustration of waiting to finally getting the call, there's a wide range of emotions. For Panthers fifth-round draft pick [DB] Jammie Robinson, it was a much longer wait than he anticipated.

"I have been upset about just this whole thing, but I know this pick is going to be the best pick in the draft. Carolina Panthers, ya’ll know I am going to come in and compete for a spot, and I am just going to be a team guy at the end of the day also. I know it’s not 144 guys better than me, but I mean, it is what it is. The chips done fell and I got that chip on my shoulder too so, hey, I’m just ready to work. I’m probably not the biggest on the field. But aye, I’m a dog."

At the end of day two, Robinson shed a few tears after not getting picked in the first three rounds. He began to question why but everything happens for a reason and that was the message he tried to keep telling himself. At pick 145, his phone rang and there were no tears. "That was yesterday," he said. "Today, it’s just like, yeah it’s that time. It’s that time for sure.

"I know that I was better than a lot of guys that got picked. But honestly, you know, I can’t control that. I can’t control what happened. All I can control is the next chapter. You know, the next chapter is about to be a great ride for me and my family, you know, and the fans as well, because I plan on being in Carolina for my whole career. Like, Carolina is not a bad place at all. I’m from South Georgia. You know, Carolina is probably like a two-hour flight, something like that, not even that probably. I was just at South Carolina as well. And I feel like I’m going to be there for a minute. Just like I was saying, you know, I felt salty, not salty, but I’ve been hurt because, you know, I had expectations. The draft, no one who knows what’s going to happen. So you had your nerves up just sitting there waiting on your phone to ring and not knowing if it’s going to ring or when it’s going to ring. So, you know, but aye, I’m just ready to work. I got a lot to show. That's all I can say."

And when he arrives in Carolina, he'll have a buddy waiting for him - Jaycee Horn. The two played together at South Carolina from 2019-20. At the end of the 2020 season, Horn declared for the NFL Draft and Robinson entered the transfer portal and landed at Florida State.

"Jaycee called me as soon as I got off the phone [with the Panthers]. I’ve been knowing bro, and we’ve been locked in since I was a senior in high school. I was coming on visits and he was hosting me. It’s just all crazy how the world is and we’re back on the same team. I already know when I get there he’s going to put me on beat – what it is, what it ain’t, what I need to do, just learning the playbook and stuff like that. That’s another guy I can say I was on the field with him when I was a freshman, and he was a year ahead of me. He was out there making calls and making checks, and I was out there with him doing the same thing, competing with him. I already know he’s a dog, and I’m a dog for sure, too, so we’re going to definitely click up together. We’re going to turn it up down there, for sure."

Not only does Robinson get another opportunity to play alongside Horn but it also gives him a chance at revenge in Madden and NBA 2K - a couple of games that Jaycee has the upper hand in.

"Jaycee is a game freak. He always used to beat me in the game. That’s one thing I hate, he always beat me in the game. I’m a game freak myself, and he’s a guy who don’t party and stuff, and we were always in the dorms, we stayed in the dorms like right next door, right across the hall from each other, so we were always on the game, watching film and just hanging out, football stuff. I’m the type of guy that didn’t party, and he’s the type of guy who didn’t party a lot either, so it was always strictly business, honestly. That’s the type of guy I am, too, and he’s the same way – strictly business, ball. We hop on the game and kick it like that, for sure." 

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