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BIOGRAPHY

Brian Robinson was born March 22, 1999, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is a runningback in the NFL.

He rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries as a true freshman as the Crimson Tide went on to win the 2018 CFP National Championship Game. He gained 272 yards and two touchdowns on 63 carries in his sophomore season. As a junior, Robinson rushed 96 times for 441 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 11 passes for 124 yards.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Brian Robinson was taken #98 by the Washington Commanders.

He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 18, 2022. On August 28, 2022, Robinson was shot in the knee and glute during an armed robbery involving two men after leaving a restaurant in the Near Northeast neighborhood of Washington, D.C. shortly before 6 p.m. EDT. He suffered no life-threatening damage and was discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center the following day. Robinson missed the first four games of the season before making his NFL debut in Week 5 against the Tennessee Titans, where he rushed nine times for 22 yards.

Robinson's first career touchdown came the following week against the Chicago Bears, a game-winner in the fourth quarter of a Commanders victory. He recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game in a Week 12 win over the Atlanta Falcons. He was named the 2022 Inspiration of the Year by Sports Illustrated and was voted Washington's Ed Block Courage Award by his teammates.