Brian Robinson is 6th Alabama player drafted in 2022

Brian Robinson’s soccer profession has stayed near residence till now. The Hillcrest Excessive star who moved throughout city to play at Alabama 5 years in the past is now venturing away from residence after Friday night time choose within the NFL draft.

The working again was the 98th total choose of the third spherical going to the Washington Commanders. He’ll be reunited with teammate Phidarian Mathis who was picked by Washington earlier Friday night time.

Robinson is the thirteenth Alabama working again drafted in the course of the Nick Saban period although he waited a bit longer than most of his predecessors. Seven of the 12 earlier alternatives since 2009 went within the first or second spherical together with Najee Harris, the Twenty fourth total choose to the Steelers final spring.

After taking part in behind draft picks Harris, Josh Jacobs, Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough, Robinson had his probability to guide the Crimson Tide speeding assault as a fifth-year senior.

Accidents to backups led to Robinson taking 271 of the 547 carries final season. His 1,343 speeding yards dwarfed Trey Sanders’ second-best complete of 314 after earlier No. 2 choices Jase McClellan and Roydell Williams went down with ACL accidents.

An early spotlight got here in opposition to Ole Miss when Robinson ran for profession highs in makes an attempt (36), yards (171) and touchdowns (4) within the rout of Lane Kiffin’s crew. Robinson bettered the yardage complete within the Cotton Bowl semifinal when he ran for 204 yards on 26 carries as Alabama opted to grind away at Cincinnati’s entrance seven versus testing its elite secondary.

Robinson is the twelfth participant from Alabama’s 2017 recruiting class drafted into the NFL becoming a member of Mathis as 2022 picks.

Alabama RBs drafted underneath Saban

• Najee Harris (1st round-Twenty fourth total)
• Josh Jacobs (1-24)
• Damien Harris (3-87)
• Bo Scarbrough (7-236)
• Derrick Henry (2-45)
• Kenyan Drake (3-73)
• T.J. Yeldon (2-36)
• Jalston Fowler (4-108)
• Eddie Lacy (2-61)
• Trent Richardson (1-3)
• Mark Ingram (1-28)
• Glen Espresso (3-74)