
Running back, Alabama, 2017–21
Brian Robinson Jr.
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 228 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Born
- Mar 22, 1999, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Brian Robinson Jr. played running back at Alabama (2017–21). The Washington Commanders took Robinson in round 3, No. 98 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
204rushing yards, career highvs. Cincinnati, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2021Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2017 and 2020; SEC champions, 2018, 2020 and 2021
Rushing
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Alabama | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Alabama | 4 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Alabama | 4 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Alabama | 4 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′1″ | 228 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Alabama | 24 | 0.50 | – | – | 12.1 | 6% | – |
| 2018 | Alabama | 61 | 0.05 | 26th (n=300) | 0.15 | 3.3 | 11% | 0.05 |
| 2019 | Alabama | 108 | 0.19 | 73rd (n=287) | 0.13 | 20.5 | 13% | 0.16 |
| 2020 | Alabama | 103 | 0.21 | 67th (n=212) | 0.14 | 21.7 | 12% | 0.28 |
| 2021 | Alabama | 313 | 0.18 | 58th (n=277) | 0.16 | 58.0 | 30% | 0.24 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Alabama 14 games, 1,343 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 44–13 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 48–14 | 10 | 70 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 18 | at | W 31–29 | 15 | 78 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 42–21 | 36 | 171 | 4 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 38–41 | 24 | 147 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 60 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 49–9 | 19 | 73 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 68 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 52–24 | 26 | 107 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 20–14 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 59–3 | 9 | 99 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 36 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 42–35 | 27 | 122 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 24–22 | 16 | 71 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 29 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 41–24 | 16 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 16 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 27–6 | 26 | 204 | 0 | 23 | – | – |
| Jan 10 ✦ | vs. | L 18–33 | 22 | 68 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
2020 Alabama 13 games, 483 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 38–19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | −2 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | W 52–24 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | W 63–48 | 10 | 76 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–24 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | W 48–17 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 41–0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 63–3 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 42–13 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | W 55–17 | 11 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec 12 | at | W 52–3 | 13 | 54 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 52–46 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 31–14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Jan 11 ✦ | vs. | W 52–24 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
2019 Alabama 13 games, 441 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 42–3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 62–10 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 47–23 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 37 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 49–7 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 59–31 | 10 | 60 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 47–28 | 10 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 33 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 35–13 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 48–7 | 13 | 67 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 41–46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Nov 16 | at | W 38–7 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 66–3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 45–48 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 35–16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
2018 Alabama 9 games, 272 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 51–14 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 57–7 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | W 62–7 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 56–14 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 65–31 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 39–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | at | W 58–21 | 13 | 60 | 0 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 29–0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 50–17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
2017 Alabama 6 games, 165 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at | W 59–0 | 5 | 51 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 66–3 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 41–9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 45–7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | W 31–24 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 56–0 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 10–20).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ | |
| Weight | 225 lb | |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅜″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 30″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.33 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.59 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 63 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 12 | 205 | 797 | 2 | 9 | 60 |
| 2023 | Washington Commanders | 15 | 178 | 733 | 5 | 36 | 368 |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 14 | 187 | 799 | 8 | 20 | 159 |
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 92 | 400 | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 51 | 210 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| NFL career | 63 | 713 | 2,939 | 21 | 76 | 633 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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