Brian Robinson Jr. in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Best season
1,343
Rushing yards, 2021 (Alabama, 13–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 98
Round 3, 2022 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

204rushing yards, career highvs. Cincinnati, 20214rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2021

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 2017 and 2020; SEC champions, 2018, 2020 and 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Alabama241656.9217
2018Alabama632724.3220
2019Alabama964414.6537
2020Alabama914835.3621
2021Alabama2711,3435.01463
Career5452,7045.02963

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Alabama1112411.3034
2020Alabama6264.306
2021Alabama352968.5251
Career524468.6251

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2018Alabama5840
2019Alabama3260
2020Alabama3560
Career111660

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Alabama220000
2018Alabama100000
2019Alabama110001
2020Alabama110000
Career540001

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Alabama4RBYr 1
2018Alabama4RBYr 2
2019Alabama4RBYr 3
2020Alabama4RBYr 4
2021Alabama4RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Alabama240.50––12.16%–
2018Alabama610.0526th (n=300)0.153.311%0.05
2019Alabama1080.1973rd (n=287)0.1320.513%0.16
2020Alabama1030.2167th (n=212)0.1421.712%0.28
2021Alabama3130.1858th (n=277)0.1658.030%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.MiamiW 44–⁠13126001920
Sep 11vs.MercerW 48–⁠141070114110
Sep 18atFloridaW 31–⁠29157812317
Oct 2vs.Ole MissW 42–⁠2136171421––
Oct 9atTexas A&ML 38–⁠4124147024460
Oct 16atMississippi StateW 49–⁠91973211568
Oct 23vs.TennesseeW 52–⁠2426107315416
Nov 6vs.LSUW 20–⁠1413181518
Nov 13vs.New Mexico StateW 59–⁠3999263536
Nov 20vs.ArkansasW 42–⁠3527122015318
Nov 27atAuburnW 24–⁠221671037329
Dec 4vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠241655015216
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 27–⁠626204023––
Jan 10 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 18–⁠332268016428
2020 Alabama 13 games, 483 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 26atMissouriW 38–⁠19418091−2
Oct 3vs.Texas A&MW 52–⁠241060016––
Oct 10atOle MissW 63–⁠481076118––
Oct 17vs.GeorgiaW 41–⁠2472005––
Oct 24atTennesseeW 48–⁠17429113––
Oct 31vs.Mississippi StateW 41–⁠02505––
Nov 21vs.KentuckyW 63–⁠3622111––
Nov 28vs.AuburnW 42–⁠13739015––
Dec 5atLSUW 55–⁠17116201116
Dec 12atArkansasW 52–⁠3135438422
Dec 19vs.FloridaW 52–⁠4641908––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠1431006––
Jan 11 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 52–⁠241069021––
2019 Alabama 13 games, 441 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.DukeW 42–⁠39915114
Sep 7vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠101157016––
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 47–⁠23833011237
Sep 21vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠783911413
Sep 28vs.Ole MissW 59–⁠31106001219
Oct 12atTexas A&MW 47–⁠281051115233
Oct 19vs.TennesseeW 35–⁠13740111213
Oct 26vs.ArkansasW 48–⁠7136703718
Nov 9vs.LSUL 41–⁠463307––
Nov 16atMississippi StateW 38–⁠7856020––
Nov 23vs.Western CarolinaW 66–⁠341115––
Nov 30atAuburnL 45–⁠482−10217
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 35–⁠16316018––
2018 Alabama 9 games, 272 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.LouisvilleW 51–⁠14742010––
Sep 8vs.Arkansas StateW 57–⁠751608––
Sep 15atOle MissW 62–⁠71032013––
Sep 29vs.LouisianaW 56–⁠141265012––
Oct 6atArkansasW 65–⁠3162317––
Oct 13vs.MissouriW 39–⁠104303––
Oct 20atTennesseeW 58–⁠211360020––
Nov 3atLSUW 29–⁠0427016––
Nov 17vs.The CitadelW 50–⁠172412––
2017 Alabama 6 games, 165 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠0551117––
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠3734011––
Oct 14vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠92705––
Oct 21vs.TennesseeW 45–⁠7323013––
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠24––––––
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠0750115––

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).

DrillCombine 2022Combine or pro day 2022
Height6′1⅝″
Weight225 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan76⅜″W
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.33 sW
20-yard shuttle4.59 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2022Washington Commanders122057972960
2023Washington Commanders15178733536368
2024Washington Commanders14187799820159
2025San Francisco 49ers17924002825
2026 (so far)Atlanta Falcons5512104321
NFL career637132,9392176633

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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