Running back, Mississippi State, 2011–⁠14

Josh Robinson

Number
No. 13
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Franklinton, LA
Born
Aug 24, 1992, in Bogalusa, Louisiana

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Josh Robinson played running back at Mississippi State (2011–⁠14). The Indianapolis Colts took Robinson in round 6, No. 205 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,203
Rushing yards, 2014 (Mississippi State, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 205
Round 6, 2015 NFL Draft (Indianapolis Colts)

Career highs

198rushing yards, career highat Kentucky, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Kentucky, 20146catches, career hightwice; last at Alabama, 2014110receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 2014

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Mississippi State553356.1159
2013Mississippi State784595.9351
2014Mississippi State1901,2036.31173
Career3231,9976.21573

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Mississippi State382.709
2013Mississippi State121159.6023
2014Mississippi State2837013.2147
Career4349311.5147

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Mississippi State13RB
2012Mississippi State13RB
2013Mississippi State13RB
2014Mississippi State13RB5′9″

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
2013Mississippi State890.2192nd (n=226)0.0718.910%0.10
2014Mississippi State2290.2686th (n=253)0.1258.523%0.33

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

2014 Mississippi State 13 games, 1,203 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠0148703490
Sep 6vs.UABW 47–⁠34201241160
Sep 13atSouth AlabamaW 35–⁠3127721390
Sep 20atLSUW 34–⁠29161971140
Oct 4vs.Texas A&MW 48–⁠311710723130
Oct 11vs.AuburnW 38–⁠23199722370
Oct 25atKentuckyW 45–⁠312319821110
Nov 1vs.ArkansasW 17–⁠101964161100
Nov 8vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠166330190
Nov 15atAlabamaL 20–⁠25123706690
Nov 22vs.VanderbiltW 51–⁠076301141
Nov 29atOle MissL 17–⁠3112440290
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠4913750–––
2013 Mississippi State 13 games, 459 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠218480–––
Sep 7vs.Alcorn StateW 51–⁠7360100
Sep 14atAuburnL 20–⁠244−30–––
Sep 21vs.TroyW 62–⁠76461–––
Oct 5vs.LSUL 26–⁠596400–––
Oct 12vs.Bowling GreenW 21–⁠202501160
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 28–⁠2241901100
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠3462403340
Nov 9atTexas A&ML 41–⁠5167313350
Nov 16vs.AlabamaL 7–⁠206170–––
Nov 23atArkansasW 24–⁠171710102170
Nov 28vs.Ole MissW 17–⁠107381–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.RiceW 44–⁠73450130
2012 Mississippi State 12 games, 335 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.Jackson StateW 56–⁠95350–––
Sep 8vs.AuburnW 28–⁠106300–––
Sep 15atTroyW 30–⁠245140–––
Sep 22vs.South AlabamaW 30–⁠106310–––
Oct 6atKentuckyW 27–⁠143120–––
Oct 13vs.TennesseeW 41–⁠316411–––
Oct 20vs.Middle TennesseeW 45–⁠3330–––
Oct 27atAlabamaL 7–⁠381150–––
Nov 3vs.Texas A&ML 13–⁠384200190
Nov 10atLSUL 17–⁠375170120
Nov 17vs.ArkansasW 45–⁠144260–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠3479101−30

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′7⅞″
Weight217 lb
Arm length29¾″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan71⅝″W
40-yard dash4.70 s
10-yard split1.66 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′5″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.24 s
20-yard shuttle4.58 s

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).

In the NFL

1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2015Indianapolis Colts517390633

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *
2018CFLMontreal Alouettes *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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