Receiver, Kentucky (from Virginia Tech), 2019–⁠23

Tayvion Robinson

Lettered 2022–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
5′11″
Weight
194 lb
Class (2023)
Fifth-year
Hometown
Virginia Beach, VA

Tayvion Robinson played receiver at Virginia Tech (2019–⁠21) and Kentucky (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 2022147receiving yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Virginia Tech3039813.3171
2020Virginia Tech3758815.9360
2021Virginia Tech4455912.7561
2022Kentucky4049712.4369
2023Kentucky4155213.5456
Career1922,59413.51671

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Virginia Tech3640131850
2020Virginia Tech1−2010210
2021Virginia Tech–––263281
2022Kentucky–––15830
2023Kentucky44405220
Career81060696391

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Virginia Tech1113212.0049
2020Virginia Tech5489.6028
2021Virginia Tech13473.6016
2022Kentucky8384.8012
2023Kentucky2126.006
Career392777.1049

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Virginia Tech9WRFr.
2020Virginia Tech9WRSo.
2021Virginia Tech9WRJr.
2022Kentucky9WRSr.
2023Kentucky9WR5th5′11″194

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2019Virginia Tech530.6566th (n=499)0.5434.26%
2020Virginia Tech600.7174th (n=346)0.5542.58%
2021Virginia Tech700.5734th (n=410)0.6739.79%
2022Kentucky530.9176th (n=683)0.7148.39%
2023Kentucky560.8860th (n=681)0.8049.38%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Kentucky 13 games, 41 catches, 552 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠143380––2
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 28–⁠1761362114–
Sep 16vs.AkronW 35–⁠35861––1
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠282230–––
Sep 30vs.FloridaW 33–⁠143250–––
Oct 7atGeorgiaL 13–⁠51290–––
Oct 14vs.MissouriL 21–⁠382210330–
Oct 28vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠333330–––
Nov 4atMississippi StateW 24–⁠35910–––
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠492101–––
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠173290––1
Nov 25atLouisvilleW 38–⁠31160–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠384450––1
2022 Kentucky 10 games, 40 catches, 497 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 37–⁠1361360––2
Sep 10atFloridaW 26–⁠16100––2
Sep 17vs.Youngstown StateW 31–⁠06660––3
Sep 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠2371472––2
Oct 1atOle MissL 19–⁠224161––1
Oct 8vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠241270–––
Oct 29atTennesseeL 6–⁠444110–––
Nov 5atMissouriW 21–⁠171180––2
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltL 21–⁠245490–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.IowaL 0–⁠215270––3
2021 Virginia Tech 12 games, 44 catches, 559 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.North CarolinaW 17–⁠10120––1
Sep 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 35–⁠144411––2
Sep 18atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠273471––3
Sep 25vs.RichmondW 21–⁠106760––4
Oct 9vs.Notre DameL 29–⁠325530––2
Oct 16vs.PittsburghL 7–⁠285201––3
Oct 23vs.SyracuseL 36–⁠413570––2
Oct 30atGeorgia TechW 26–⁠174271––2
Nov 5atBoston CollegeL 3–⁠174440––2
Nov 13vs.DukeW 48–⁠174780––3
Nov 20atMiamiL 26–⁠382250––2
Nov 27atVirginiaW 29–⁠243891–––
2020 Virginia Tech 11 games, 37 catches, 588 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 26vs.NC StateW 45–⁠2444011−24
Oct 3atDukeW 38–⁠312850––1
Oct 10atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠564451––1
Oct 17vs.Boston CollegeW 40–⁠142290–––
Oct 24atWake ForestL 16–⁠233320––1
Oct 31atLouisvilleW 42–⁠352530––1
Nov 7vs.LibertyL 35–⁠384460––2
Nov 14vs.MiamiL 24–⁠254380–––
Nov 21atPittsburghL 14–⁠474690–––
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠453530–––
Dec 12vs.VirginiaW 33–⁠155981–––
2019 Virginia Tech 12 games, 30 catches, 398 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠356721245–
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠174620119–
Sep 14vs.FurmanW 24–⁠174310–––
Sep 27vs.DukeL 10–⁠454250–––
Oct 5atMiamiW 42–⁠35170–––
Oct 12vs.Rhode IslandW 34–⁠174480–––
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠411220–––
Nov 9vs.Wake ForestW 36–⁠17–––––2
Nov 16atGeorgia TechW 45–⁠0–––––3
Nov 23vs.PittsburghW 28–⁠02740––4
Nov 29atVirginiaL 30–⁠393450––3
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyL 30–⁠371120––1

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height5′10½″
Weight191 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.76 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill7.02 s
20-yard shuttle4.56 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).

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