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, 2023Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 30 | 398 | 13.3 | 1 | 71 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 37 | 588 | 15.9 | 3 | 60 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 44 | 559 | 12.7 | 5 | 61 |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 40 | 497 | 12.4 | 3 | 69 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 41 | 552 | 13.5 | 4 | 56 |
| Career | 192 | 2,594 | 13.5 | 16 | 71 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 64 | 0 | 13 | 185 | 0 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 1 | −2 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | – | – | – | 26 | 328 | 1 |
| 2022 | Kentucky | – | – | – | 15 | 83 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 4 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 106 | 0 | 69 | 639 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 39 | 277 | 7.1 | 0 | 49 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 9 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 9 | WR | So. | ||
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 9 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 9 | WR | Sr. | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 9 | WR | 5th | 5′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 53 | 0.65 | 66th (n=499) | 0.54 | 34.2 | 6% |
| 2020 | Virginia Tech | 60 | 0.71 | 74th (n=346) | 0.55 | 42.5 | 8% |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 70 | 0.57 | 34th (n=410) | 0.67 | 39.7 | 9% |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 53 | 0.91 | 76th (n=683) | 0.71 | 48.3 | 9% |
| 2023 | Kentucky | 56 | 0.88 | 60th (n=681) | 0.80 | 49.3 | 8% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 44–14 | 3 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 28–17 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 35–3 | 5 | 86 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 45–28 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–14 | 3 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 13–51 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 21–38 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 30 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 27–33 | 3 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | W 24–3 | 5 | 91 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 21–49 | 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 14–17 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 38–31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 35–38 | 4 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
2022 Kentucky 10 games, 40 catches, 497 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 37–13 | 6 | 136 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 31–0 | 6 | 66 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 31–23 | 7 | 147 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 19–22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 14–24 | 1 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 6–44 | 4 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | W 21–17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 21–24 | 5 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 0–21 | 5 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
2021 Virginia Tech 12 games, 44 catches, 559 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 17–10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 35–14 | 4 | 41 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 21–27 | 3 | 47 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 21–10 | 6 | 76 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 29–32 | 5 | 53 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–28 | 5 | 20 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 36–41 | 3 | 57 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 26–17 | 4 | 27 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 3–17 | 4 | 44 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 48–17 | 4 | 78 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 26–38 | 2 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 27 | at | W 29–24 | 3 | 89 | 1 | – | – | – |
2020 Virginia Tech 11 games, 37 catches, 588 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 45–24 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 38–31 | 2 | 85 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 45–56 | 4 | 45 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 40–14 | 2 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at | L 16–23 | 3 | 32 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at | W 42–35 | 2 | 53 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 35–38 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 24–25 | 4 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | at | L 14–47 | 4 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 10–45 | 3 | 53 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 33–15 | 5 | 98 | 1 | – | – | – |
2019 Virginia Tech 12 games, 30 catches, 398 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 28–35 | 6 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 45 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 31–17 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 24–17 | 4 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 10–45 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 42–35 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–17 | 4 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 43–41 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 36–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 45–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 28–0 | 2 | 74 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 30–39 | 3 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 30–37 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10½″ | |
| Weight | 191 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.56 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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