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6 Darius Robinson

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 296
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Southfield, Mich.
  • High School Canton

Biography

Honors & Awards

  • 2023 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023 First-Team All-SEC (AP and Coaches)
  • 2023 Senior Bowl Watch List
  • 2022 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Graduate): Robinson was named a First-Team All-SEC selection (AP and Coaches) … battled through an up-and-down, injury-plagued season to help anchor the Tigers’ defense that ranks fourth in the SEC against the run (122.8 ypg) and total defense (336.1 ypg) in total defense … for the season, Robinson has recorded 43 total tackles, 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for losses, all of which lead all Mizzou defensive linemen … also logged five QB hurries and forced a fumble in helping the Tigers post their fourth 11-win season in program history … a two-time SEC Player of the Week this season, he turned in a dominant stretch up front, logging a sack in seven straight games (Sept. 23-Nov. 18) … Against No. 1 Georgia, the graduate student from Detroit hiked his season total to a career-best 5.5 sacks … Robinson, who has 12.0 sacks for his career and is tied for 25th all-time at Mizzou, registered a career night at No. 23 Kentucky (Oct. 14), finishing with a personal-best 2.0 sacks, 2.5 TFLs and six total tackles to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Week recognition … also tabbed by the Reese’s Senior Bowl as its co-defensive player of the week after logging his first multiple sack game as a Tiger to help Mizzou hold UK to seven points and 149 yards of total offense over the final three periods … a third-team preseason All-SEC pick, Robinson was named to the Senior Bowl Watch List as well.

2022 (Senior): Saw action in all 13 games this season, making 10 starts … finished the regular season with 31 total tackles, 5.5 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks and three QB hurries … made four tackles against Abilene Christian (9/17) … made two tackles, one TFL and a sack against Georgia (10/1) … had four tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks against Kentucky (11/5) … made four tackles and had a TFL against New Mexico State (11/19) … had five tackles, one TFL and a sack against Arkansas (11/26) … had four tackles in the bowl game against Wake Forest (12/23).

2021 (Junior): Battled through injuries to appear in 10 games with six starts … started each of the final five games of the season … made 21 tackles, nine solo … made a career-high eight tackles in the bowl game vs. Army West Point (12/22) … recorded a tackle in each of the last seven games he played on the season. 

2020 (Sophomore): Played in seven games and made two starts at defensive tackle ... had 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hurry … started and recorded first career sack and TFL against Vanderbilt (11/28) … made first career start and had career-high three tackles at South Carolina (11/21) … had two tackles against both No. 10/12 Georgia (12/12) and at Mississippi State (12/19).

2019 (Freshman): Played in five games as a true freshman and recorded one tackle, coming at No. 4 Georgia (11/9).

High School: Three-star recruit by all the major recruiting services who ranked as high as the nation’s No. 39 strongside defensive end by Rivals … 247Sports rated him as the nation’s No. 50 strongside defensive end and the No. 17 prospect in talent-rich Michigan … guided Canton to a state playoff appearance as a senior … captain of his team as a senior and saw time at defensive tackle, outside linebacker and tight end … primarily a basketball player while enrolled at Canton Prep before transferring to Canton HS to focus on football as a junior, his first year of organized football.

Personal: Majoring in hospitality management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2019Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 250 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2020Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'6" 295 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2021Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 290 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 296 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Graduate Student

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 296 lbs
    6