![]() Robinson at Redskins training camp in 2012
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No. 19 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | September 24, 1988 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Waxahachie (TX) | ||||||||
College: | SMU | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 178 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 50 |
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Receiving yards: | 931 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 7 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Aldrick Robinson (born September 24, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 178th pick by the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Southern Methodist University.
Robinson attended Waxahachie High School in Waxahachie, Texas, where he played football. As a junior, he recorded 21 receptions for 651 yards and eight touchdowns. As a senior, he recorded 29 receptions for 647 yards and eight touchdowns and over 1,500 all-purpose yards. He was also named the team most valuable player, a PrepStar all-region and a two-time all-district player. He was ranked 96th on The Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 list and named a Dave Campbell's Texas Football Player to Watch.
He was ranked a two-star prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com. Robinson received a scholarship offer from Kansas, but turned it down in order to attend SMU.
He enrolled at Southern Methodist University as a management science pre-major. As a true freshman in 2007, he saw action in nine games and recorded ten receptions for 166 yards. Against Rice, he returned three kicks for 80 yards. He recorded his season-high of three passes against Tulsa and season-long 48-yard receptions against Houston.
In 2008, he started in ten games and recorded 59 receptions for 1,047 yards and 11 touchdowns. He tied the SMU single-season touchdown record and became the third Mustang to compile a 1,000-yard season. His 210 yards against UCF was the all-time second-highest for a game at SMU and caught the school's second-longest touchdown reception at 94 yards. Robinson was named an honorable mention All-Conference USA player and to the Pegasus News All-DFW College Football Team.