Khiry Robinson
| No. 31 New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 28, 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Midland, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College: | West Texas A&M | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||
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Khiry Robinson (born December 28, 1989) is an American football running back for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He graduated from Belton High School in Belton, TX and played college football at West Texas A&M. Robinson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
College career
In 2008 Robinson played junior college football for Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia, Minnesota,[1] winning the Minnesota College Athletic Conference championship. He led the division in rushing[2] and scored the only points of the championship game.[3] He then attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, where he played on a team that also featured future Heisman trophy winner Cam Newton and won the 2009 NJCAA national championship; Robinson was a NCJAA All-American at running back. He went on to West Texas A&M, where he played for two seasons and was named to the 2012 D2Football.com all-America team.[4]
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints signed Robinson as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2013 on a tryout basis,[5] and he survived training camp to make the team.[6] Robinson ran for 224 yards in 10 regular season games, and had a key role in the Saints' first-round playoff win over Philadelphia.[7]
In 2014 Robinson was again part of the Saints' corps of running backs. When Mark Ingram suffered a broken hand in Week 2, Robinson's role increased. In an Week 5 overtime game against Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he finished the game with a well-executed 18-yard run through the Tampa Bay defense for a touchdown that won the game 37-31.[8]
In 2015 Robinson continued to be a part of the Saints' running back line up. In the Week 8 victory over the New York Giants, Khiry's season came to an end when he suffered a tibia fracture and was placed on injured reserve. He ended the season with 56 carries for 180 yards and four touchdowns. [9]
New York Jets
Robinson signed with the New York Jets on March 10, 2016.[10]
References
- ↑ Khiry Robinson at NCJAA.org.
- ↑ "Bluejays open playoffs today", Worthington Daily Globe, November 1, 2008 – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ "Mesabi Range wins MCAC crown", Duluth News Tribune, November 10, 2008 (subscription required).
- ↑ Khiry Robinson at West Texas A&M Football (accessed 2013-03-10).
- ↑ "Robinson signs with Saints", Amarillo Globe-News, May 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Ex-Buff RB Khiry Robinson survives Saints' final cut", Amarillo Globe-News, September 1, 2013.
- ↑ Mike Triplett, "Undrafted Robinson took chance, ran with it", ESPN.com, January 7, 2014.
- ↑ Evan Woodberry, "Khiry Robinson's long journey to New Orleans Saints stretched from small-town Texas to wintry Minnesota", The Times-Picayune, October 10, 2014.
- ↑ NewOrleansSaints.com, "Khiry Robinson’s season comes to an end due to tibia injury", November 2, 2015.
- ↑ Jets Backfield Adds Ex-Saint Khiry Robinson
External links
- New Orleans Saints bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine