2018 Football Roster
Brian Robinson Jr.
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 221
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- High School:
- Hillcrest
2021
The Crimson Tide’s starting running back who waited his turn before earning the starting job in his final season ... tied for 10th in program history for career rushing touchdowns with 29 ... totaled 2,704 rushing yards for his career to finish 11th all-time in Alabama records ... earned All-SEC First Team honors from the conference coaches ... also picked up second team All-SEC recognition from the Associated Press ... selected as one of the Reese's Senior Bowl All-Americans ... registered 14 rushing touchdowns to pace all SEC backs and tie for 19th in the country ... ranked third in the SEC and 20th nationally in total touchdowns with 16 ... third in the conference and 15th in Division I with 1,343 rushing yards ... led UA in attempts (271), yards and rushing touchdowns despite missing the Southern Miss contest ... added 35 catches for 296 yards with another two scores ... named to the watch lists for the Doak Walker and Maxwell ... selected as a preseason second team All-American by Pro Football Focus ... named the Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week and Maxwell Award Player of the Week following his performance against Ole Miss ... earned Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week honors for his play in the Tide’s SEC home opener with the Rebels ... also selected as the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his play against Ole Miss ... named one of the offensive players of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against Florida, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Tennessee, New Mexico State, Arkansas and Cincinnati. Miami: Got the starting nod against the Hurricanes, leading all UA rushers in yards (60) and carries (12) ... added two receptions for no gain. Mercer: Totaled 70 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries ... also hauled in one pass for 10 yards. Florida: Led the Tide running backs with 15 rushes and 78 yards ... rushed for one score while adding a seven-yard receiving touchdown on his lone reception of the afternoon. Ole Miss: Rushed for a career-high 171 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries, also a career-best total ... became one of just nine players in Alabama history to rush for four-plus touchdowns and the first since Trent Richardson in 2011 ... converted eight first downs on top of his four scores while averaging 4.8 yards per carry on the night. Texas A&M: Went over the 100-yard marker for a second straight week with 147 rushing yards on 24 carries ... averaged 6.1 yards per tote with a long of 24 ... added four receptions for 60 yards, converting a Tide first down on three of his catches. Mississippi State: Averaged 7.1 yards per carry against the Bulldogs, rushing 11 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns ... added a career-high five receptions for 68 yards and one score through the air ... turned his career-long 51-yard reception into six points. Tennessee: Went over 100 yards for the third time this season with 107 rushing yards on 26 carries ... found the end zone three times on the ground ... added four receptions for 16 yards. LSU: Rushed 13 times for 18 yards and a touchdown ... also notched one reception for eight yards. New Mexico State: Carried nine times for 99 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 63 yard score ... added five receptions for 36 yards. Arkansas: Posted his fourth 100-plus yard performance of the season 122 yards on 27 carries ... added three receptions for 18 yards in his final game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Auburn: Suffered a leg injury late in the game that limited his playing time ... rushed 16 times for 71 yards prior to his exit ... also added three receptions for 29 yards. Georgia: Battled through injury to contribute in the SEC Championship Game ... totaled 55 yards on 16 carries while adding two receptions for 16 yards. Cincinnati: Selected as the Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Cotton Bowl after a record-setting performance ... rushed for a career-high 204 yards on 26 carries to average a whopping 7.8 yards per carry ... the 204 yards were the most by an Alabama tailback in a bowl game ... contributed to the Tide's season-high 301 rushing yards, also a program-best mark for a bowl. Georgia: Rushed 22 times for 68 yards while adding four catches for 28 yards.
2020
Recorded 483 yards and six touchdowns on 91 carries with six receptions for 26 yards this season ... also returned three kickoffs for 56 yards ... selected as one of the offensive players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play at Arkansas. Missouri: Carried four times for 18 yards with a long gain of 19 ... added one catch for no gain against the Tigers. Texas A&M: Led all Tide backs with 60 yards rushing on his 10 carries ... converted four first downs with a long gain of 16. Ole Miss: Provided the perfect complement to Harris with a big night of his own ... carried 10 times for a career-best 76 yards while scoring his first touchdown of the season. Georgia: Handled seven carries for 20 yards ... added one tackle on special teams. Tennessee: Began the game with four rushes for 29 yards and a touchdown before an injury pulled him from action ... scored from seven yards out, one of the Tide's five rushing touchdowns on the day. Mississippi State: Saw limited action as he came back from injury ... rushed two times for five yards. Kentucky: Carried six times for 22 yards and a score against the Wildcats ... added his first kickoff return of the season, taking the ball 25 yards before being tripped up. Auburn: Recorded 39 yards on seven carries with a long rush of 15 ... also brought back one kickoff for a 21-yard gain. LSU: Carried a season-high 11 times for 62 yards ... added one reception for a gain of six. Arkansas: Had a huge day in Fayetteville, rushing for a career-high and team-best three touchdowns ... totaled 13 rushes for 54 yards to go with the three scores ... contributed to the Tide's six total rushing touchdowns by day's end ... added four receptions for 22 yards in the passing game and one kickoff return for a 10-yard gain ... picked up offensive player of the week accolades from the Tide coaching staff for his play against the Razorbacks. Florida: Rushed four times for 19 yards in the SEC Championship Game. Notre Dame: Totaled 10 yards on three rushes against the Fighting Irish. Ohio State: Ran through the OSU defense, totaling 69 yards on only 10 carries ... converted a UA first down on four of his carries late in the game as his rushes helped to seal the victory.
2019
Totaled 441 yards and five touchdowns on 96 carries ... also added 11 receptions for 124 yards ... recorded a UA first down or touchdown on 31 of his carries with five of his receptions moving the sticks as a junior. Duke: Came off the bench to rush nine times ... added one catch for 14 yards on the day. New Mexico State: Carried 11 times for 57 yards with a long of 16 in the home opener. South Carolina: Caught a pair of passes for 37 yards with a long of 34 ... added 33 yards on eight carries in the running game. Southern Miss: Tallied 39 yards and a touchdown on eight rushes ... also caught one pass for a gain of three yards. Ole Miss: Rushed 10 times for 60 yards with a long gain of 12 ... added one reception for nine yards against the Rebels. Texas A&M: Recorded his third touchdown of the season, part of his 10 carries for 51 yards on the ground ... added two receptions for 33 yards, converting a Tide first down on both catches. Tennessee: Carried seven times for 40 yards and a touchdown against the Vols ... added two receptions for 13 yards in the passing game. Arkansas: Averaged 5.2 yards per carry on the night, rushing a team-high tying 13 times for 70 yards ... added one reception for eight yards and a Tide first down ... also worked on kickoff coverage for the first time this season, contributing one tackle. LSU: Finished with three yards on three carries in the top-five matchup. Mississippi State: Rushed eight times for 56 yards with a long gain of 20 ... converted two Tide first downs and averaged a team-high 7.0 yards per carry average. Western Carolina: Notched his fifth touchdown of the season, part of his four carries for 11 yards against the Catamounts. Auburn: Caught one pass for seven yards ... added two rushes to his Iron Bowl totals. Michigan: Carried three times for 16 yards against the Wolverines.
2018
Put together an impressive freshman campaign in his limited action and expanded on that experience in his second season at UA ... rushed 63 times for 272 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore ... added five kickoff returns totaling 84 yards with a long gain of 30 ... also made one tackle on special teams ... named a special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaches for his play against The Citadel. Louisville: Rushed a career-high tying seven times for 42 yards with a long gain of 10 against the Cardinals. Arkansas State: Totaled 16 yards on five carries for the day ... also added one tackle on kickoff coverage. Ole Miss: Led the Tide backs in carries with 10 for 32 yards as the Alabama rushers accumulated 210 yards on the ground in Oxford. Texas A&M: Worked as a blocker out of the backfield against the Aggies but did not receive any carries. Louisiana: Paced the Crimson Tide running backs with 12 carries for 65 yards ... added his first career kickoff return, taking the boot back 30 yards before getting tripped up at the last second. Arkansas: Rushed six times for 23 yards and his first score of the year ... also returned a pair of kickoffs for 19 yards on special teams. Missouri: Carried four times for three yards on Homecoming. Tennessee: Recorded team-high 13 carries for 60 yards with a long rush of 20 ... added his fourth kickoff return of the season, taking the boot 23 yards before being tripped up. LSU: Rotated in for four carries totaling 27 yards against the Tigers ... contributed to the Tide's 281 yards rushing in Baton Rouge. Mississippi State: Saw time against the Bulldogs but did not collect any stats. The Citadel: Entered late in the game to record his second touchdown of the year, one of his two carries for four yards ... also returned one kickoff for 12 yards on the day and earned himself special teams player of the week recognition from the Alabama coaches. Auburn: Worked on special teams against the Tigers but did not collect any stats. Georgia: Saw time against the Bulldogs in Atlanta. Oklahoma: Continued his duties on special teams while also working on offense. Clemson: Played in the title game but did not record a carry.
2017
Rushed 24 times for 165 yards with two touchdowns in his time on the field ... also saw time as a blocker in the Tide's short-yardage situations ... added two tackles on kickoff coverage. Vanderbilt: Saw his first career action, rushing five times for 51 yards and a touchdown ... his 10.2 ypc average for the game led all Tide rushers ... had a long rush of 17 yards for his lone score ... contributed to the Tide's 496 total yards rushing. Ole Miss: Entered for his second consecutive game ... carried the ball seven times for 34 yards with a long rush of 11. Texas A&M: Came off the bench late to protect in the victory formation as the Tide took a knee to run out the clock for the win in College Station. Arkansas: Rushed twice for seven yards with a long rush of five against the Razorbacks ... also provided blocks out of the backfield for the Tide rushers in the jumbo package. Tennessee: Rushed three times for 23 yards with a long of 13 ... saw time as a blocker out of the backfield as well. LSU: Saw time against the Tigers but did not record any stats. Mississippi State: Played a huge role on special teams, recording two tackles on kickoff coverage against the Bulldogs. Mercer: Recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season as part of his 50-yard performance on seven carries ... took it into the end zone from six yards away late in the third quarter and had a long rush of 15 yards on the day. Auburn: Saw time in the game against the Tigers but did not record any stats. Clemson: Entered as a blocker on offense while seeing time on special teams. Georgia: Worked on special teams and with the Tide offense but did not record any stats.
High School and Personal Data
Elite national running back prospect from Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa ... rated as a unanimous four-star recruit ... one of the top-10 players in Alabama in the 2017 recruiting cycle and the state's top running back prospect ... Rivals rated him as the No. 82 player nationally in the Rivals100, the No. 2 player in Alabama and the No. 7 running back nationally ... member of the PrepStar Dream Team as the No. 105 player nationally and the sixth-best running back ... listed at No. 135 in the Scout300 ... was the No. 16 running back nationally by Scout.com and the No. 8 back in the South ... 247Composite's No. 8 running back nationally, the No. 6 player in the state and No. 150 in the national composite ... No. 198 in the ESPN300, No. 18 running back and eighth-best player in Alabama ... No. 224 in the Top247 and the No. 15 running back ... played in the 2016 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... helped lead Hillcrest to the state 6A semifinals in his junior and senior seasons and state quarterfinals as a sophomore ... rushed for 990 yards on 161 attempts with 18 rushing touchdowns as a senior while adding 24 receptions for 302 yards and two scores ... earned second-team honors on the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Class 6A All-State Team ... coached by Sam Adams at Hillcrest High School ... chose Alabama over Auburn, Georgia and Ole Miss.
