Bijan Robinson NFL Draft 2023: Scouting report, recruiting profile, prospect ranking, more about Texas RB

Texas running back Bijan Robinson is one of the top prospects, regardless of position, as we look ahead to the 2023 NFL Draft. A five-star recruit out of Salpointe Catholic in Arizona, Robinson lived up to his billing as the nation’s No. 1 high school running back with the Longhorns. Robinson averaged more than eight yards per carry as a freshman, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards as a sophomore and won the award for the nation’s best running back this past season, totaling nearly 1,900 yards from scrimmage and finding the end zone a whopping 20 times.

Below is a comprehensive draft profile for Robinson, including his high school and college accolades, scouting report and NFL prospect outlook.

Note: This profile will be updated as more information becomes available.

About

• Age: 21
• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 221
• Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
• Interesting fact: His uncle, Paul Robinson, was a two-time Pro Bowl RB during his six-year NFL career

Position: No. 2 RB | Overall: No. 18

Scouting report

Summary: “Bijan Robinson is a well-rounded running back with ideal size to be an every-down running back in the NFL. He excels as a runner, pass-catcher and blocker but has received a lion’s share of touches in Austin over the past two seasons.” — CBSSports.com NFL Draft analyst Josh Edwards

College stats

Rushing stats

Receiving stats

College Accolades

Honors

• 2022: Doak Walker Award (nation’s best RB)
• 2022: Unanimous first-team All-American (fourth Texas RB to receive honor)
• 2022: Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Best Running Back and a first-team All-Texas selection
• 2021-22: Two-time first-team All-Big 12 (coaches, Associated Press)
• 2021: Honorable mention for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
• 2020: Honorable mention for Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
• 2020: Valero Alamo Bowl Offensive MVP

Notable statistics

• Career: Fourth in program history in rushing yards (3,410) and touchdowns (41 – 33 rushing, eight receiving)
• Career: Most receiving touchdowns (eight) by a Texas RB 
• 2020: School records for yards per carry in a game (19.1 at Kansas State) and in a season (8.2)
• 2020: Only FBS player to rush for at least 170 yards on 10 or fewer carries multiple times in a season over past 20 years
• 2020: First freshman to lead team in all-purpose yards in a season since 2001 (Cedric Benson)

High school: Salpointe Catholic (Tucson, Arizona)
Class: 2020
Composite Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (0.9928)

• National: 15 | RB: 1 | Arizona: 2 | All-time: 294

High school accolades: First-team All-American (MaxPreps), second-team junior All-American (MaxPreps), second-team sophomore All-American (MaxPreps), Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year, All-American Bowl selection, left high school as Arizona’s career all-time leader in touchdowns (114) and rushing yards (7,036)

Check out Bijan Robinson’s full 247Sports profile, here. For his MaxPreps profile, click here.