#5

Bijan Robinson

RB · Texas · Jr. · #5

Unanimous AAAtlanta — drafted 2023, Rd 1, Pick 8, #8 overall
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Bijan Robinson

RB · Texas · Jr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Texas
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #8
Atlanta · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

13 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

9 first-team selectors

🏅

POSITION AWARDS

Doak Walker

2022 season

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Big 12

Featured in The Canon

#35
The 100 Best Players of the CFP Era

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 4th NFL season

#8Rd 1 · Pick 8
AtlantaEntering 4th NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning
2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

13 entries
🏆

ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS

Consensus AA (2022)

9 first-team selectors

🏅

POSITION AWARDS

Doak Walker

2022 season

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Big 12

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Texas2581,5786.118--
2021Texas1951,1275.811--
Career4532,7056.029--
SeasonTeam
2022Texas1931416.52--
2021Texas2629511.34--
Career4560913.56--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 34–27

at Kansas State

209 rush yds (30 car) · 1 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Israel Abanikanda’s 2022 season.

Israel Abanikanda

68%match

Pittsburgh · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
#2

Jerome Ford

Cincinnati · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 5
61%
#3

Quinshon Judkins

Ole Miss · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 4
58%
#4

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 5
57%
#5

Shermari Jones

Coastal Carolina · 2021

All-Sun Belt
56%

Matches Israel on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Rush TD rate

Differs from Israel on

Yards / reception (higher)
Based on 9 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kendall Milton’s path through Georgia.

Kendall Milton

91%match

Georgia · 2023

#2

Trey Benson

Florida State · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 2
90%
#3

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Kentucky · 2022

All-SECNFL Rd 6
90%
#4

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2021

NFL Rd 5
90%
#5

Byron Cardwell

San Diego State · 2025

89%

Matches Kendall on

Weight
Yards per carry
Height
202020212022
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Israel Abanikanda's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).

Israel Abanikanda

71%match

Pittsburgh · 2022

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
#2

Omarion Hampton

North Carolina · 2024

1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
63%
#3

Damien Martinez

Miami · 2024

NFL Rd 7
61%
#4

Brad Roberts

Air Force · 2022

All-Mountain West
58%
#5

Devon Dampier

Utah · 2025

All-Big 12
58%

Matches Israel on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from Israel on

Yards / reception (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Bijan Robinson

#1

Kendall Milton

Georgia · 2021

91%
#2

Trey Benson

Florida State · 2022

90%
#3

Chris Rodriguez Jr.

Kentucky · 2021

90%
#4

Tyler Allgeier

BYU · 2021

90%
#5

Byron Cardwell

Oregon · 2021

89%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
1,1272021
1,5782022

+40%

Up 40% from first season to most-recent.