Brian Robinson Jr.: RB · Alabama · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brian Robinson Jr.
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Fifth year in the same backfield at Alabama. The first career honor came in 2021: All-SEC. One game to point at: 171 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against Ole Miss — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 12.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.3% of his carries. 13 carries for 18 yds vs LSU; 26 for 204 vs Cincinnati.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
53.9% of carries overall (270/501) → 34.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (46/134) — 56.5% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
19 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.0%). 26 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (72.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-13vs No. 14 Miami | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Mercer | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ No. 11 Florida | 15 | 78 | 5.2 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-21vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 36 | 171 | 4.8 | 4 | 21 | Season-high 171 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 38-41@ Texas A&M | 24 | 147 | 6.1 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-9@ Mississippi State | 19 | 73 | 3.8 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-24vs Tennessee | 26 | 107 | 4.1 | 3 | 15 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 10 | W 20-14vs LSU | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 59-3vs New Mexico State | 9 | 99 | 11.0 | 2 | 63 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs No. 21 Arkansas | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Auburn | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-24vs No. 1 Georgia | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 223 | 1071 | 4.8 | 14 | 63 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 42-21
vs Ole Miss
171 rush yds (36 car) · 4 TD
Dominant 21-point win at home against Ole Miss.
With B. Young — 241 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 94.3 · J. Williams — 5 rec · 65 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
51%223 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 271 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 271 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 51% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
5 seasons under Nick Saban — 64-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 97.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Road4g | 92.2 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 99.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 78.7 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
51.3%
571 pass / 542 run
Plays / game
85.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
615 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #17 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Alabama, 2,704 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #98 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
