Brian Robinson Jr.

Former running back at Alabama. 2021: 1,343 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 35 catches.

RB · Alabama · Sr. · #4

6′1″ · 228 lb · Tuscaloosa, AL

CFB Index 82 · #17 of 315 RBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamWashington — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 34, #98 overall

Recruiting

4★

RB recruit

No. 145 nationally · Signed with Alabama

Statement game36 car · 171 yds · 4 TDvs Ole Miss (FBS) · W 42-21

Top 1% rushing TDs game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Alabama. 2021: 1,343 rushing yards, 14 rushing TD, 35 catches.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2017.
Drafted round 3 by the Washington in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Alabama, 2,704 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #98 overall by Washington.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20176 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-SECfirst

2022

Drafted by Washingtonround 3, pick 98

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#145 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #98

Washington · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 5th NFL season

#98Rd 3 · Pick 34

WashingtonEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Nick Saban — 64-6 over that span.

2017Alabama13-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Alabama13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

82All-Conference level #17 of 315?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: carries (99th percentile). Strength: rush yards (96th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#145 / 409 · 65th pct

8.9%

TD rate#162 / 409 · 61st pct

5.2%

Success rate#183 / 409 · 55th pct

46.9%

Yards / carry#251 / 409 · 39th pct

5.0

EPA / carry#253 / 409 · 38th pct

0.14

Box-score rates (8)

Carries#5 / 343 · 99th pct

271

Rush yards#15 / 343 · 96th pct

1343

Receptions#14 / 331 · 96th pct

Rush TDs#18 / 343 · 94th pct

Rec yards#20 / 331 · 94th pct

296

Long run#87 / 343 · 74th pct

Yards / carry#155 / 343 · 53rd pct

5.0

Fumbles lost#63 / 222 · 46th pct

Season trend

EPA / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Success rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / carry— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	91.7	5.2	1.6
Road5g	85.8	4.9	0.6

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

82 · #17 of 315 RBs

Former four-star. Now #17 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	271	1,343	5.0	14	--
2020	Alabama	91	483	5.3	6	--
2019	Alabama	96	441	4.6	5	--
2018	Alabama	63	272	4.3	2	--
2017	Alabama	24	165	6.9	2	--
Career		545	2,704	5.0	29	--

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	35	296	8.5	2	--
2020	Alabama	6	26	4.3	0	--
2019	Alabama	11	124	11.3	0	--
2018	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Alabama	--	--	--	--	--
Career		52	446	8.6	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2021

W 41–24

vs Georgia

55 rush yds (16 car)

With B. Young — 421 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.1 · 40 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. Burnip — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 7 · Mississippi State · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +5.60Bryce Young pass complete to Brian Robinson Jr. for 51 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 11 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +5.05Brian Robinson Jr. 63 Yd Run (Will Reichard Kick)
Week 6 · Texas A&M · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.98Bryce Young pass complete to Brian Robinson Jr. for 16 yds to the TexAM 35 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Arkansas · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA -2.97Brian Robinson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ark 31
Week 6 · Texas A&M · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Brian Robinson Jr. run for 24 yds to the Alab 49 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Florida · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.82Brian Robinson Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 5 · Ole Miss · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.79Brian Robinson Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 3 · Florida · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61Bryce Young pass complete to Brian Robinson Jr. for 7 yds for a TD, (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 8 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.56Brian Robinson Jr. run for 15 yds for a TD (Will Reichard KICK)
Week 6 · Texas A&M · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Bryce Young pass complete to Brian Robinson Jr. for 29 yds to the TexAM 46 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 44-13@ Miami	12	60	5.0	0	19
Wk 2	W 48-14vs Mercer	10	70	7.0	1	14
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Florida	15	78	5.2	1	23
Wk 5	W 42-21vs 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 Arkansas	27	122	4.5	0	15
Wk 13	W 24-22@ Auburn	16	71	4.4	0	37
Wk 14	W 41-24vs Georgia	16	55	3.4	0	15
Total		223	1071	5.1	14	63