Delano Robinson

Senior linebacker for SMU. 2021: 78 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · SMU · Sr. · #3

6′0″ · 238 lb · Denton, TX

CFB Index 68 · #137 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceSMU 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for SMU. 2021: 78 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to SMU in 2017.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

S recruit

No. 2588 nationally · Signed with SMU

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at SMU, 290 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201710 games

Signed with SMU2-star out of Denton Ryan

202112 games

All-AACsecond

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2588 national

CFB

College

SMU

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM

All-AAC 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

3 coaches

2017

Chad Morris

SMU

2018–2020

Sonny Dykes

SMU

era →

2021

Jim Leavitt

SMU

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Chad Morris, Sonny Dykes, and Jim Leavitt. Multi-era developmental context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017SMU7-6HC: Chad Morris · Balanced

2018SMU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2019SMU10-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced, fast tempo

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #137 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (85th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#193 / 2743 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#404 / 2743 · 85th pct

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Passes defended#1085 / 2743 · 49th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	6.0	0.4	0.2	0.2
Road6g	7.0	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	0.4	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	7.2	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Rhett Lashlee

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #137 of 578 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #137 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	SMU	78	35	3.0	1.0	1	1	--
2020	SMU	77	51	6.0	3.0	1	--	--
2019	SMU	76	51	6.0	2.5	3	--	1
2018	SMU	33	16	4.5	0.0	--	--	--
2017	SMU	26	18	2.0	0.0	--	1	--
Career		290	171	21.5	6.5	5	2	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 55–28

vs UCF

4 SOLO · 6 TOT

Dominant 27-point win at home against UCF.

With T. Mordecai — 377 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.5 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · U. Bentley IV — 97 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 56-9vs Abilene Christian	5	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 35-12vs North Texas	8	6	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 39-37@ Louisiana Tech	8	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 42-34@ TCU	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 41-17vs South Florida	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 31-24@ Navy	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 55-26vs Tulane	8	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 37-44@ Houston	5	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 25-28@ Memphis	6	4	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 11	W 55-28vs UCF	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-48@ Cincinnati	13	3	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 13	L 31-34vs Tulsa	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Total		78	35	3.0	1.0	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology