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Landon Robinson

DT · Navy · Sr · #96

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

64 TACKLES · 6 SACKS

2026 NFL DRAFTDrafted by Cincinnati — Rd 7, Pick 10, #226 overall

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Cincinnati2026 NFL rookie season

#226Rd 7 · Pick 10
Cincinnati2026 NFL rookie season

DT · NAVY · AMERICAN ATHLETIC

Landon Robinson

  • 4
  • #96
  • 6-0 | 287 lb
  • Fairlawn, OH

CFB Zeitgeist Score

76

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by sacks at the 97th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#5702

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP DEFENSE AWARD

Nagurski

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

3 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R12 All-American · 2025

2023

Navy · DT

2024

Navy · DT

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

2025

Navy · DT

R12 · All-American

Elite

NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 7, Pick 10 · #226 overall · Cincinnati

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#2118 national
CFB
College
Navy
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
R7 &middot; #226
Cincinnati &middot; 2026

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionDT
Class4
Jersey96
Measurements6-0 | 287 lb
HometownFairlawn, OH
Primary teamNavy

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 2118 recruit
Composite rating 0.8156 HighSchool
Signed with Navy 2021
Origin Penns Grove Penns Grove, NJ, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8156 No. 2118 recruit | HighSchool | Navy

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#5702Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#6597Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

  • Honors Badge 0.7% Honors Badge Recognized on a major honors list (Heisman, All-American, Davey O'Brien, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Nagurski, Biletnikoff). Held by 0.7% of the 2025 pool. Recognized on: All-America (AP).

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Navy

Composite

0.8156

#2118 national

NFL Draft

2026 · Rd 7, Pick 10

#226 overall · Cincinnati

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Landon Robinson

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Landon Robinson

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the defensive totals stand

final
Through 13g
64Tackles
8Tackles for loss
6Sacks
Per game
5Tackles
0.6Tackles for loss
0.5Sacks
Final
64Tackles
8Tackles for loss
6Sacks

✓ Hit 6-sack season · finished with 6.

Why this is a rare defensive case

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Landon Robinson is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Navy's defense, with 6.0 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.

Current place #5702 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load -- Role share still loading
Profile quirk Honors spine 5 honors loaded

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

DEF season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Total tackles 64 30 solo | #340/4942 (93rd pct)
TFL 8.0 Backfield disruption | #198/4972 (96th pct)
Sacks 6.0 Pass-rush finish | #74/4972 (99th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.

High-disruption defenderHigh-volume tackler

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Tackling & Disruption

TOT
64 93rd
SOLO
30 89th
TFL
8.0 96th
SACK
6.0 99th
QBH
7 96th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppTKLSOLOTFLSACKINTPDNote
Wk 1W 52-7vs VMI312.02.002 sacks
Wk 2W 38-24vs UAB1021.00.00Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 3W 42-23@ Tulsa621.01.00
Wk 5W 21-13vs Rice200.00.00
Wk 6W 34-31vs Air Force721.51.50
Wk 7W 32-31@ Temple540.00.00
Wk 9W 42-32vs Florida Atlantic430.50.50
Wk 10L 17-31@ North Texas541.00.00
Wk 11L 10-49@ Notre Dame530.00.00
Wk 12W 41-38vs South Florida300.00.00
Wk 14W 28-17@ Memphis421.01.00
Wk 16W 17-16vs Army410.00.00
BowlW 35-13@ Cincinnati660.00.00
Total64308.06.00
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023Navy5-7HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Navy10-3HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
2025Navy11-2HC: Brian Newberry · Run-heavy
SeasonTeam
2025Navy64308.06.0------
2024Navy61246.04.5----1
2023Navy28174.54.0------
Career3 loaded seasons1537118.514.5----1
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Disruption stats

TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.

Coverage splash

Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

INT -- -- pick-six TD
Pass breakups 0 Coverage disruption
QB pressures 7 Quarterback hurries | #69/1878 (96th pct)
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Defense Total tackles 64 #340/4942 93rd pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense TFL 8.0 #198/4972 96th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Sacks 6.0 #74/4972 99th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense QB hurries 7 #69/1878 96th pct Disruptionvs FBS DEF
Defense Solo tackles 30 #515/4584 89th pct Volumevs FBS DEF
Defense Fumbles recovered 1 #103/736 86th pct Takeawaysvs FBS DEF
Ball Security Fumbles lost 0 #1/773 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS DEF

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

ALL-AMERICAN

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-AMERICAN · Rung 12 of 16

Why he’s here

All-American — named 1st team by at least one NCAA-recognized selector.

What moves him up

Add selectors to reach Consensus (3 of 5).

What moves him down

Lose the selector and this slips to national-watch territory.

Accolade streams

1st-team selections4×1ST

Listed 1st-team by 4 selectors — on the doorstep of Consensus All-American.

AP1st
FWAA1st
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI1st

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Home7g4.70.70.60.0
Road6g5.20.50.30.0

Win vs Loss

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Wins11g4.90.60.50.0
Losses2g5.00.50.00.0

First half vs Second half

TKL/gTFL/gSACK/gPD/g
Weeks 1-77g5.60.80.60.0
Weeks 8+6g4.20.40.20.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the DT cohort

76All-Conference
7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (97th). Strength: qb hurries (96th). Concern: passes defended (17th).

Sacks#74 / 2975 · 97th pct
6.0defe
QB hurries#69 / 2975 · 97th pct
7defe
Tackles for loss#198 / 2975 · 93rd pct
8.0defe
Tackles#340 / 2975 · 88th pct
64defe
Solo tackles#515 / 2975 · 82nd pct
30defe
Forced fumbles#36 / 687 · 47th pct
0fumb
Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct
0defe

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · DT · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Landon RobinsonNavyMarcAnthony ParkerNavy· 90% simEthan WesloskiNorth Texas· 88% simAmare CampbellPenn State· 85% sim
Sacks
97
Robinson
80
Parker
74
Wesloski
89
Campbell
QB hurries
97
Robinson
88
Parker
95
Wesloski
88
Campbell
Tackles for loss
93
Robinson
87
Parker
95
Wesloski
96
Campbell
Tackles
88
Robinson
98
Parker
99
Wesloski
99
Campbell
Solo tackles
82
Robinson
96
Parker
99
Wesloski
100
Campbell
Forced fumbles
47
Robinson
47
Parker
47
Wesloski
47
Campbell
Passes defended
18
Robinson
18
Parker
18
Wesloski
48
Campbell

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack; controls his gap and stacks blocks.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lama Lavea’s 2024 season.

Lama Lavea

86%match

Akron · 2024

#2

Realus George

Missouri · 2023

83%
#3

Miguel Jackson

Charlotte · 2021

83%
#4

George Wolo

Buffalo · 2021

83%
#5

Denzel Lowry

Old Dominion · 2022

83%

Matches Lama on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joseph Anderson's junior season at Tulsa (2022).

Joseph Anderson

93%match

Tulsa · 2022

#2

Realus George

Missouri · 2023

90%
#3

Jayden Jernigan

Missouri · 2023

89%
#4

Elijah Chatman

SMU · 2022

All-AAC
87%
#5

Trill Carter

Minnesota · 2022

87%

Matches Joseph on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brian Newberry

Pass share

22.5%

182 pass / 626 run

Plays / game

62.2

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.2%

138 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Brian Newberry
Navy
2024
Brian Newberry
Navy
2025
Brian Newberry
Navy

Played his entire career under Brian Newberry.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownFairlawn, OH
Height6'0"
Weight287 lb
Class4
PositionDT
Jersey96

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 entries
🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2025)

4 selectors honored him

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2024)

All-AAC

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-America

4 All-America selections

National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
2025 All-America (USA Today) all_america USA Today DL
2025 All-America (SI) all_america SI DL
2025 All-America (FWAA) all_america FWAA DL
2025 All-America (AP) all_america AP DL
2024 All-AAC all_conference Navy | AAC DL

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Navy DT4 #5702 #6597 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | American Athletic
2023 Navy DT4 #9774 #10393 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | American Athletic
2022 Navy DT4 #12818 #12893 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | American Athletic

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Navy American Athletic DT 4 No. 96 | 6-0 | 287 lb | Fairlawn, OH
2024 Navy American Athletic DT 4 No. 96 | 6-0 | 287 lb | Fairlawn, OH
2023 Navy American Athletic DT 4 No. 96 | 6-0 | 287 lb | Fairlawn, OH
2022 Navy American Athletic DT 4 No. 96 | 6-0 | 287 lb | Fairlawn, OH