Darius Saint-Robinson (born November 17, 1991) in College Park, Georgia, is a professional football player for the Munich Ravens in the European League of Football.[1]
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| No. 8 – Munich Ravens | |
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| Position: | Defensive back, return specialist |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 17, 1991 College Park, Georgia |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College: | Clemson |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | active |
Early life edit
Darius Robinson attended North Clayton High School for his freshman and sophomore year and then transferred to the well known Westlake High School where he graduated. He was a letterman in football and basketball and finished high school as a four-star All-American in football in 2010.[2][3][4]
College career edit
Robinson, one of the nations top prospects committed and signed to Clemson University.[2][5] During his time at Clemson he won four NCAA championships and was named team captain his senior year in 2013.[2][6][7][8]
Professional career edit
Buffalo Bills edit
In 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract as a undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills for $1,532,000 and 3 years. He suffered a severe shoulder injury in training camp and was released from the team.[9][10][5]
European football edit
In 2018, Robinson signed with the New Yorker Lions in the German Football League for the 2018 season.[5][11] He won his first European Championship in his first year by competing and winning the Eurobowl title.[5] In 2019, Robinson went to the Austrian Football League where he added league and European (CEFL) championships to his resume with the Swarco Raiders Tirol.[5][12] From 2021 to 2022 Robinson played for the Wroclaw Panthers in Poland who were competing in the 2021 season, where he was honored with AFI's All-Europe 1st-Team award and 2022 with being named a ELF all-star.[5][13][14][15] Darius Saint-Robinson is now a part of the Munich Ravens franchise based in Munich, Germany.[5][1][16]
ELF statistics edit
| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmb | Solo | Ast | TFL | Yds | Sck | FF | PD | Int | Yds | TD | ||||
European League of Football 
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| 2021 | Panthers Wrocław | 10 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 108 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Panthers Wrocław | 11 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Munich Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ELF total | 21 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 108 | 1 | |||
| Source: europeanleague.football | ||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Hanswillemenke, Tim (November 3, 2022). "Munich Ravens sign former Wroclaw Panthers CB Darius Robinson | European League of Football News". European League of Football. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Darius Robinson, Clemson Football Cornerback". TigerNet.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Darius Robinson, Clemson Tigers, Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Darius Robinson, 2010 Cornerback". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Krauss, Dominik (August 10, 2022). "Clemson, NFL, European League of Football: The Journey of Darius Robinson". European League of Football. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Darius Robinson College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Staples, Andy (July 19, 2013). "Andy Staples: Darius Robinson, current players become face of O'Bannon v. NCAA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Brenner, Aaron (June 19, 2014). "Clemson's Darius Robinson featured on Al Jazeera America program about NCAA reform". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Darius Robinson". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Darius Robinson Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Kelly, Roger (February 14, 2018). "Clemson cornerback Darius Robinson signs with Braunschweig New Yorker Lions". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Ein Clemson Tiger für die Raiders" [A Clemson Tiger for the Raiders]. Österreichs Football Portal [Austria's Football Portal] (in German). February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "Former Tiger signs pro deal". The Clemson Insider. April 13, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Malchow, Alex (December 20, 2021). "AFI's All-Europe Team: Defensive Backs – Darius Robinson, Wroclaw Panthers". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Hanswillemenke, Tim (September 24, 2022). "BREAKING – 2022 All-Star teams announced". European League of Football. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ Malchow, Alex (November 6, 2022). "ELF: Munich Ravens Sign 1st Ever Player in Former Clemson Tiger Darius Robinson". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.