Scouting New York Jets linebacker Mark Robinson

The Jets lately signed linebacker Mark Robinson off the New England Patriots’ apply squad. At the moment we break Robinson down intimately.

The 26-year previous Robinson is listed at 5’11” and 235 kilos and was a seventh spherical select of Ole Miss in 2022. Brownlee spent his first three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, the place he made 4 begins and was a key contributor on particular groups however was launched by them on the finish of preseason in August.

Robinson started his profession at Presbyterian in 2017, as a operating again who was not a highly-rated recruit out of highschool. He rushed for 332 yards and 5 touchdowns in his first season, after which transferred to Southeast Missouri State.

After dashing for 364 yards and 4 scores in 2018, he posted career-highs in 2019 with 582 yards and 7 touchdowns. He additionally caught 14 passes for 62 yards over these two seasons.

In 2020, he transferred to Ole Miss, sitting out the 2020 season beneath the NCAA switch guidelines in place on the time. Throughout that 12 months, the teaching employees satisfied a reluctant Robinson to maneuver to linebacker and it proved to be a key second in his profession.

He began 9 of the 13 video games in 2021 and racked up 92 tackles and three sacks to ascertain himself as a possible late spherical choose. Positive sufficient, the Steelers noticed sufficient in Robinson to pick him within the seventh spherical. Paradoxically this was with the Jets choose, acquired together with Avery Williamson in a commerce.

As a rookie, Robinson made the Steelers roster however was often a wholesome scratch. Nevertheless, he finally performed in 4 video games and even made two begins, though he solely performed 44 defensive snaps in complete. He ended up with 9 tackles.

2023 and 2024 noticed him performed each recreation. He made two begins and performed 151 defensive snaps in 2023, racking up 30 tackles and one sack. Nevertheless, in 2024, he barely performed on protection and had six tackles in a particular groups position.

Robinson didn’t make the Steelers’ 2025 roster and was on New England’s apply squad when the Jets signed him in response to the Quincy Williams and Marcelino McCrary-Ball accidents.

Let’s transfer onto some extra in-depth evaluation of what Robinson brings to the desk as a participant, primarily based on intensive analysis and movie research.

Robinson is undersized for a full-time linebacker position and has brief arms, however he has spectacular power as he racked up 34 bench press reps at his professional day.

The remainder of his professional day numbers have been round common for the place, together with a 4.69 within the 40-yard sprint, however he appears to have burst and explosiveness on movie.

Robinson is an off-ball linebacker who performed as an inside linebacker within the Steelers’ 3-4 scheme.

Curiously, he was additionally working towards to play the fullback place at one stage with the Steelers, though it by no means occurred in an actual recreation. As famous earlier, he was a operating again.

Robinson exhibits good aggression and self-discipline within the operating recreation and in his restricted enjoying time on the NFL degree, he has put some good run stops on movie often when he’s saved clear.

Whereas he was productive at filling or taking pictures gaps, he additionally appears good shifting laterally or masking floor going sideline to sideline.

The principle adverse from Robinson within the operating recreation is that his lack of dimension can imply he will get caught on a block or pushed out of a play every now and then.

Robinson exhibits some capacity to drop into zone protection and go off or choose up an task, and likewise has the athleticism to drop again in man protection. Nevertheless, he’s not all that comfy in these conditions.

On the NFL degree, he has given up 10 completions on 10 targets, however he was barely higher at 23-for-30 in preseason and 11-for-16 in his ultimate 12 months of faculty. He hasn’t given up any performs of 25 yards or longer at any degree.

Whilst you would possibly count on a participant who caught 14 passes in faculty to have some good ball abilities, he hasn’t but registered an interception or perhaps a go defensed in faculty, preseason or common season motion.

Robinson is an aggressive and prepared tackler who can cease runners of their tracks and clearly likes to hit. He has closing velocity and the power to tug ball carriers down when reaching past his body, along with having a knack for forcing fumbles with three in his NFL profession up to now.

Approach-wise, his brief arms have an effect on his capacity to wrap up and he tends to overpursue so missed tackles may be a problem. He had 13 in his one season at Ole Miss and has had a number of on the NFL degree.

Robinson hasn’t blitzed a lot throughout his profession, though he had three sacks in his one 12 months at Ole Miss. When he does blitz, his strain charges are typically good, as his burst and timing are glorious.

Robinson established himself as a core particular teamer with the Steelers and has already been contributing there with the Jets too with a deal with in kick protection and a few good blocking.

He has had seven penalties on the NFL degree, although, and 6 of those have been both for holding or one other sort of blocking infraction.

In kick and punt protection, he’s glorious at getting downfield and takes good angles.

Robinson makes up for his lack of dimension with tenacity and aggression. He’s clearly unafraid to tackle greater blockers.

As famous earlier than, he likes to hit, and exhibits a play to the whistle mentality on performs like this one.

He was suspended for the primary half of a recreation in faculty as a result of a concentrating on penalty, however hasn’t had any private fouls or protection penalties within the NFL.

Robinson was extraordinarily new to the place when the Steelers picked him up, however he appeared to do an excellent job of selecting up their system, notably towards the run. His expertise at operating again was maybe a profit right here.

He’s much less comfy in protection, however does appear to deal with easy zone tasks moderately nicely. His common consciousness may be missing at occasions, although.

Robinson is an enthusiastic character and a preferred teammate, and he brings vitality and energy out on the sphere. His willingness to maneuver positions in faculty, and to get some reps as a fullback with the Steelers present that he has a team-first angle.

On-field self-discipline was a minor concern as he was getting into the league, however hasn’t been a problem at this degree.

As famous, Robinson performed each recreation over the previous two seasons, so he’s hopefully the sort of sturdy participant you’d wish to have introduced in throughout an damage disaster. He doesn’t appear to have been affected by accidents up to now in his profession.

It will likely be a little bit of an adjustment for Robinson to transition from the Steelers’ 3-4 into the Jets’ extra typical 4-3 system, nevertheless it’s probably he performed in a extra related system to the Jets at Ole Miss, who performed a 4-3 base however used six defensive backs in subpackages.

Whereas he performed just a few snaps in his second recreation as a Jet, that is most likely irrelevant, as a result of his principal purpose for being right here is to play particular groups.

Whereas he was with the Steelers, Robinson was a teammate of present Jets Justin Fields, Chukwuma Okorafor and Mykal Walker.

The Jets introduced in Robinson when it was confirmed that Williams and McCrary-Ball have been headed to injured reserve, nevertheless it was extra probably that he was introduced in to switch McCrary-Ball and his position on particular groups.

Since that point, the Jets have primarily used Kiko Mauigoa alongside Jamien Sherwood. They might additionally decide to make use of Cam Jones or Walker earlier than they flip to Robinson within the occasion of one other damage.

Williams made the journey to London and regarded good whereas working with the coaching employees so he needs to be again quickly. Optimistically that would be the finish of the damage disaster on the place, however Robinson continues to be an excellent addition who helps out the particular groups unit, so he ought to stick round, at the least till McCrary-Ball can return and perhaps even past that.