Cam Robinson

For the fictional Neighbours character, see Cameron Robinson. For the baseball player, see Cam Robinson (baseball).

Cam Robinson

Robinson with the Jaguars in 2022
No. 74 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 29) Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:	West Monroe (West Monroe, Louisiana)
College:	Alabama (2014–2016)
NFL draft:	2017 / round: 2 / pick: 34
Career history
Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–2024) Minnesota Vikings (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
CFP national champion (2015) Outland Trophy (2016) Unanimous All-American (2016) Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2016) 2× First-team All-SEC (2015, 2016)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024
Games played: 93 Games started: 93 Fumble recoveries: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cameron D. Robinson (born October 9, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Early life

A native of West Monroe, Louisiana, Robinson attended West Monroe High School, where he was a two-time first team 5A Louisiana All-State selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. In his senior season, West Monroe finished with a 9–3 record, losing to Central in the second round of the LHSAA Class 5A state playoffs.^[1] After the season, Robinson was named All-American by USA Today and Parade.

One of the most highly regarded recruits across all positions, Robinson was unanimously considered the No. 1 offensive tackle prospect of his class.^[2][3] With offers from almost every program in the nation, Robinson chose Alabama over Louisiana State.^[4] He graduated from high school in January to enroll at Alabama for the spring semester.^[5]

College career

In his true freshman season at Alabama, Robinson started all 14 games. He was the first true freshman to start at left offensive tackle for the Crimson Tide since Andre Smith in 2006. Over a total of 861 snaps, Robinson surrendered only three quarterback sacks. He was part of an offensive line that gave up just 1.14 sacks per game, which ranked 14th nationally, while blocking for 484.5 yards of total offense per game. Robinson was named a Freshman All-American by Football Writers Association of America.^[6] After playing three years with Alabama, Robinson decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2017 NFL draft.

Professional career

Robinson received an invitation to the NFL Combine and completed all the combine drills except for the bench press, due to a shoulder injury. He participated at Alabama's Pro Day and opted to only run positional drills for team representatives and scouts. NFL draft experts and analysts projected Robinson to be a first or second round pick.^[7] He was ranked the top offensive tackle by Sports Illustrated, the second best offensive tackle by NFL media analyst Bucky Brooks, the second best interior offensive lineman by Mike Mayock, and was ranked the third best offensive tackle by ESPN and NFLDraftScout.com.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m)	322 lb (146 kg)	35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m)	10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m)	5.15 s	1.78 s	2.98 s	4.82 s	7.81 s	26 in (0.66 m)	8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
All values from NFL Combine[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Robinson in the second round (34th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.^[13] He was named the Jaguars starting left tackle as a rookie in 2017, starting 15 games.

In Week 2 of the 2018 season against the New England Patriots, Robinson suffered a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve on September 17, 2018.^[14][15] In Week 3 of the 2020 season against the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football, Robinson was ejected after making contact with a referee.^[16]

The Jaguars placed the franchise tag on Robinson on March 9, 2021,^[17] and he signed the one-year tender on April 9.^[18]

The Jaguars placed the franchise tag on Robinson for a second time on March 8, 2022,^[19] before eventually agreeing to a three-year contract extension worth $54 million on April 27.^[20] In Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys, Robinson suffered a season–ending meniscus injury.^[21]

Minnesota Vikings

On October 30, 2024, Robinson and a conditional 2026 seventh-round draft pick were traded to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a conditional 2026 fifth-round draft pick that upgrades to a fourth-round pick if Robinson has enough play time.^[22]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Legend
	First Team All-Pro
	No type penalty
Bold	Career high

Year	Team	Games		Offense
		GP	GS	Snaps	Pct	Holding	False start	Decl/Pen	Acpt/Pen
2017	JAX	15	15	889	83%	1	7	4	10
2018	JAX	2	2	71	53%	0	3	0	4
2019	JAX	14	14	873	90%	4	4	0	10
2020	JAX	16	16	974	94%	0	3	0	5
2021	JAX	14	14	857	94%	0	4	0	4
2022	JAX	14	14	914	97%	3	3	1	7
2023	JAX	5	5	333	99%	0	2	0	2
Career		0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0

Personal life

On May 17, 2016, Robinson was arrested for possession of marijuana and weapons charges in West Monroe, Louisiana. According to the police booking information, he was charged with two misdemeanors, possession and illegal carrying of a weapon, as well as felony possession of stolen firearms.^[23][24] The charges were dropped on June 20, 2016, by the district attorney because of insufficient evidence.^[25] District Attorney Jerry D. Jones said "I want to emphasize once again that the main reason I'm doing this is that I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and teenage years, working and sweating, while we were all in the air conditioning."^[26]

References

1. "Game Details: Central @ West Monroe Football". MaxPreps. November 22, 2013.
2. Rivals.com offensive tackles 2014
3. ESPN 300 for 2014
4. Casagrande, Michael (February 5, 2014). "All-American Cameron Robinson is crown jewel of offensive-line restocking project (Alabama signee profile)". AL.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
5. Roser, Jerit (December 31, 2013). "Cameron Robinson excited for imminent Alabama arrival as recruiting process winds down". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
6. "FWAA > News > Freshman All-America Team".
7. "*Can Robinson, DS #3 OT, Alabama". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
8. Chris Burke (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". si.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
9. Jeff Legwold (April 22, 2017). "Ranking the 2017 Draft's Top 100 Prospects". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
10. Mike Mayock (April 12, 2017). "Mike Mayock's 2017 NFL Draft position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
11. Bucky Brooks (April 25, 2017). "Bucky Brooks' 2017 NFL Draft Position rankings 3.0". NFL.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
12. "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Cam Robinson".
13. "Jacksonville Jaguars trade up to select Cam Robinson". NFL.com. April 28, 2017.
14. DiRocco, Michael (September 17, 2018). "Jags LT Cam Robinson has torn ACL in left knee". ESPN.com. Associated Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
15. Williams, Charean (September 17, 2018). "Jaguars re-sign Rashad Greene, place Cam Robinson on IR". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
16. "Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 24th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
17. Oehser, John (March 9, 2021). "Jaguars Place Franchise Tag on OL Cam Robinson". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
18. Nettuno, Tyler (April 9, 2021). "Cam Robinson officially signs franchise tag". USAToday.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
19. Oehser, John (March 8, 2022). "Official: Jaguars franchise tag Cam Robinson". Jaguars.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
20. "Jaguars, OT Cam Robinson agree to three-year, $54M contract extension". NFL.com. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
21. O'Bleness, Ryan (December 19, 2022). "Jaguars left tackle Cam Robinson likely out for remainder of 2022 season". Big Cat Country. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
22. Peters, Craig (October 30, 2024). "Vikings Acquire Tackle Cam Robinson in Trade with Jaguars". vikings.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
23. Scarborough, Alex (May 17, 2016). "Alabama's Robinson faces felony weapons charge". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
24. Kalland, Robby (May 17, 2016). "Alabama star Cam Robinson, impact reserve arrested on weapons charges". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
25. Kalland, Robby (June 20, 2016). "Why the DA is dropping charges against Alabama's Cam Robinson, Hootie Jones". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
26. Kercheval, Ben (June 22, 2016). "Here's how Alabama is punishing Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones after arrests". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

External links

• Cameron Robinson on Twitter
• Jacksonville Jaguars bio
• Alabama Crimson Tide bio