Aaron Robinson (born November 10, 1997) is an American professional

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. He played

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and UCF, and was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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Early life

Robinson grew up in

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, and attended

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. He finished his senior season with 41 tackles, four interceptions and four pass break-ups and was named first-team All-Class 8A. He was a four-star recruit, per

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. Robinson initially committed to play

at Florida before flipping his commitment to Alabama shortly before National Signing Day.

College career

Robinson began his collegiate career at Alabama. He played in 13 games as a true freshman as a reserve

and on

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. Robinson announced that he intended to transfer from

during the summer before his sophomore year and ultimately chose to enroll at UCF. Robinson sat out his first year with the

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per

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transfer rules. He suffered a serious injury on the opening kickoff of his first game with the team and missed multiple weeks of his

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sophomore season. As a redshirt junior, Robinson recorded 54 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups with one forced fumble and was named second-team All-

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(AAC). Robinson was named second-team All-AAC again as a redshirt senior.

Professional career

Robinson was selected by the

in the third round (71st overall) of the

. He signed his four-year rookie contract with New York on May 27, 2021. He was placed on the reserve/ physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the 2021 season. He was activated on November 1, 2021. On September 14, 2022, Robinson had his appendix removed and would not be able to play in Week 2 & 3 games against the

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and

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. On October 4, 2022, Robinson was placed on

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with a knee injury. Robinson was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2023 season as he recovered from his knee injury. Robinson was waived by the Giants on July 31, 2024 following a failed physical.

References

External links

UCF Knights bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Aaron 1997 births Living people Robinson, Aaron Players of American football from Broward County, Florida American football cornerbacks Sportspeople from Deerfield Beach, Florida UCF Knights football players Alabama Crimson Tide football players New York Giants players