Aidan Robbins (born December 22, 2000) is an American professional

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for the

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of the United Football League (UFL). He played

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at BYU,

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, and

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. He played for the

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during the 2024 season.

Early life

Aidan Robbins was born to Ron and Twylia Robbins in

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. Growing up, Robbins was involved in numerous activities such as football, basketball, baseball, soccer, track & field, acting, and was even the vice president of student council in middle school. His football career began at age 8. He began training for sports at 9 years old, spending most of his upbringing at Corey Taylor Sports Performance. Growing up, Robbins always played on the offensive line during pop warner due to the league weight limit, but played virtually every position on the defensive side of the ball including

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. It was not until middle school Robbins would be able to play

. He attended

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. At DuPont Manual, Robbins was a three-year starter and rushed for over 2,000 yards while playing multiple positions. He also played basketball, ran track, and was a member of the

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. During his senior year at

, Robbins played in just four games where he rushed for 319 yards and seven touchdowns before tearing his labrum in his shoulder. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a highly touted three-star recruit and committed to play

for the

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over offers from a plethora of schools such as Kentucky, Purdue, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Missouri, BYU, Vanderbilt, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Penn.

College career

Louisville

In two seasons with Louisville in 2020 and 2021, Robbins rushed seven times for 51 yards and a touchdown. After the 2021 season, he entered his name into the

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. He graduated with a degree in

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from Louisville in Spring of 2022 and was a 2x Academic All Atlantic Coast Conference honoree.

UNLV

Robbins transferred to play for the

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. In week 3 of the 2022 season, he rushed for 227 yards and three touchdowns in a win over

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which earned him Mountain West Player of the Week honors and a new career high in rushing. In his lone season with UNLV in 2022, Robbins rushed for 1,011 yards and nine touchdowns and brought in 23 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown. Robbins gained national exposure and ultimately became one of the best

s in the nation. He was a PFF All-Conference selection, Academic All Mountain West Conference and was elected as the Mountain West Newcomer of the Year. After the conclusion of the 2022 season, he once again entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, where he was the

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#2 rated back in the transfer portal.

BYU

Robbins transferred to play for the

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. He was a preseason Phil Steele First Team All Big 12 Selection and a

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Candidate. Robbins suffered a rib fracture in training camp and missed majority of the first half of the 2023 season. In 2023, he rushed 101 times for 485 yards and a touchdown. After the season, Robbins declared for the

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. In 2024 he was named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society as a student in BYU's

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MBA Program.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Robbins signed with the

as an

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on May 10, 2024. He was waived on August 26. On December 31, the Browns re-signed Robbins to their practice squad.

San Antonio Brahmas

On April 16, 2025, Robbins signed with the

of the United Football League (UFL).

References

External links

Louisville Cardinals bioUNLV Rebels bioBYU Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Aidan 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky American football running backs Louisville Cardinals football players UNLV Rebels football players BYU Cougars football players Cleveland Browns players San Antonio Brahmas players