Bijan Robinson (born January 30, 2002) is an

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for the Texas Longhorns. He won the Doak Walker Award in 2022.

Early years

Robinson attended

Salpointe Catholic High School Salpointe Catholic High School is a co-ed Catholic high school in Tucson, Arizona run by the Carmelite Order. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson. History Salpointe Catholic High School is named for Arizona's first Bishop, Jean ...

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. During his career he had an Arizona high school record 7,036 career rushing yards and 114 touchdowns. As a senior, he was the Arizona Gatorade Football Player of the Year after rushing for 2,235 yards and 38 touchdowns on 126 carries. He was selected to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl. A five-star recruit, Robinson committed to the

University of Texas The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...

to play college football.

College career

Robinson earned immediate playing time as a freshman at Texas in 2020. He earned the

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MVP with 10 rushes for 183 yards and a touchdown.

References

External links

Texas Longhorns bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Bijan Living people Players of American football from Tucson, Arizona American football running backs Texas Longhorns athletes Texas Longhorns football players African-American players of American football 2002 births 21st-century African-American sportspeople All-American college football players