Brian Robinson (born c. 1974) is a former

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player. He played at the

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position for the

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team in 1993 and 1994. As a junior in 1994, he led the

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with eight interceptions, including three against a

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team that was ranked nationally No. 1 at the time. Robinson was a consensus selection as a

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on the

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. He left Auburn after his junior year to participate in the

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, but he was not selected. The Associated Press in April 1995 reported that the omission of Robinson from the draft was "not totally unexpected" after he tested positive for marijuana and performed poorly at the

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