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NFL Draft Scouting Report: Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama

A complete breakdown of former Alabama Offensive Tackle Cam Robinson for the 2017 NFL Draft.

 

Cam Robinson - Alabama

Position: OL

Height: 6’6”

Weight: 326

Year: Junior

Hometown: Monroe, LA

Experience: Three-Year Starter

 

Measurables:

40yd dash: 5.15s

Broad jump: 106 in.

Vertical: 26 in.

3-cone: 7.81s

20yd. Shuttle: 4.82s

Bench Press: DNP

 

Career Notes:

An All-SEC first teamer for the last two years, Robinson has handled all manner of tasks on the offensive line. As a true freshman in 2014, he allowed just three sacks in 861 snaps. His performance only grew from there, garnering awards such as the Outland Trophy for interior lineman and the SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy.

As a member of the Tide, Robinson blocked for 28 rushers’ 100-yard performances. He had over 100 knockdown blocks in the course of his career. He came into college as a highly touted force on the offensive line, a top-5 recruit, and he did not disappoint. While he has not lived up to his preseason hype in 2016, his career speaks to a player who has achieved excellence on the field many times. At 21 years old, he has already achieved quite a bit as a member of the always championship-caliber Alabama Crimson Tide, and he looks to have a bright future.

Injury Report:

Robinson has been banged up with shoulder and knee issues before. He occasionally sports a brace on his left knee, but he has shown a capacity for resilience. As a freshman, he left a game with a high ankle sprain against Tennessee, and returned two weeks later off of a bye week to offer a 0-sack game. One week after suffering a shoulder injury in the Tide’s 2016 game against Chattanooga, Robinson was named the SEC’s offensive lineman of the week against Auburn.

Career Stats (click here) 

Analysis:

Run Blocking 3.5/5.0: With his size and acceleration, Robinson is best suited for a simple run game, or even a man-blocking scheme. When Lane Kiffin mixed up the run game with zone blocks that forced Robinson to make decisions, he was hesitant at times, and occasionally missed defenders entirely. Most of his uncertainty arose when moving to the second level to seal off linebackers. He also punched early on quite a few blocks, and he ended up on his butt or on one knee a bit more than most tackles. He did engage far more blocks than he missed, and in power run situations, he was reliable to leverage his body to create lanes for the Tide’s big-bodied backs to squeeze through.

Pass Protection: 4.5/5.0: A patient blocker in the pass, he rarely ever cheated away from a secure pocket to compensate for a rusher’s initial angle. He seemed to have a sixth sense for exactly where the quarterback was, and consistently stood up to top talent including Myles Garrett and Derek Barnett. His flexibility served him well against a speed rush, but occasionally showed a weakness in containing a powerful bull rush. His performance against Barnett was one in which he got stood all the way up a handful of times—not ideal, but he only allowed one sack in his two games against Barnett.

Agility 3.0/5.0: Robinson’s feet are nimble and he quickly sets up in position on pass plays to react to rushers. On run plays, he gets off the snap pretty well, but as stated, he has issues reading an assignment on some zone runs. In those instances he relied on flexible hips to at least make contact on defenders to make pursuing runners tougher at the second level. His combine times left a lot to be desired, and on the field you see him miss a lot when he can't recover after bad initial reads.

Summary: Robinson is a functional tackle who could stand up to a lot of pass rushing talent in the NFL, but who would likely lose big in his first year against elite rushers. His balance issues are not constant, but they arise enough that a seasoned veteran with a quick first step could make swift work of Robinson on the plays which he does not wait long enough to punch. His overwhelming tendency is to set up the pocket first, and worry about pass rushers after the fact, which makes him reliable—he won’t overtly react to complicated looks. In the run game, he has a lot of growing to do, and this is where he struggles with balance and anticipation the most.

Overall Grade 3.67/5.0

 

If Drafted by the Packers:

The offensive line is not as solid as it once was with the departures of Josh Sitton and TJ Lang. If offensive skill positions and corners are off the board in the second round, Robinson would sure up a backup tackle spot, or possibly even slide in at guard similar to Jason Spriggs of last year. While the pick would not be ideal, Ted Thompson has made it clear that he will draft talent when it comes at a great value relative to the pick. Robinson’s flexibility and big frame are what you look for in a tackle. While the Packers spent a second round pick on Jason Spriggs last year, he saw a few reps at guard last season that suggest a shift inside for the second-year lineman out of Indiana. Depending on who the front office decides to let go, Robinson may be a need at backup when April rolls around. Also, Robinson will be 24 when Bryan Bulaga’s contract expires, so at the very least the pick would be future-oriented.

 

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Handsback's picture

March 14, 2017 at 09:04 pm

Not a pass rusher or a CB....not that interested.

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JacFrost's picture

March 15, 2017 at 08:43 pm

some mock has us taking some big lineman for our one pick. probably right now that we let both ours go. I would have agreed CB as a one until we lost pass rusher, linemen, running backs. shit draft a miracle now several at that

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GBPack's picture

March 15, 2017 at 07:57 am

If he was available, along with Forrest Lamp, I could see TT picking one. Robinson is a better run blocker than pass blocker, and we know TT loves the OT to OG conversion (even though it's more of a mid round strategy). Wouldn't hate it, but definitely not my first choice in the 1st round. On the plus, we'd have a plug and play OG who boosts the run game and can obviously hold up in pass pro adequately enough.

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