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Bijan Robinson

Running Back, Atlanta Falcons · #7.

Player facts

Team: Atlanta Falcons
Position: Running Back
Number: 7
Born: Jan 30, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Tucson, AZ, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

1st in rushing yards 580

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	102	580	5.7	4	59	18	152	8.4	1	24	2	0
Last 5 Games	102	580	5.6	4	59	18	152	6.8	1	24	2	0
Career	907	4,490	5.0	29	93	216	1,890	8.8	10	71	11	6

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	111 carries	+0.08	50%		6th of 41
Receiving	27 targets	-0.42	33%		94th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs BAL	L 30-23 OT	17	86	5.1	0	38	4	32	8.0	0	14	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	@ NO	W 45-24	19	145	7.6	2	59	1	2	2.0	0	2	0	0
Thu, Sep 24	@ GB	W 35-14	29	194	6.7	2	55	2	19	9.5	0	17	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CAR	L 34-3	16	72	4.5	0	11	3	9	3.0	0	4	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PIT	L 20-13	21	83	4.0	0	20	8	90	11.3	1	24	2	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Bijan Robinson ( bə-zhahn; born January 30, 2002) is an American professional football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he won the Doak Walker Award and was a unanimous All-American in 2022 before being selected by the Falcons eighth overall in the 2023 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bijan Robinson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Robinson was born on January 30, 2002, in Tucson, Arizona. He attended Salpointe Catholic High School, setting a state record after rushing for 7,036 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 play college football at the University of Texas at Austin.

College career

Robinson earned immediate playing time as a freshman at Texas in 2020. He earned the 2020 Alamo Bowl MVP with 10 rushes for 183 yards and a touchdown against Colorado. He finished the 2020 season with 86 carries for 703 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go with two receiving touchdowns.

On October 2, 2021, against TCU, Robinson had 35 carries for 216 yards and two touchdowns in the victory. In the 2021 season, Robinson rushed for 1,127 yards and was named a member of the All Big-12 Conference first team.

On November 19, 2022, against Kansas, Robinson had 25 carries for 243 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the win. In the 2022 season, he had 1,580 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns was named a unanimous All-American and won the Doak Walker Award for the nation's best running back. He led the Big 12 in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns. He finished in ninth place in Heisman Trophy voting. At the end of the season, he declared for the NFL draft.

Personal life

Robinson is a Christian. Robinson was named by his mother after the Iranian fashion designer Bijan, the Persian word for hero. His great uncle is Paul Robinson, a former running back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Oilers, and Birmingham Americans. In 2022, Robinson began promoting his gourmet, Texas-based dijon mustard brand, Bijan Mustardson, along with a comedically themed line of accompanying merchandise and advertisements.

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