Austin Robinson: S · Houston · #22.
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Austin Robinson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Larry Coker, Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 21 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
128 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-27@ Rice | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-18vs Arizona | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 49-63@ Texas Tech | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-14vs Texas Southern | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-26vs Tulsa | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | W 42-20@ East Carolina | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-36@ Navy | 21 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 21 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 57-36vs No. 21 South Florida | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-45@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 49-59vs Temple | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-17vs Tulane | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-52@ Memphis | 11 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-70vs No. 22 Army | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 128 | 75 | 14.0 | 6.0 | — | 5 |
Week 8 · 2018
W 49-36
at Navy
2 sacks · 4.5 tackles for loss · 21 tackles
Edged out Navy on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
128tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%14 TFL128 tackles · 14 for loss · 6 sacks · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 10.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
47.0%
474 pass / 534 run
Plays / game
77.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
128 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at UTSA and Houston, 165 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2011–2018
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Larry Coker, Tom Herman and Major Applewhite.
