Ellis Robinson IV

#1 · DB · Jr. · Georgia6′0″ · 180 lb · New Haven, CT · IMG Academy

Interceptions248th of 391 defensive backsLast gameW 27–8vs Florida · Oct 31
Nextat Ole MissSat Nov 7 · 7:30 pm ET
15 tackles in 7 games; their best was 4 at Alabama.
Game 1: against Tennessee State, win 63-3, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWTNSTFCSGame 2: against Western Kentucky, win 70-20, 3 tackles3WWKUGame 3: at Arkansas, win 45-17, 3 tackles3WARK@Game 4: against Oklahoma, win 41-13, 2 tackles2WOUGame 5: against Vanderbilt, win 38-14, 1 tackle1WVANGame 6: at Alabama, win 20-17, 4 tackles4WALA@Game 7: against Auburn, loss 24-27, 0 tackles0LAUBGame 8: against Florida, win 27-8, 2 tackles2WFLASeason high
Game 1: against Tennessee State, win 63-3, no tackles in this game, FCS opponentWTNSTFCSGame 2: against Western Kentucky, win 70-20, 3 tacklesWWKUGame 3: at Arkansas, win 45-17, 3 tacklesWARK@Game 4: against Oklahoma, win 41-13, 2 tacklesWOUGame 5: against Vanderbilt, win 38-14, 1 tackleWVANGame 6: at Alabama, win 20-17, 4 tackles4 · season highWALA@Game 7: against Auburn, loss 24-27, 0 tacklesLAUBGame 8: against Florida, win 27-8, 2 tackles2WFLA

Florida · W 27-8

2 tackles

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Robinson has tackles in 7 of Georgia’s 8 games: none against Tennessee State.

This week

What’s being said

4 stories this week, from 5 outlets.

Oct 31: 2Nov 2: 2W 27-8 vs FloridaWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 31: 2Nov 2: 2W 27-8 vs FloridaWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

The latest on Georgia football DB Ellis Robinson's injury vs. Florida

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His most important play this season

  1. Q1, 6:02 · Florida tiedEllis Robinson IV intercepts Aaron Philo and returns it 8 yardsFlorida at Georgia, week 9Q1, 6:02 · Florida 0, Georgia 07Florida’s turnover led to a touchdown7Florida’s turnover led to a touchdownFlorida’s turnover led to a touchdownA.Philo pass intercepted by E.Robinson IV at UF 49 E.Robinson IV return 8 yards to the UF 41 (T.Shanahan Jr.)Watch from this playESPN College Football

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The story

As of

Robinson's first real season was a ballhawk's debut: four interceptions to tie for the SEC lead, seven pass breakups and 20 tackles as a redshirt freshman, earning FWAA Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and second-team All-SEC. At 6-0, 180, the former five-star pairs recovery speed with the instincts to read routes and jump throws. He's a breakout candidate and the building block of a made-over Georgia secondary. The forward stakes carry a small caveat — a minor April surgery kept him out of the spring game, with a healthy return expected — but if he's right, a corner this productive this early is on a track toward being the best in the conference. For Georgia, he's the cover man the rest of the defense gets to be built around.

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Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Georgia lost 27-24 to Auburn on Oct. 17 as a 19.5-point favorite and is 6-1. Robinson has 13 tackles this season, none against Auburn, and intercepted Vanderbilt's Blaze Berlowitz, the fifth interception of his career.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Robinson is an instinctive, ball-hawking cover corner. The four-interception, seven-breakup line as a redshirt freshman is the whole pitch: that's a player who diagnoses route concepts, drives on the throw, and finishes at the catch point — ball production that usually takes corners years to develop. At 6-0, 180 with five-star recovery speed, he has the tools to carry receivers and the anticipation to undercut them. He's a route-reader and a gambler in the best sense, the kind of corner who takes the ball away rather than just defending. The polish and the physicality will round out with reps; the instincts and the takeaway ability are already elite.

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