Janarius Robinson: DE · Florida State · #11.
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Janarius Robinson
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at Florida State. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Duke — Week 15, 2020.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Florida State | 26 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Florida State | 48 | 24 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 27 | 18 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 105 | 55 | 20.5 | 8.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-16vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-52@ No. 12 Miami | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-24vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-42@ No. 5 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28vs No. 5 North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 16-48@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-41vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-38@ NC State | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 56-35vs Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2020
W 31-28
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out North Carolina at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%3 sacksTFL rate
27%7 TFLHurry rate
19%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%3 of 8 pressures26 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
45.6%
289 pass / 345 run
Plays / game
70.4
9 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
320 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 8 sacks — drafted at #134 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, and Mike Norvell. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 6th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 6th NFL season
