Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/26Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (3.8%).
Keilan Robinson
Keilan Robinson: RB · Texas · #7.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Keilan Robinson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Nick Saban and Steve Sarkisian. A game that shows it: 75 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards against Oklahoma State — Week 14, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Texas in the news
- Colin Simmons out for Mississippi State
Yahoo Sports Oct 31 - Texas player out for season
- Texas snaps losing streak
Saturday Down South Oct 25 - Meyer warns Sarkisian publiclyYahoo Sports Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-10vs Rice | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-24@ No. 3 Alabama | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10vs Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-6@ Baylor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 40-14vs No. 24 Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs No. 12 Oklahoma | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24@ Houston | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-6vs BYU | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 10 | W 33-30vs No. 25 Kansas State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-16@ Iowa State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 57-7vs Texas Tech | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-21vs No. 19 Oklahoma State | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 2 | 57 | Season-high 75 yds |
 Bowl | L 31-37vs No. 2 Washington | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 12 | 134 | 11.2 | 3 | 57 |
Signature game
Week 14 · 2023
W 49-21
vs Oklahoma State · neutral site
75 rush yds (4 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 20 yds
Dominant 28-point win at a neutral site against Oklahoma State.
With Q. Ewers — 452 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 97.1 · A. Mitchell — 6 rec · 109 yds · 1 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 14 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +5.62Keilan Robinson 57 Yd Run
- Week 14 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.81Keilan Robinson 11 Yd Run
- Week 13 · Texas Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.51Keilan Robinson run for 10 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
- Week 1 · Rice · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Quinn Ewers pass complete to Keilan Robinson for 11 yds to the RICE 31 for a
- Week 14 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.62Quinn Ewers pass complete to Keilan Robinson for 16 yds to the TEX 45 for a
- Week 5 · Kansas · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA −1.09Quinn Ewers pass complete to Keilan Robinson for a loss of 2 yards to the KU 32
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.05Keilan Robinson run for 9 yds to the TEX 27
- Week 10 · Kansas State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.04Keilan Robinson run for 8 yds to the TEX 45
- Week 3 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.45Quinn Ewers pass complete to Keilan Robinson for 16 yds to the WYO 22 for a
- Week 2 · Alabama · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −0.32Keilan Robinson run for 2 yds to the ALA 20 for a
Teams and coaches
2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced
2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning
2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning
2023Texas12-2HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 11.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 19.3 | 14.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
47.8%
474 pass / 518 run
Plays / game
70.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
12 carries and 8 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons, two schools, drafted
- 2024 Drafted in round 5, No. 167 by the Jacksonville
- 2023 Texas SarkisianYear 5 · 13 games
- 2022 Texas SarkisianYear 4 · 13 games
- 2021 Texas SarkisianYear 3 · 10 games
- 2020 Alabama SabanYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Alabama SabanYear 1 · 8 games
- High school Salpointe CatholicTucson, AZ · Class of 2020Five-star, No. 15 in the 2020 class. Signed with Texas.Also from Salpointe Catholic: Elijah Rushing (Oregon), Keona Davis (Miami), Treyson Bourguet (BYU) and 5 more.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Alabama and Texas, 796 rushing yards — drafted at #167 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A stat line in 44 games over four seasons.
2020
- Signed with TexasFive-star, out of Salpointe Catholic
2024
- Drafted by Jacksonville Jaguarsround 5, pick 167
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coaches2019–2020
Alabama
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Steve Sarkisian.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season
#167Rd 5 · Pick 32
Jacksonville JaguarsEntering 3rd NFL season