#15

Kiel Robinson

Linebacker for Colorado State. 2017: 31 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Colorado State · #15

6′2″ · 230 lb · San Marcos, CA

Colorado State 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2252 nationally · Signed with Colorado State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 linebacker for Colorado State. 2017: 31 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Colorado State in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Colorado State, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Signed with Colorado State2-star out of Mission Hills

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2252 national

CFB

College

Colorado State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Bobo — 14-12 over that span.

2016Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

2017Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#717 / 2682 · 63rd pct

Sacks#799 / 2682 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles#1308 / 2682 · 51st pct

Tackles for loss#1583 / 2682 · 38th pct

1.5

Solo tackles#1764 / 2682 · 32nd pct

Passes defended#1669 / 2682 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road3g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jim Mora

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Colorado State	31	12	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Colorado State	24	11	2.5	0.0	1	--	--
Career		55	23	4.0	1.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 38–10

vs Abilene Christian

4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 28-point win at home against Abilene Christian.

With N. Stevens — 337 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 84.0 · 41 rush yds (2 car) · D. Clark — 16 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 58-27vs Oregon State	6	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 1	L 3-17@ Colorado	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 2	W 38-10vs Abilene Christian	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 23-41@ Alabama	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 44-42vs Nevada	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 27-24@ New Mexico	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 28-45vs Air Force	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 52-59vs Boise State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 42-14vs San José State	6	3	1.0	1.0	—
Total		31	12	1.5	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology