Old Dominion · W 44-21
No tackles.
Maryland · W 35-26
No tackles.
Boston College · W 21-14
No tackles.
California · L 20-25
No tackles.
Robinson has tackles in 4 of Virginia Tech’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Sheldon Robinson
The two seasons at Virginia Tech span two head coaches: Brent Pry and James Franklin. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against VMI — Week 1, 2026.
6 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roanoke Times Oct 23
TigerNet Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 27 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 33-35vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-16@ Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 73-3
vs VMI
0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #23 of 25 ACC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.
