Bijan Robinson's Path to Superstardom

0:00On April 9th, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijon Robinson just wrapped up a monster season, rushing 287 times for 1000. 4-78 yards and 7 touchdowns while hauling in 79 catches for 820 yards and 4 more scores. That put him at the top of the NFL with 2,290 yards from Scrimmage, earning first team all pro honors and A. 4th place finish in offensive player of the year voting. Heading into year 4 though, he's not resting on it. He wants to level up across the board. With new coach Kevin Stofansky bringing a scheme tweak from his Cleveland days, expect more under-center runs for Atlanta who are near the bottom. Last year, at just 29.6% of backfield rushes that way. Robinson averaged 5.5 yards per carry from shotgun but dipped to 4.3 under-center, so sharpening that can make him even. Deadlier in the shift. On short yardage plays like 3rd or 4th and 1, he converted only 45.5%, ranking low among top rushers, which might.

1:02Explain why back up, Tyler Algear got more goal line work. The silver lining? Robinson crushed it over 75% in his first two seasons, so this feels fixable. He ranked second league wide in yards after contact at 3.95 per rush, but sat 30th in yards before contact at 1.2, 0, matching Atlanta's average blocking. Meanwhile, pass protection was his roughest spot yet, allowing 13 pressures on 83 snaps per pro football focus. If Robinson tightens these edges under center, short yardage, pre-contact burst, and blocking, whole turn from superstar into straight nightmare fuel, for defenses next season. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today.