Miami Dolphins select Chop Robinson in first round of 2024 NFL Draft
After one season at Maryland and two seasons at Penn State, EDGE Chop Robinson will now be officially taking his game to the next level. Selected with the No. 21 overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.
Robinson played high school football at Quince Orchard in Gaithersburg (MD) where he was a four-star prospect, ranked the No. 62 overall recruit in the 2021 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
In his lone season with the Terps Robinson appeared in 13 games and made one start. Recording 19 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks before truly spreading his wings with the Nittany Lions.
In 2022 Robinson earned All-Big Ten honorable mention honors without even starting for Penn State’s loaded defensive line group. Ending his sophomore season with 26 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, two pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. Followed by a breakout season last year where he earned a First-Team All-Big Ten selection along with All-American honors.
Robinson’s first season as a full-time starter was met with 15 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Receiving a lot more attention from offensive lines in his final college season. As he’ll now look to translate his performances on Saturdays to Sundays in the NFL.
What NFL Draft analysts are saying about Chop Robinson
Robinson has drawn comparisons to another Nittany Lion during the draft evaluation process, with NFL analyst Lance Zierlein and others comparing him to Micah Parsons. As Zierlein delivered a detailed breakdown of Robinson ahead of the start of his NFL career.
“Edge defender who offers the type of elite athleticism we’ve seen from players like Micah Parsons and Myles Garrett. Robinson might not be as fast as Parsons, but he’s close. He’s ultra-twitchy with the explosiveness to get on top of blockers and overwhelm them in an instant,” Zierlein said.
“However, he will need to level up his hand skills and attack angles to reach his potential against NFL tackles. Robinson’s electric athletic traits alone should give him a floor as a good NFL starter. If he crafts a rush approach and learns to string moves/counters together, he could reach his ceiling as a destructive force capable of forcing teams to game plan around him.”