Darius Robinson

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Missouri.
• Over five years (2019-23) at Missouri, appeared in 49 games and finished his college career with 111 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed.
• Began playing organized football his junior year of high school. His first love was baseball, he played catcher because of his affinity for Hall of Fame Catcher Ivan Rodriguez. He then focused on basketball before transferring high schools after his sophomore year and quickly became a football star.
• Was a two-time member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll, holds a degree in Hospitality Management and recently received a master's degree in Education with an emphasis in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership.
• Established the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation in the fall of 2023. Has already hosted back-to-school and holiday drives with the goal of hosting three events per year. Robinson launched his foundation, spearheaded its initial community efforts and served as a member of the Southeastern Conference's Football Community Service Team all while producing his finest college season and earning first team All-SEC honors in 2023.
• Was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar Athlete of the Year, which is awarded to the student-athlete annually who best exemplifies standards of scholarship, athleticism and humanitarianism.

NoteCARDS:

• Selected by the Cardinals in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Missouri.
• Over five years (2019-23) at Missouri, appeared in 49 games and finished his college career with 111 tackles, 13.0 sacks, 21 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed.
• Began playing organized football his junior year of high school. His first love was baseball, he played catcher because of his affinity for Hall of Fame Catcher Ivan Rodriguez. He then focused on basketball before transferring high schools after his sophomore year and quickly became a football star.
• Was a two-time member of the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll, holds a degree in Hospitality Management and recently received a master's degree in Education with an emphasis in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership.
• Established the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation in the fall of 2023. Has already hosted back-to-school and holiday drives with the goal of hosting three events per year. Robinson launched his foundation, spearheaded its initial community efforts and served as a member of the Southeastern Conference's Football Community Service Team all while producing his finest college season and earning first team All-SEC honors in 2023.
• Was named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar Athlete of the Year, which is awarded to the student-athlete annually who best exemplifies standards of scholarship, athleticism and humanitarianism.

Pro Career:

Drafted by the Cardinals in the first round (27th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Missouri.

2024: Played in six games after spending time on injured reserve ... recorded 10 tackles and a sack ... placed on injured reserve on 8/27 with a calf injury ... inactive (calf) vs. Chi (11/3) ... inactive (calf) vs. NYJ (11/10) ... inactive (calf) @ Sea (11/24) ... made his NFL debut @ Min (12/1), seeing action on defense ... had the first tackle of his NFL career vs. Sea (12/8) ... sacked Patriots QB Drake Maye, the first sack of his NFL career, in the win vs. NE (12/15) ... posted two solo tackles @ Car (12/22) ... had one tackle for loss @ LAR (12/28) ... finished with a season-high three tackles in the win vs. SF (1/5/25).

College:

Appeared in 49 games (29 starts) in five years (2019-23) at Missouri and totaled 111 tackles, 21.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed … earned first-team All-SEC, SEC Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors in 2023 after he started 12-of-13 games and posted career highs with 43 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … played all 13 games (10 starts) in 2022 and had 35 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … in 2021, appeared in 11 games with six starts (including each of the final five games of the season) and had 21 tackles, a pass defensed and a tackle for loss … played seven games (one start) in 2020 where he had 11 tackles and a sack ... played five games as a true freshman in 2019 and recorded one tackle.

Personal:

Ranked as a three-star recruit out of Canton (MI) High School where he served as a captain and helped guide the team to the state playoffs as a senior in 2018 … was a member of the 2023 SEC Community Service Team … earned his bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management and a master's degree in Education with an emphasis in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership.