Darius Saint-Robinson

Darius Saint-Robinson
No. 8 – Munich Ravens
Position:Defensive back, return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-17) November 17, 1991 (age 32)
College Park, Georgia
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Westlake (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Clemson
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:active

Darius Saint-Robinson (born November 17, 1991) in College Park, Georgia, is a professional football player for the Munich Ravens in the European League of Football.[1]

Early life[edit]

Darius Robinson attended North Clayton High School for his freshman and sophomore year and then transferred to the well known Westlake High School where he graduated. He was a letterman in football and basketball and finished high school as a four-star All-American in football in 2010.[2][3][4]

College career[edit]

Robinson, one of the nations top prospects committed and signed to Clemson University.[2][5] During his time at Clemson he won four NCAA championships and was named team captain his senior year in 2013.[2][6][7][8]

Professional career[edit]

Buffalo Bills[edit]

In 2014, Robinson signed a three-year contract as a undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills for $1,532,000 and 3 years. He suffered a severe shoulder injury in training camp and was released from the team.[9][10][5]

European football[edit]

In 2018, Robinson signed with the New Yorker Lions in the German Football League for the 2018 season.[5][11] He won his first European Championship in his first year by competing and winning the Eurobowl title.[5] In 2019, Robinson went to the Austrian Football League where he added league and European (CEFL) championships to his resume with the Swarco Raiders Tirol.[5][12] From 2021 to 2022 Robinson played for the Wroclaw Panthers in Poland who were competing in the 2021 season, where he was honored with AFI's All-Europe 1st-Team award and 2022 with being named a ELF all-star.[5][13][14][15] Darius Saint-Robinson is now a part of the Munich Ravens franchise based in Munich, Germany.[5][1][16]

ELF statistics[edit]

Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions
Cmb Solo Ast TFL Yds Sck FF PD Int Yds TD
European League of Football
2021 Panthers Wrocław 10 28 14 14 3 0 1 8 3 108 1
2022 Panthers Wrocław 11 31 16 15 1 0 1 5 0 0 0
2023 Munich Ravens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ELF total 21 59 30 29 4 0 2 13 3 108 1
Source: europeanleague.football

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hanswillemenke, Tim (November 3, 2022). "Munich Ravens sign former Wroclaw Panthers CB Darius Robinson | European League of Football News". European League of Football. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Darius Robinson, Clemson Football Cornerback". TigerNet.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Darius Robinson, Clemson Tigers, Cornerback". 247Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Darius Robinson, 2010 Cornerback". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Krauss, Dominik (August 10, 2022). "Clemson, NFL, European League of Football: The Journey of Darius Robinson". European League of Football. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Darius Robinson College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Staples, Andy (July 19, 2013). "Andy Staples: Darius Robinson, current players become face of O'Bannon v. NCAA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ^ Brenner, Aaron (June 19, 2014). "Clemson's Darius Robinson featured on Al Jazeera America program about NCAA reform". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Darius Robinson". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Darius Robinson Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  11. ^ Kelly, Roger (February 14, 2018). "Clemson cornerback Darius Robinson signs with Braunschweig New Yorker Lions". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "Ein Clemson Tiger für die Raiders" [A Clemson Tiger for the Raiders]. Österreichs Football Portal [Austria's Football Portal] (in German). February 18, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Former Tiger signs pro deal". The Clemson Insider. April 13, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  14. ^ Malchow, Alex (December 20, 2021). "AFI's All-Europe Team: Defensive Backs – Darius Robinson, Wroclaw Panthers". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  15. ^ Hanswillemenke, Tim (September 24, 2022). "BREAKING – 2022 All-Star teams announced". European League of Football. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  16. ^ Malchow, Alex (November 6, 2022). "ELF: Munich Ravens Sign 1st Ever Player in Former Clemson Tiger Darius Robinson". American Football International. Retrieved December 29, 2022.