Robbins in 2010.
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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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Date of birth: | March 25, 1977 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Pensacola, Florida | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 317 lb (144 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Pensacola (FL) Tate | ||||||||
College: | Wake Forest | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2000 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55 | ||||||||
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Tackles: | 358 |
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Sacks: | 35.5 |
INTs: | 3 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Fred Robbins (born March 25, 1977) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wake Forest.
Robbins also played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams.
Robbins attended J. M. Tate High School in Pensacola, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, he was a three-year letterman and as a senior, he was an All-City selection and an All-Northwest Florida selection.
Robbins started every game for three years at defensive tackle and finished his career with 15 quarterback sacks and 44 tackles-for-loss. He was a Second-team All-ACC choice as a senior. He helped the Demon Deacons’ defense improve from 9th to 2nd in the ACC in 1999.
Robbins was drafted on the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He signed a four-year $5.5 million deal with the Vikings. As a rookie in 2000, played in 8 games as a reserve and had 5 tackles and one sack. In 2001, played in 16 games with 12 starts and had 45 tackles (16 solo) and 2 sacks. In 2002, played in 16 games with 15 starts for the Vikings and recorded 41 tackles (23 solo). Robbins led the team with 7 tackles for loss and had a career-high 4 passes defensed. In 2003, he played in all 16 games with 12 starts for the Vikings and finished with 30 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 5 quarterback hurries and recovered one fumble.