No. 94, 45, 85, 87, 49 | |||||||||||||
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Position: |
Defensive end, Tight end, Long snapper |
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | February 20, 1970 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Kennewick, Washington | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Spokane (WA) Ferris | ||||||||||||
College: | Idaho | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||||
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Receptions: | 28 |
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Receiving yards: | 278 |
Receiving TDs: | 8 |
Sacks: | 6.5 |
Fumble recoveries: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jeffrey William "Jeff" Robinson (born February 20, 1970) is a former professional football player, last as long snapper for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, the 98th overall pick. Robinson later played for the St. Louis Rams and Dallas Cowboys; he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. Robinson played college football at Idaho, where he was a four-year starter at defensive end.
Born in Kennewick, Washington, Robinson attended Ferris High School in Spokane, where he was a three-time letterman in football for the Saxons. He was also a two-time letterman in basketball and baseball, and graduated in 1988. In football, Robinson was a three-time All-Greater Spokane League selection as a tight end and as a linebacker.
Robinson played college football at the University of Idaho, where he majored in finance. A sack artist from 1989–92, he brought down opposing quarterbacks 57.5 times in his career, which is the best in Vandals history and nearly 20 better than the next best mark. Robinson made 90 tackles in the backfield, which ranks second at Idaho, and he gathered 277 total tackles to rank 13th. He was voted as the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player three years in a row from 1990–92.