Texas running back Bijan Robinson is making the leap to the NFL and will skip the team's Alamo Bowl game on Dec. 29, _dannydavis writes.
No Texas running back has been drafted since D'Onta Foreman, who was a third-round pick in 2017. Cedric Benson was the last first-round pick to emerge from the UT backfield. Benson was taken with the fourth pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.the five-star prospect quickly lived up to the hype
. Robinson received only 86 rushing attempts as a freshman, but his average of 8.2 yards per carry that season is a school record. Upon the arrival of Steve Sarkisian ahead of the 2021 campaign, Robinson received a heavier workload. He rushed 195 times for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns while appearing in 10 of UT's 12 games.
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