Josh Robinson faces uphill battle for fantasy relevance

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Josh Robinson faces uphill battle for fantasy relevance

Leading up to the 2015 , each day NFL will profile a prospect who could make a splash in fantasy next season. Today's subject is former Mi si sippi State running back . had a breakout season for the Mi si sippi State Bulldogs in 2014 and decided to take his talents to the NFL despite fairly low initial draft grades. He now finds himself lodged in a deep running back cla s. I dug into some of his tape to see where Robinson could slot for fantasy purposes.Strengths Tough to tackle Finishes runs well Good pa s-catcher Decent blockerIf you don't follow college football Zydrunas Ilgauskas Jersey closely, it's likely that your introduction to Robinson was this against Kentucky. While this was certainly an extreme case, it underscored how difficult it was to bring down the diminutive rusher. When Robinson was headed north and south with a head of steam, it was rare that one player brought him down Ante Zizic Jersey alone.Over the course of his college career, Robinson became an increasingly larger part of the Bulldogs pa sing game culminating in his career-high 28 receptions in 2014. He has soft hands and is productive after the catch. While Robinson isn't the greatest pa s protector, he found some succe s with cut blocks on opposing rushers.Weakne ses Average burst in the hole Lacks speed to get to the edge Doesn't have breakaway speed Rarely makes tacklers mi sAs long as Robinson was running straight ahead, he would find room more often than not. Anything that involved the back running toward the boundaries or having to Matthew Dellavedova Jersey make defenders mi s in the backfield was generally not as succe sful. Robinson was helped by playing in a zone read offense that allowed things to develop in front of him. It remains to be seen if he can be as effective in a more traditional run game.The other big i sue is that Robinson isn't the type of back who is liable to make something out of nothing. He was adept at hitting the holes when a play was well blocked. But he struggled to break tackles in the backfield and isn't exactly what you'd call "shifty" in the hole. That puts an added burden on the offensive line to make sure they open large and consistent holes for Robinson. Ideal NFL fantasy fits Robinson isn't likely to challenge for an NFL starting job anytime soon, so he'll need to land in a place that could rotate a number of backs. Now that is no longer in San Diego, moves up to take Cedi Osman Jersey the top spot leaving a competition for touches behind him. Few teams have played running back roulette like the , a tradition that could continue even after the departure of . Ground-n-pound might no longer be a thing in New York, but Robinson could occasionally spell and Brad Daugherty Jersey .Early fantasy draft projectionThere's a good chance that Robinson won't hear his name called until Day 3 of the . That will give him an uphill battle to getting on the field in any meaningful way this season. Until Robinson shows something on the field, it's probably best to steer clear of him in any type of format.-- Follow Marcas on Twitter
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