The organization can wait the extra week for Robinson, before rookie minicamp starts. Coach Jonathan Gannon said following the selection that Robinson’s physical play on the field popped off the film. For Rallis, versatility comes to mind.
Despite the ability to be an edge rusher out of the outside linebacker room, Rallis confirmed that Robinson will be in Derrick LeBlanc’s defensive line room.
“He’ll have to do a lot of different things along with those other defensive lineman,” Rallis said. “Rookie minicamp specifically, we’re taking baby steps. That’ll be up to Derrick, what he wants to install initially and where he wants to work on the field, but over the course of the offseason he’s going to have to do a lot of different things.”
Whether it was lining up right over the center as a 0-tecnhique in 2022 or standing up and bull-rushing the tackle as a 5-tech defensive end in 2023, Robinson played everywhere on the defensive line. In his last season at Missouri, Robinson led the Tigers with 8.5 sacks and 14 tackles for loss. He also finished first-team All-SEC.
Gannon said “everywhere” is exactly how they’ll deploy Robinson at the line of scrimmage.
Robinson joins a room that’ll feature a handful of new faces as general manager Monti Ossenfort entered free agency with an agenda to shore up the defensive line.
In March, Ossenfort signed lineman Bilal Nichols, Justin Jones, Khyiris Tonga, and re-signed L.J. Collier.
This comes after Ben Stille, Roy Lopez, Naquan Jones, and Phil Hoskins were the linemen Rallis had to rotate through in the season finale due to injuries. Dante Stills, a 2023 sixth-round pick, started in eight games at defensive end but ended the season on injured reserve.
Robinson becomes the next big body on the depth chart.
“We can never have enough big guys, whether that’s on the offensive or defensive line,” Ossenfort said. “I think last year our depth got tested, so we were able to add some pieces that we (knew) were going to help us in free agency and then (we added) another piece in the draft here.”
Something that stood out to Rallis is the leadership he’s already seen from Nichols and Jones. “The dialogue that’s happening in that defensive line room right now, it’s high intelligence, it’s high leadership, it’s just phenomenal,” Rallis said. Once Robinson heard his name called, the free agency additions took to social media to welcome their…
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