Mar. 15—STATE COLLEGE — Chop Robinson ran the 40-yard dash two weeks ago at the NFL Scouting Combine, looked for his time in every direction and couldn’t find it.
Not until he saw fellow Penn State teammate Adisa Isaac and other defensive ends he knew from training did he realize he had done something special.
“I was walking back and I saw Adisa and the other guys,” Robinson recalled Friday at Penn State’s Pro Day. “They were clapping (their hands) and were so happy for me. I knew I hit something crazy. I was just excited after seeing those guys react.”
The 6-3, 254-pound Robinson clocked a 4.48 in Indianapolis, one of the fastest 40-yard dash times ever recorded by a defensive lineman at the Combine. He also had a broad jump of 10 feet, 8 inches, which helped him post the third-best overall athleticism score by a defensive lineman this year.
It was no wonder why Robinson remains on an emotional high and why he couldn’t contain his smile Friday.
“I actually called him (Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes) right after the Combine,” he said. “He was just so excited and so happy for me. He said I looked smooth in the drills.”
Robinson was among about a dozen Penn State players who worked out in front of NFL assistant coaches and scouts at Holuba Hall.
Penn State tight end Theo Johnson also has seen his stock rise considerably since the Nittany Lions ended their season with a 38-25 loss to Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl.
Johnson impressed NFL teams at the Senior Bowl in January and then ran a 4.57 in the 40 at the Combine, the second-fastest time among tight ends. He also had the fastest shuttle time among tight ends, tied for the fastest 10-second split and finished second in the broad jump (10-5) and vertical jump (39.5).
RAS, a website that determines relative athletic scores at the Combine, said Johnson scored a…
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Publish date : 2024-03-16 03:52:00
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