The Packers have a few types, and he’s one of them.
One thing we know is that early in the draft, the Green Bay Packers love guys who resemble Marshon Lattimore. Like, a lot. But late, as draft weekend winds down and the standard elite talent drops off, there’s a different archetype that takes over.
Micah Robinson spent most of his time at Furman before transferring to Tulane as a senior. The bigger schools prefer bigger corners, and if you’re wondering why Robinson was still available when he was, well, size matters — sorry guys.
Anyway, at Furman, Robinson turned himself into something as a ballhawk has he worked his way into more and more playing time, recording five picks and seven passes defended in his final two seasons at the lower division. The move up to Tulane did nothing to discourage Robinson, who, as a senior, recorded two additional picks to complement six passes defended.
Despite his small stature, Robinson was game in run defense and willing to stick his head into the fray, even if the fray at Furman wasn’t exactly up to NFL size or strength standards. Tackling is 50% technique and 50% bulk, and Robinson is 60% of an outstanding tackler. Anyway, back to that archetype we previously mentioned 6.77 RAS. When you’re shopping late in the draft, or for UDFAs, you are not going to get everything you like, but that doesn’t mean everyone is a lost cause.
Robinson’s 6.77 RAS seems underwhelming until you dig a little deeper. He’s small, but not THAT small, and his 4.38 40 would be among the best in the league. The issue here is an almost unbelievable 4.55 shuttle, one of the worst at his position, well ever. It’s so bad, in fact, that it’s safe to assume it’s an outlier. Maybe he tripped, maybe he sneezed, whatever. The fact is that his 3-cone is fine (if not up to usual Packer par), and the rest of the profile plays. It plays quite well.
Of his RAS comps, none are particularly impressive, but the top RAS comps for his RAS comps?
Robinson’s fifth comp is Western Michigan’s EJ Biggers, but his top comp is the legendary Champ Bailey. Robinson’s fourth comp is Chris Mills of Texas State. He’s boring, so let’s move on. His third comp is Northern Iowa’s Makinton Dorleant. His top comp is Denzel Ward. Robinson’s second comp is Tyrek Funderburk of Appalachian State. His top comp is the outstanding Jonathan Joseph.
His top comp is the aforementioned Denzel Ward. His top comp is Sam Shields.
There it is.