Duke Robinson

Duke Robinson

Free Agent
Offensive guard
Personal information
Date of birth: October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 25)
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia
High School: Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2009–2011)
Career highlights and awards
Honorable mention All-Big 12 (2006) First-team All-Big 12 (2007) 2× All-American (2007-2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010
Games played	0
Games started	0
Stats at NFL.com

George "Duke" Robinson (born October 10, 1986) is a guard who is currently a free agent.

High school career

He played high school football at Washington High School in Atlanta.

College career

He played collegiately for the Oklahoma Sooners. He was a first-team AP All-America in 2007 and 2008 and was named to the Sports Illustrated All-Decade Team in 2009.

Professional career

2009 NFL Draft

Robinson was considered the number one guard prospect by many NFL scouting analyst and projected to go 2nd round of the draft until a poor performance in the BCS championship game prior to the draft.^[1][2] He was praised for his leadership, his ability to pass protect and be a force in the running game.^[3]

Carolina Panthers

Duke was selected in the 5th round of the 2009 draft with the 163rd overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.^[4]

Personal

He is the grandnephew of singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson

References

1. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/TSX/2009_OG
2. ^ http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/position_rankings?position=G
3. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1263331
4. ^ Panthers Draft Robinson in 5th Round

External links

• Oklahoma Sooners bio

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Duke
Alternative names
Short description	American football offensive lineman
Date of birth	October 10, 1986
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death