Bijan has always been a star.
Bijan Robinson's record-setting high school stats, star college career set up Falcons NFL success originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Some NFL players had to overcome some adversity at lower levels.
Not Bijan Robinson.
The Atlanta Falcons' running back was a superstar in high school, a superstar in college and is now a superstar at the highest level.
Bijan Robinson high school stats
Bijan Robinson is from Tucson, Arizona and attended Salpointe Catholic High School.
There, Robinson set an Arizona state record with 7,036 career rushing yards and 114 touchdowns.
As a senior, Robinson won Arizona's Gatorade Football Player of the Year award.
That season, he ran 126 times for 2,235 yards (17.73 yards per carry) and 38 touchdowns.
Robinson was chosen to play in the 2020 All-American Bowl, and he committed as a five-star recruit to the University of Texas.
Where did Bijan Robinson go to college?
Bijan Robinson was a college star for the Texas Longhorns.
Robinson earned Freshman All-American honors with 86 runs for 703 yards in his first fall on campus.
The next two years, Robinson was first-team All-Big 12.
And in his 2022 season, Robinson won the Doak Walker Award as the top RB in the country. That also earned him unanimous All-American status.
The Falcons loved what they saw and took Robinson No. 8 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, and he hasn't missed much of a beat in the pros, either.
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