One glance at Amik Robertson’s tape you quickly see what the Raiders saw in him to make him their pick at No. 139 in the fourth round. He is an aggressive slot corner who, at just 5-8, 187 pounds can lay the wood across the middle and in the run game.
He’s basically a mini-Johnathan Abram.
“He’s like a bigger me,” Amik said of Abram with whom he says he’s very close friends. “He’s similar to me. That’s my big brother. I probably get my hands on the ball more than him, but at the end of the day, he’s a guy that I looked up to throughout the whole process and took notes from.”
Robertson said his mental approach to the game is one he takes from Abram. Or as Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock might put it — Alpha.
When you hear Robertson talk, the Abram comparison becomes even more apparent.
Immediately following his selection by the Raiders at 139 overall, Robertson took to twitter and said more than once that he has “a point to prove.” What point is that?
“I want to prove that Raider Nation they didn’t make a mistake, they got the best DB in this class,” said a very fired up Robertson. “Ballhawk. Whether that’s at corner, nickel, safety, whatever. Best hybrid in the class that can also force turnovers and get the ball back to the offense.”
The Raiders’ biggest obstacle right now is the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Their biggest playmaker is Tyreek Hill. Not only did Robertson step up and say he embraces the challenge of facing Hill, but he added that he models his game after another Chiefs player; Tyrann Mathiew.
It’s big talk for a player who isn’t big in stature but played bigger on the field for Louisiana Tech, with 48 pass breakups, 14 interceptions, and 23 tackles for loss the past three seasons.
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