Texas running back Bijan Robinson named to 247Sports’ freshman All-American team

Following the spectacular freshman season by Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson, 247Sports named him to their All-American team.

There is no denying that when Texas freshman running back Bijan Robinson touches the ball special things happen.

He leads the team in rushing, he leads the team in yards from scrimmage. Robinson did all of this while having to take a backseat to Keaontay Ingram and Roschon Johnson for most of the first half of the season. When the fumbling issues and injuries starting to pile up in the backfield, Longhorns head coach Tom Herman’s hand was forced to play the talented back. He was a five-star composite recruit and the No. 1 running back of his class. Bijan showed that when he was on the field.

Recently 247Sports revealed their true freshman All-American team and they wouldn’t dare deny looking right at Bijan Robinson.

Robinson became a bowl season sensation Tuesday evening rushing for 183 yards on just 10 carries and totaling three touchdowns in Texas’ Alamo Bowl win. That builds on his prior game against Kansas State in which he rushed for 173 yards on nine carries. Robinson finished his true freshman season rushing for 703 yards and four touchdowns on 8.2 yards per attempt. Overall, he’s averaging 8.9 yards per carry every time he touches the ball. There’s a good chance he’s the best running back in college football come next fall.

Good chance to be the best running back in college football next fall? That sure is high praise but what Bijan did on the field over the last several games of the season proved he could be on that level. He set a school record with 8.2 yards per carry this season and that wasn’t the only obscene number he put up throughout his freshman campaign.

His backup, Johnson rushed for 418 yards this season. Ingram put up 250 yards in limited action due to the injury. Bijan had 530 yards just after contact. The future is very bright for the budding star and 2021 should be a year where the rest of the nation gets to see it on full display.