With a Rookie of the Month award in his possession, James Robinson has a chance to add some more hardware to his collection. After another solid performance against the Cincinnati Bengals, Robinson has been nominated for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award for Week 4.
RB @Robinson_jamess has been nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week!
Players with 90+ scrimmage yards in each of their first four career games since 2000:
• L. Tomlinson (2000)
• A. Peterson (2007)
• K. Hunt (2017)
• S. Barkley (2018)
• J. Robinson (2020)@Jaguars pic.twitter.com/YsGnAVmdx9— Tad Dickman (@TDickman89) October 6, 2020
Robinson was able to accumulate 75 rushing yards over 17 carries and was also able to add 32 yards as a receiver. That ultimately put him at 107 total yards on the day and 466 total yards this season.
Robinson has been putting up historic figures in terms of undrafted players and set the record in the category for most scrimmage yards accumulated in NFL history over the course of four games on Sunday. Heading forward, that means he can pile on to the record as the Jags have 12 games remaining.
James Robinson has now gained the most scrimmage yards of any undrafted player through four career games in NFL history.#Jaguars #DUUUVAL
[via Jaguars PR]
— 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 🎙 (@PhiltheFilipino) October 4, 2020
While the defense could possibly play the Jags into a losing season, the organization appears to be good as far as having a No. 1 running back goes. Add in the promising performances that DJ Chark Jr. and Laviska Shenault Jr. have put together this season, and it appears the Jags have a solid nucleus of skill position players for the future.
Up next for Robinson will be a game against the Jags’ divisional rivals in the Houston Texans, who will enter the game ranked 32nd against the run, allowing an average of 181.8 yards per game . That could lead to another impressive day for Robinson, though a win will likely hinge on how the Jags’ defense performs.