On Saturday night, 2023 four-star running back Roderick Robinson II announced his final six schools via Twitter. Among those, the Auburn Tigers were listed. The five other programs in the mix to land Robinson II were Oregon, Tennessee, California-Berkeley, UCLA, and Arizona.
It hasn’t been long since the Tigers extended an offer to the California native. Robinson II was actually offered by the coaching staff on Mar. 31. Of all the schools in his final six, Auburn was the last school to actually extend an offer.
Running back is a necessity for the program as they look towards the 2023 season and specifically the 2023 recruiting class. If current Auburn running back Tank Bigsby has a great season he may very well declare for the 2023 NFL draft. That would leave the program with just three scholarship running backs in Damari Alston, Jarquez Hunter, and Sean Jackson. Adding Robinson II would be valuable for not only the running back room but for the team as well.
Standing at 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds, Robinson II possesses a rare blend of size and speed. Interestingly enough, that can be proven by the fact that Robinson II actually runs track for his high school. In the 400-meter, he ran 52.88. It also showed on the field this past season as he had 185 carries for 1,273 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. It is good to see that [autotag]Bryan Harsin[/autotag] and his staff are in the mix for a high-level running back. It is even more impressive that this phenomenal running back resides on the west coast. Robinson II should have an interesting recruitment process in the coming months.
I want to thank every coach that has recruited me throughout this entire process. It is truly a blessing to have been offered by so many great Universities. Here is my final 6. @GregBiggins @THEHIVEFB @ChadSimmons_ @adamgorney @brycewell1904 @CoachDC8 @jvatheformula pic.twitter.com/2N1JK9B7F9
— Roderick Robinson II (@rodrob204) May 8, 2022
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