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Defensive lineman • Eleventh NFL season
Experience on Tampa Bay’s defensive front
A’Shawn Robinson
- Born
- March 21, 1995 • Age 31
- Hometown
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Listed size
- 6 feet 3 inches • 320 pounds
- High school
- Arlington Heights High School • Fort Worth, Texas
- College
- Alabama • 2013–2015
- NFL Draft
- 2016 • Round 2 • Pick 46 • Detroit
- Buccaneers career
- 2026–present
- Jersey
- No. 91
- Current status
- Active roster • As of November 3, 2026
Birthdate: 2026 Buccaneers media guide. Background: Alabama roster archive. Current listing: official Buccaneers profile and current roster.
Milestone sources: Lions draft report, current Buccaneers roster, Tampa Bay signing report and Alabama All-America announcement.
A’Shawn Robinson brought a long NFL apprenticeship and a championship ring to Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers signed the veteran lineman to strengthen their defensive front, adding a player whose size, power and experience fit the demanding work inside. His path to the Krewe began in Fort Worth and passed through Alabama and four NFL organizations. Tampa Bay’s signing announcement.
Fort Worth roots • A championship journey
From Fort Worth to Tampa Bay
From Texas to Tuscaloosa Alabama, 2013–2015.
Robinson grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and played at Arlington Heights High School. His Buccaneers background. At Alabama, he became part of a defense that won a national championship. He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season, joining teammate Derrick Henry at the university’s January 2016 announcement. Alabama’s announcement.
A second-round beginning Detroit, 2016–2019.
The Lions selected Robinson 46th overall in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Their draft-day assessment emphasized his experience at tackle, end and nose guard in Alabama’s defense, and the options that background gave Detroit along its front. The Lions’ draft-day report.
A championship and a new stop Los Angeles, 2020–2022; New York, 2023.
After four seasons in Detroit, Robinson spent three with the Rams, including their Super Bowl LVI championship season. He then joined the Giants in 2023. New York’s announcement highlighted his run defense and his ability to work inside or outside on the line. The Giants’ account of his arrival.
Across the NFC South Carolina, 2024–2025; Tampa Bay, 2026.
Two seasons with Carolina preceded his move to the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay signed him on March 13, 2026, bringing another experienced lineman into the defensive rotation. The club described his strength and short-area movement as useful in schemes that ask him to control one gap or two. The Buccaneers’ announcement.
Recognition along the way
Consensus All-American Alabama, 2015.
Robinson earned consensus first-team All-America recognition in 2015. Alabama’s announcement identified him among the players who secured consensus status when the Sporting News selections completed the recognized team releases. The university’s All-America announcement.
Championship seasons with the Tide SEC titles and a national championship.
His Alabama career included SEC championships in 2014 and 2015 and the 2015 season national championship. At his draft declaration, Nick Saban credited Robinson and Henry with contributing to those team achievements. Alabama’s record of the declaration.
February 13, 2022 • Super Bowl LVI
A championship contribution in Los Angeles
A championship moment
LVI
SUPER BOWL CHAMPION
Six defensive tackles and a sack
Final score: Rams 23 • Bengals 20.
Robinson’s role in the Rams’ championship run grew from work done before that season. He changed his diet and routine, accepted defensive line coach Eric Henderson’s conditioning challenge and earned praise from teammates for his improved movement and consistency. In the NFC Championship Game, his stop of Deebo Samuel for no gain illustrated the value of holding the middle. The Rams’ account of his development.
On February 13, 2022, that run ended with a 23–20 victory over Cincinnati in Super Bowl LVI. Robinson recorded six defensive tackles and a sack of Joe Burrow. The original Super Bowl gamebook. His contribution gave the championship story a concrete individual moment: closing on the quarterback and finishing the play on the sport’s biggest stage. Watch the official sack highlight.
Tampa Bay • 2026–present
Joining the Tampa Bay front
As of November 3, 2026, Tampa Bay lists Robinson on its active roster as No. 91, a defensive lineman in his eleventh NFL season. The current Buccaneers roster.
His first Buccaneers interception came against Minnesota in Week 3. Robinson described a pass that Vita Vea batted, which struck his head before he located and secured it. In discussing the game, he also emphasized accountability and attention to detail as the defense worked to improve. Robinson’s account of the interception. The eight-game record below tracks his Tampa Bay appearances through November 1.
The person behind No. 91
Texas roots and life beyond football
Robinson’s size was part of his story long before the NFL. In a Rams interview, he recalled that his mother brought his birth certificate to youth football games because others doubted that someone so big belonged in his age group. The Rams’ account of his Texas beginnings.
More than one sport Arlington Heights High School.
At Arlington Heights, Robinson played on both the offensive and defensive lines. He also lettered in basketball and track and field, a broader athletic background documented in his team biography. His official personal background.
Giving young players a chance Camps and community participation.
His Buccaneers biography documents free youth football camps near Fort Worth and participation in seasonal giving programs during his time with the Rams and Panthers. Those activities connect his professional career with opportunities for young people and support for local communities. The team’s community summary.
NFL regular season • Career through 2026
The NFL career record
These regular-season tables cover eleven NFL playing seasons, 2016–2026, across five clubs. The asterisk marks the incomplete 2026 season, through November 1, Week 8. Preseason figures are excluded.
| Season | Club | G | GS | DEF Solo | DEF Ast | DEF TKL | ST TKL | Sacks | Sack YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | 16 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 2017 | DET | 16 | 16 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | DET | 13 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2019 | DET | 13 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | LAR | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | LAR | 17 | 14 | 33 | 34 | 67 | 0 | 2.0 | 25.0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 10 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 17 | 13 | 34 | 28 | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 16 | 16 | 43 | 37 | 80 | 0 | 5.5 | 45.5 |
| 2025 | CAR | 17 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 0 | 2.5 | 28.0 |
| 2026* | TB | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| NFL career | All clubs | 151 | 112 | 285 | 237 | 522 | 0 | 16.0 | 129.0 |
G = games played; GS = starts; DEF = defense; ST = special teams. DEF Solo + DEF Ast = DEF TKL. Sack YDS = credited yards lost. The detailed team-guide series credits 522 defensive tackles and zero special-teams tackles through the cutoff.
Historical tackle figures follow the guides’ explicit DEF/ST columns. The website’s separate SOLO field differs in several years; mixing that field with guide assists would produce inconsistent totals. DET = Detroit; LAR = Los Angeles Rams; NYG = New York Giants; CAR = Carolina; TB = Tampa Bay.
Annual sources: 2023 Giants guide, PDF p. 244 for 2016–2019; 2024 Panthers guide, PDF p. 156 for 2020–2023; 2025 Panthers guide, PDF p. 169 for 2024; 2026 Buccaneers guide, PDF p. 207 for 2025; and the eight current gamebooks below. Career totals are calculated from those annual records.
| Season | Club | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DET | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | DET | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | DET | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | LAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | LAR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYG | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | CAR | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026* | TB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | All clubs | 38 | 39 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
TFL = tackles for loss, including sacks; QB hits = hits on the quarterback; PD = passes defended, including interceptions; INT = interceptions; FF = forced fumbles; FR = recoveries of opponents’ fumbles.
His 2017 interception was returned two yards for a touchdown. The two Tampa Bay interceptions in 2026 each produced zero return yards, leaving the regular-season career at three interceptions for two yards and one touchdown: a 0.7-yard average and a two-yard longest return. His four opponent-fumble recoveries produced six return yards and no touchdown. Historical blocked-kick totals are not supplied by the selected annual series.
Sources: the annual guides above and current gamebooks. The December 28, 2025 Seattle gamebook confirms his three-yard recovery return for Carolina. His own subsequent fumble on that play was not lost and does not count as another opponent recovery.
NFL postseason
| Season | Date | Club | Round | Opponent | Club result | G | GS | DEF Solo | DEF Ast | DEF TKL | ST TKL | TFL | Sacks | QB hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jan 7, 2017 | DET | Wild Card | @SEA | L 6–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jan 9, 2021 | LAR | Wild Card | @SEA | W 30–20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Jan 16, 2021 | LAR | Divisional | @GB | L 18–32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jan 17, 2022 | LAR | Wild Card | ARI | W 34–11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jan 23, 2022 | LAR | Divisional | @TB | W 30–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jan 30, 2022 | LAR | NFC Championship | SF | W 20–17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Feb 13, 2022 | LAR | Super Bowl LVI | CIN | W 23–20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Jan 10, 2026 | CAR | Wild Card | LAR | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Postseason career | — | All clubs | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
The postseason record covers eight actual games and six starts: one Detroit appearance, six with the Rams and one with Carolina. These totals are separate from the NFL regular-season record. The highlighted Super Bowl LVI row belongs to the 2021 season, even though the game was played in February 2022.
His lone postseason forced fumble came at Green Bay on January 16, 2021; he did not recover it. No postseason pass defensed, interception or opponent-fumble recovery is credited. The gamebooks’ unofficial playtime totals are 232 defensive snaps and 38 special-teams snaps. Super Bowl LVI was a neutral-site game, played at the Rams’ stadium in Inglewood.
Original playoff records: 2016 Wild Card SEA · 2020 Wild Card SEA · 2020 Divisional GB · 2021 Wild Card ARI · 2021 Divisional TB · 2021 NFC Championship SF · 2021 Super Bowl LVI CIN · 2025 Wild Card LAR. January and February dates belong to the preceding season. Results are from Robinson’s club’s perspective; @ = away.
September 13–November 1, 2026
Eight appearances through Week 8
| Week | Date | Opponent | TB result | Role | G | GS | DEF Solo | DEF Ast | DEF TKL | ST TKL | Sacks | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 13 | @CIN | L 27–33 | Starter | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Sep 20 | CLE | L 19–23 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sep 27 | MIN | L 16–23 | Starter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Oct 4 | GB | L 14–17 | Starter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Oct 8 | @DAL | W 24–16 | Starter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Oct 18 | PIT | L 19–26 OT | Starter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Oct 25 | @CAR | W 43–13 | Starter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nov 1 | ATL | W 16–0 | Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 total | Through Nov 1 | Tampa Bay | — | 8 appearances | 8 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 |
Robinson appeared in all eight team games, starting six and entering as a reserve in Weeks 2 and 8. The span contains 22 defensive tackles, one sack for seven yards, one TFL, two QB hits, three passes defended and two interceptions. No ST tackle, forced fumble or opponent recovery is credited.
His interceptions came against Minnesota in Week 3 and Pittsburgh in Week 6, each with zero return yards. The gamebooks’ unofficial playtime reports total 222 defensive snaps and 34 special-teams snaps. Results are from Tampa Bay’s perspective; @ = away; OT = overtime.
CIN = Cincinnati; CLE = Cleveland; MIN = Minnesota; GB = Green Bay; DAL = Dallas; PIT = Pittsburgh; CAR = Carolina; ATL = Atlanta. Original final gamebooks: Week 1 · Week 2 · Week 3 · Week 4 · Week 5 · Week 6 · Week 7 · Week 8.
Alabama • 2013–2015
The Alabama record
Robinson played three Alabama seasons, 2013–2015. The original final records total 42 appearances and 30 starts. Championship, bowl and playoff games are already included in the annual and career totals below.
| Season | G | GS | Solo | Ast | TKL | TFL | TFL YDS | Sacks | Sack YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8.0 | 40 | 5.5 | 34 |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 6.5 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 7.5 | 25 | 3.5 | 19 |
| Alabama career | 42 | 30 | 49 | 84 | 133 | 22.0 | 76 | 9.0 | 53 |
G = games played; GS = starts; Solo + Ast = TKL. TFL includes sacks; YDS = credited yards lost. The original annual participation charts govern starts; later summary biographies list 29. The college records do not provide a separate defensive-versus-special-teams tackle split.
Original annual records: 2013 final defense · 2014 final defense · 2015 final defense. Defensive statistics are on PDF page 6; participation is on page 20 for 2013 and page 19 for 2014 and 2015.
| Season | QB hurries | PBU | INT | PD | FF | FR | FR YDS | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Alabama career | 19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
College QB hurries are a different category from NFL QB hits. PBU = pass breakups, excluding interceptions; PD = PBU + INT. FF = forced fumbles; FR = fumble recoveries; FR YDS = recovery return yards; BLK = blocked kicks. The annual records above credit no college interception and one fumble recovery, returned nine yards.
College championship, bowl and playoff appearances
| Season | Date | Game | Opponent | Alabama result | G | GS | TKL | TFL | Sacks | QB hurries | PBU | FF | FR | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jan 2, 2014 | Sugar Bowl | Oklahoma | L 31–45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Dec 6, 2014 | SEC Championship | Missouri | W 42–13 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Jan 1, 2015 | Sugar Bowl · CFP semifinal | Ohio State | L 35–42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Dec 5, 2015 | SEC Championship | Florida | W 29–15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Dec 31, 2015 | Cotton Bowl · CFP semifinal | Michigan State | W 38–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Jan 11, 2016 | CFP National Championship | Clemson | W 45–40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Postseason subset | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 20 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
These six actual appearances include two SEC Championship Games, two Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl semifinal and the national championship game. This subset is already included in the Alabama career totals. Calendar-year dates in January belong to the preceding football season. The subset totals 20 tackles, 4.5 TFL for ten yards and half a sack for two yards; no interception is credited.
Official postseason records: 2013 Sugar Bowl · 2014 SEC Championship · 2014 Sugar Bowl · CFP semifinal · 2015 SEC Championship · 2015 Cotton Bowl · CFP semifinal · 2015 CFP National Championship. Results are from Alabama’s perspective. The 2014 SEC link is the original official gamebook preserved by Missourinet; the 2015 SEC link opens the original Florida-hosted statistical report.
Sources & statistical notes
The records behind the spotlight
- Player background: Buccaneers biography, current roster, Alabama draft declaration and Rams personal profile.
- NFL journey and championship: Lions draft report, Giants signing report, Buccaneers signing report, Rams development feature and Super Bowl sack highlight.
- NFL statistics: Original Giants, Panthers and Buccaneers media-guide tables, eight actual playoff gamebooks and eight completed 2026 regular-season gamebooks. Defensive and special-teams tackles retain the records’ stated classifications.
- College statistics: Original Alabama final-season reports and official records of six championship, bowl or playoff appearances. The postseason subset is included within the college annual totals.
- Portrait: the current official Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster image.
Updated November 3, 2026. NFL regular-season statistics stop after November 1, Week 8; preseason is excluded. NFL postseason appearances are shown separately. College championship, bowl and playoff appearances are subsets already included in the school’s annual and career totals. Defensive and special-teams tackles are separated in the NFL records. College QB hurries and NFL QB hits are distinct statistical categories.