Amik Robertson
No. 21 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S. | July 6, 1998||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | Thibodaux | ||||||||||||||
College: | Louisiana Tech (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 4 / pick: 139 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Amik Robertson (born July 6, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech. Robertson was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.
Early life
[edit]Robertson attended Thibodaux High School in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[1] A 3-star recruit, Robertson committed to Louisiana Tech to play football over offers from Houston, Kansas State, and LSU, among others.[2]
College career
[edit]Robertson played at Louisiana Tech University from 2017 to 2019.[3][4] He became a starter his freshman year and remained there throughout his college career. As a freshman he was the Defensive MVP of the 2017 Frisco Bowl.[5] As a junior he was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).[6] He finished his career with 184 tackles, 14 interceptions, four sacks and three touchdowns. After his junior season, he entered the 2020 NFL draft, forgoing his senior season.[7]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
All values from NFL Combine[8] |
Las Vegas Raiders
[edit]Robertson was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round with the 139th pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[9]
Detroit Lions
[edit]On March 14, 2024, Robertson signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[10]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2020 | LV | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | LV | 10 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | LV | 17 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
2023 | LV | 17 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 52 | 21 | 111 | 84 | 27 | 2.0 | 4 | 47 | 11.7 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "LSU should extend an offer to Amik Robertson". The Times of Houma/Thibodaux. December 28, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Amik Robertson 2017 Cornerback Louisiana Tech". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Diaz, Cory. "Meek Amik: How life changed, made star LA Tech corner grow up fast". thenewsstar.com.
- ^ Singleton, Chris. "Chris Singleton: Amik Robertson is the best DB in the land". Daily Comet.
- ^ Singleton, Chris. "Robertson wins defensive award at Frisco Bowl". Houma Today.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech star corner Amik Robertson earns First-team All-American honors". thenewsstar.com.
- ^ Diaz, Cory (December 17, 2019). "LA Tech football star Amik Robertson enters 2020 NFL Draft". The News Star. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Amik Robertson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Kyle (April 25, 2020). "NFL analysts rave over the Raiders' fourth-round steal, Amik Robertson". Raiders.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 14, 2024). "Lions sign unrestricted free agents OLB Marcus Davenport and CB Amik Robertson". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.