Jevoni Robinson

{{short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1992)}}

{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography

|name=Jevoni Robinson

|image=2024, 49, Jevoni Robinson.jpg

|image_upright=

|caption=Robinson with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024

|team=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

|number=49

|position1=Wide receiver

|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|11|16}}

|birth_place=Jamaica

|Height_ft=6

|Height_in=8

|Weight_lbs=225

|college=None

|high_school=Independence (Charlotte, NC)

|CFLDraftedYear=2023G

|CFLDraftedRound=1

|CFLDraftedPick=7

|CFLDraftedTeam=BC Lions

|playing_years1={{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}}

|playing_team1=Houston Texans

|playing_years2={{AAF Year|2019}}

|playing_team2=San Antonio Commanders

|playing_years3={{XFL Year|2023}}

|playing_team3=St. Louis Battlehawks*

|playing_years4={{CFL Year|2023}}

|playing_team4=BC Lions*

|playing_years5={{CFL Year|2024}}–present

|playing_team5=Hamilton Tiger-Cats

|career_footnotes=*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

|status=Active

|import=global

|career_highlights=

|CFL=jevoni-robinson

}}

Jevoni Robinson (born November 16, 1992) is a Jamaican professional football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and former basketball player. He played college basketball at NC State and Barry. He has also been a member of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL), the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL, and the BC Lions of the CFL.

Early life

Robinson was born in Jamaica, growing up participating in cricket, rugby, soccer, and track.{{cite web | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/football/article193640514.html | title=Barry University — with no football team — has a player in the NFL | publisher=miamiherald.com | date=January 8, 2018 | accessdate=February 28, 2024 | author=Villa, Walter}} He attended Bridgeport High School in Jamaica before moving to the United States and attending Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina for his junior and senior years of high school.{{cite web | url=https://gopack.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jevoni-robinson/2503 | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=gopack.com | accessdate=February 28, 2024}} He only played one season of high school football, as a wide receiver, and only caught one pass. He did not play basketball in high school.

Basketball career

=NC State=

Robinson first attended North Carolina Central University as a non-athlete student. After spending one year at North Carolina Central and undergoing a growth spurt, he transferred to North Carolina State University. At NC State, he emailed associate head coach Bobby Lutz to try and get a tryout for the college basketball team but did not receive a response. However, after an NC State team manager saw Robinson dunking in a gym, he ended up making the team.

Robinson played in 12 games for NC State during the 2012–13 season and five games during the 2013–14 season. He only averaged 1.1 minutes a game during his NC State career.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/jevoni-robinson-1.html | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=sports-reference.com | accessdate=February 28, 2024}}

=Barry=

Robinson transferred to play basketball at Barry for the 2014–15 season. He played in 31 games, starting two, averaging 5.4 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game.{{cite web | url=https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jevoni-robinson/1492 | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=gobarrybucs.com | accessdate=February 28, 2024}}

=Italy=

Robinson played one season for Angri Pallacanestro in Italy.{{cite web | url=https://theprovince.com/sports/football/cfl/bc-lions/jevoni-robinson-has-taken-unusual-route-to-cfl/wcm/5024aafd-e079-4b29-909f-0c75b1e04083/amp/ | title=From Italy to B.C.: Jevoni Robinson has taken an unusual route to the CFL | publisher=theprovince.com | date=May 26, 2023 | accessdate=February 28, 2024 | author=Wells, Nick}}

Professional football career

After only playing football for one year in high school, Robinson was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) on December 26, 2017, as a tight end. He signed a futures contact on January 1, 2018. He was waived/injured on September 1 and placed on injured reserve on September 2. Robinson was waived from injured reserve on September 12, 2018.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jevoni-robinson-robinje06/transactions | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 28, 2024}}

Robinson signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the newly-formed Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/pro-sports/commanders-aaf/article/Tight-end-Robinson-working-through-transition-to-13548613.php | title=Tight end Robinson working through transition to football with San Antonio Commanders | publisher=mysanantonio.com | date=January 20, 2019 | accessdate=February 28, 2024 | author=Luca, Greg}} He was waived on March 4, 2019.

Robinson played for the Sea Lions of The Spring League in 2021, catching three passes for 19 yards.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/jevoni-robinson-robinje06 | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=February 28, 2024}}

Robinson signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL on February 4, 2023. He was released on February 9, 2023.

Robinson was selected by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the seventh overall pick, in the first round, of the 2023 CFL Global Draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023-global-draft-tracker/ | title=2023 GLOBAL DRAFT TRACKER | publisher=cfl.ca | accessdate=February 28, 2024}} He signed with the team on May 4, 2023. He was moved to the practice roster on June 4, and was released on November 13, 2023.

Robinson was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL on January 25, 2024. He dressed in 16 games for the Tiger-Cats in 2024, catching 19 passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns on 23 targets.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/r/robi05850.html | title=Jevoni Robinson | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=13 March 2025}}