Player Career

Alexander Robinson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Alexander Robinson story

Alexander Robinson built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Minneapolis, MN wearing No. 33, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Alexander Robinson's career was his backfield work: 3,309 rushing yards, 705 carries, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 789 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 10 passing yards and 789 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Alexander Robinson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20072008200920092010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonIowa State63237.326.9
2008 Regular SeasonIowa State86349.428.3231
2009 PostseasonIowa State1,45658.237.2593
2009 Regular SeasonIowa State1,45658.237.20
2010 Regular SeasonIowa State1,14751.334.5-309

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Missouri

Week 9 · L 28-42 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

179

Scrimmage Yards

90.2 takeover

179 scrimmage yards and 33.3 usage.

#2

@ Kansas

Week 6 · L 36-41 · Conference game

204

Scrimmage Yards

88.2 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

204 scrimmage yards and 43.3 usage.

#3

vs Army

Week 4 · W 31-10

178

Scrimmage Yards

85 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.

#4

@ Texas

Week 8 · W 28-21 · Conference game

143

Scrimmage Yards

84.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

143 scrimmage yards and 48.1 usage.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 8 · L 7-35 · Conference game

89

Scrimmage Yards

82.8 takeover

Loss with 89 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

89 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Iowa State

1,456 primary output · 58.2 efficiency · 37.2 usage

82.2

#2

2009 Regular Season · Iowa State

82.2

1,456 primary · 58.2 efficiency · 37.2 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Iowa State

77.2

1,147 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 34.5 usage

Milestones

13

100+ rush yards

5

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games