| Travian Robertson Scouting Report |
| Travian Robertson - South Carolina (HT: 6-4⅛ - WT: 302) |
Positives -- Well put together for a defensive tackle, not a lot of fat on him and has a good build... Has a great base for a big guy, most have the tendency to rise up immediately but Robertson does a nice job of staying low and firing off the ball... Has a decent first step; it's good for nose tackle and will take the
plodders inside off guard and will allow him to penetrate some gaps and make stops in the backfield or at least disrupt the play... Does a nice job of using his hands to disengage from lineman; makes it tough to get your hands to his chest... Very adept at getting down the line, can get off of blocks from guards and work his way down towards the ends to make plays... A hard worker in between the lines, will pursue the ball from his defensive tackle spot; you rarely see this with 300 pounders... Played in the SEC and went up against elite competition during every conference game.
Negatives -- Won't provide much as a pass rusher at this point; mainly just a run stuffer... Often takes himself out of plays, gets sealed to the outside way too easily... His build can fool some people as he isn't as athletic as he appears to be... Can get overwhelmed by contact at times; bigger interior lineman have little to no trouble blocking him on nearly every play... Technique is very sloppy, was called out multiple times for it during the Shrine game practices... Often ends up on the ground; this should absolutely not happen with a player of Robertson's size... Struggles against double teams, but was rarely doubled in 2011 with the talent of the other defensive lineman in South Carolina including Jadeveon Clowney and Melvin Ingram... Missed most of the 2009 season with injuries... Has a limited ceiling.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6041 |
| Weight |
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302 |
| Arm |
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32¼ |
| Hand |
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10⅛ |
| 40-Time |
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5.32 |
| Vertical |
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26 |
| Broad |
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8'6" |
| Bench Press |
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30 |
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At South Carolina -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Returned from season-ending injury in 2009 to help anchor one of the top defensive fronts in the SEC... earned fourth-team All-SEC accolades from Phil Steele... started all 14 contests... had 42 tackles, including 10.0 for loss and 4.0 sacks... recovered two fumbles and forced one... posted his first two career sacks in win over Furman while finishing with five total tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss... logged four tackles at Auburn... had a sack and 2.0 tackles for loss and forced a fumble at Kentucky... named third-team Midseason All-SEC by Phil Steele... had a career-high seven tackles in win over Vanderbilt... posted four tackles, including a sack, and recovered a fumble in win over Clemson... had five stops in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Florida State... named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2009: Junior defensive tackle who was a key contributor early in the season before suffering a season-ending right knee injury against Ole Miss in Week 4... started each of the first four games... logged eight tackles including three each against NC State and Florida Atlantic... had one tackle for loss... received a medical redshirt season to regain the year of eligibility. 2008: Played in all 13 games... collected 17 tackles, including a pair of tackles for loss... had a career-high six tackles, including a tackle for loss against Clemson... forced a fumble against Tennessee and had a fumble recovery against Clemson.
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