The Penn State Nittany Lions’ star defensive end Chop Robinson turned heads at the NFL Draft Combine as most scouts expected he would, and now appears to have anchored himself firmly in the first round discussion.
Chop Robinson was considered to be one of the most athletic defensive linemen entering the combine and showed out. Now the matter at hand is which team will pull the trigger on selecting him, and whether it will be in the first round of the draft or not.
Robinson is just one of several star defenders who have a chance to be taken in the first, including Kool-Aid McKinstry of Alabama football. A fellow first round graded defender, Terrion Arnold, shared a prediction about his upcoming NFL career. He ran a blistering 4.48 at the combine and has teams lining up to draft him.
With the Draft a little over a month away, let’s examine the best landing spots for the Penn State Nittany Lions’ star.
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers-
Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers have done an outstanding job of building their defense around a few playmakers and filling in the holes as they go along.
Bowles’ team isn’t one of the best defenses in the National Football League these days but they know how to utilize great pass rushers as shown by Lavonte David and others in recent years.
Robinson could be the next in a long line of great Bucs defenders. He has the skill, speed, size and athleticism to make an impact from the first game of his rookie season, but it’s going to take the right scheme and coach to unleash his potential. Bowles and the Buccaneers aren’t world beaters, but they have a need for a player like Robinson which is why they’re being projected to select him late in the first round, where it would be a great mutual fit.
