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East Tennessee State University

2021-22 Football

3 Tyree Robinson

  • Pos DB
  • Ht 5-11
  • Wt 185
  • Yr Senior

Biography

2021 (Senior): Named to both the Phil Steele Magazine All-American Third Team and the HERO Sports FCS All-American Third Team … Awarded a spot on both the Coaches and Media First Team All-SoCon … Appeared and started in all 13 games for the Bucs, playing an instrumental part in a defense that wreaked havoc all season long … Robinson was fifth on the team in tackles with 58, while hauling in a team-high five interceptions … Capped off the season with two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble, while also chipping in for 2.5 tackles for loss … Season-high 10 tackles in the season finale at North Dakota State in the FCS Quarterfinals … Posted a key game with seven tackles in the win over VMI, also recording one of his two fumble recoveries in the win over the Keydets … Returned an interception 98 yards in the win over Samford on Sept. 25, also forcing his lone fumble against the Bulldogs.

2020 (Senior)*: Tabbed to the Coaches and Media First Team All-SoCon … Appeared and started in all six games on the season for ETSU … Finished fifth on the team in total tackles with 37, including 22 solo tackles … Tied for second on the squad in tackles for loss with 4.5, setting a new career high … Concluded the year with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Scooped up a fumble on the second play of the game against The Citadel, returning it to the house for a 27-yard fumble-return touchdown … Forced the fumble against VMI to seal the win over the 8th-ranked Keydets on April 3 in Lexington, Va. … Registered a season-high eight tackles on three different occasions, with ETSU winning all three games (Samford, The Citadel, VMI) … Named to the First Team Preseason All-SoCon squad.

*Season played in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 (Junior): Named Phil Steele Magazine Preseason First Team All-SoCon … Honored as a STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List candidate … Named to the STATS FCS Preseason Second Team All-America … Named Preseason All-SoCon First Team Defense … HERO Sports Preseason All-American Second Team … Named Phil Steele Magazine Preseason FCS All-American Third Team … Appeared in eight games with eight starts, missing the remaining four games due to injury … Finished the season with 50 tackles, including 38 solo … Posted a then career-best 3.0 tackles for loss and concluded the season with eight pass breakups … Recorded five or more tackles in seven of the eight games played … Tied a career-high in tackles with nine at Furman (Sept. 28), while forcing his first collegiate fumble against the Paladins.

2018 (Sophomore): Garnered a spot on the AP FCS All-American Team, HERO Sports Sophomore All-American squad, STATS FCS All-America Second Team and the Phil Steele Magazine All-American Second Team … Named to the First Team All-SoCon Defense … October SoCon Athlete of the Month … Claimed both SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 … Played in all 12 games for ETSU, starting in 11 contests … Finished the year with 71 total tackles (47 solo), six interceptions, 2.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, nine pass breakups and two defensive touchdowns … Tallied five or more tackles in 10 of the 12 games played, including a season-high nine tackles against Western Carolina (Oct. 27) … Picked off two passes against The Citadel (Oct. 13), including returning one 42 yards to the house to seal the victory for ETSU … Collected defensive touchdowns in back-to-back games against The Citadel and Wofford (Oct. 20) … Led the SoCon in interceptions (6), interceptions returned for a touchdown (1) and passes defended (15) … Finished third in the league in interception return yards (95).

2017 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games, making four starts in his rookie season with the Bucs … Made first collegiate start vs. Wofford on Oct. 28 … Finished the season with 39 tackles, including season-high eight-tackle games vs. Wofford and Chattanooga (Nov. 18) … Recorded his first collegiate tackle in the season-opening win over Limestone on Sept. 2, while adding four tackles each against Mercer (Sept. 23) and Western Carolina (Oct. 14) … Posted at least one tackle in all 11 games played.

High School: Earned all-state and all-region honors … Named Defensive Player of the Year and Team MVP … Registered 156 tackles (74 solo), four interceptions, five pass breakups and one touchdown in 2016.

Personal: Son of Shae Faulkner and Dewayne Robinson … Born Aug. 25, 1999 … Plans to major in engineering technology with a concentration in electronics engineering technology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017-18Freshman

    DB
    5'11" 177 lbs
    14
  • 16

    2018-19Sophomore

    DB
    5'11" 184 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019-20Junior

    DB
    5'11" 184 lbs
    16
  • 3

    2020-21Senior

    DB
    5'11" 184 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Senior

    DB
    5'11" 185 lbs
    3