I am very honored to be going to the draft and sharing that very special day with Bijan and his family." "His family has raised an absolute star of a person. "You can't put a price on the value he will bring to an organization, because he will contribute immensely both on and off the field. "His character and humility are second to none," Bene said. "He has worked so hard to be great in every aspect of his life."Īs great a talent as Robinson is on the football field, it's his character that stands out most to Bene, who will attend the draft in person as one of Robinson's guests. "Watching Bijan grow and mature as an athlete, student and person has been amazing," Bene said. He played just three seasons at Texas, becoming the Doak Award winner, before knowing it was time to go to the NFL. 8 overall on Thursday to the Atlanta Falcons in his latest NFL mock draft.īeing projected as a top-10 overall pick doesn't surprise former Salpointe head football coach Dennis Bene, who stepped down after Robinson completed his incredible four-year run with the Lancers, with whom Robinson amassed more than 7,000 rushing yards and scored 114 touchdowns. King told former Arizona Cardinals player Ron Wolfley on Tuesday morning during the Wolf & Luke radio show on Arizona Sports 98.7 that Robinson was his favorite player in the draft, a "no doubt" guy who will make it big not only with his running abilities but his pass-catching abilities. That was one defining moment of so many during a high school career that led to Robinson twice receiving the Ed Doherty Award for the best high school football player in Arizona and catapulted a brilliant three-year career at Texas to now having NFL insider Peter King calling him his favorite player in this week's NFL draft. "He broke free down the sideline and then, with one arm, lifted a defender into the air and then placed him on the ground all the while running full speed into the end zone," said Rogers, who was an assistant at Salpointe during Robinson's years there. It was some time during Bijan Robinson's high school football career at Tucson Salpointe Catholic that coach Eric Rogers knew that it was clear the kid was destined to play on Sundays. Watch Video: RB Bijan Robinson should be a surefire first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft
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