From now until the 2025 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, down to Day 3 selections, and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Nebraska DL Ty Robinson.
#9 TY ROBINSON/DT NEBRASKA – 6-6, 310 POUNDS. (SENIOR)
MEASUREMENTS
| Player | Ht/Wt | Hand Size | Arm Length | Wingspan |
| Ty Robinson | 6-6/310 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 40-Yard Dash | 10-Yard Dash | Short Shuttle | 3-Cone | |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Broad Jump | Vertical | Bench Press | ||
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
THE GOOD
– Very powerful player with a strong, developed upper and lower body
– His motor is a locomotive that never stops
– Great rip, bull rush, long-arm, and club moves when pass-rushing
– Can win consistently on the inside and outside to get to the quarterback
– Uses hands well to shed blockers and jolt defenders at the snap
– Plays with good leverage
– Extremely physical run defender who hits linemen and runners with force
– Surprising closing speed to shorten open lanes and gaps
– Times snaps well to dictate reps and has a fast first step
– Slants, stunts, and shoots gaps well in the run game
– Versatility to play up and down the line
– Intelligent and aware player against the run and to bat passes down
– Leadership and character are very high
THE BAD
– Plays with high pad level too often and can get upright off the snap
– Needs a better, more consistent pass-rush plan instead of winning strictly with power
– Struggles to reach runners laterally on outside zone plays
– Difficulty sinking his hips at times and maintaining low center of gravity
– Not able to take on double teams consistently to anchor
– Limited pass-rush arsenal of moves and techniques
– Only had good production in his senior season (six years in the same program)
– Seven missed tackles this past season
– Older prospect at the start of the season (24 years old)
BIO
– Born May 3, 2001 (23 years old) in Gilbert, Ariz
– 2,550 total snaps (1,334 B-gap, 642 over tackle, 312 A-gap, 253 outside the tackle)
– 302 special teams snaps (216 FG Block, 45 punt return, 41 FG kick))
– Appeared in 60 games with 47 starts in a six-year career at Nebraska (all-time games leader)
– Career: 134 total tackles, 27 TFLs, 12 sacks, 25 missed tackles, 77 run stops, 12 PDs, 1 fumble recovery, 1 forced fumble
– 2024 season: 37 total tackles, 13 TFLs, 7 sacks, 7 missed tackles, 28 run stops, 4 PDs, 1 forced fumble
– 2024 Second-team All-Big Ten
– 2023 Honorable-mention All-Big Ten
– 2023 Played in 12 games and started 11 of them
– 2023 Graduated with a health sciences degree
– 2022 Started every game
– Played in every game in 2020 and 2021 with 11 combined starts
– 2019 redshirt year, where he appeared in three games
– Four-star recruit, according to 247 Sports
– Played DT and DE in high school
TAPE BREAKDOWN
Ty Robinson was a late bloomer as a draft prospect but enters the 2025 NFL Draft having played an excellent season at Nebraska under head coach Matt Rhule.