Much has been made in recent months about the upside that Pittsburgh Steelers’ seventh-round rookie linebacker Mark Robinson carries, having made the switch from running back to linebacker, resulting in him being drafted less than a year later by the black and gold.
It’s a common switch in football at all levels, as there’s similar traits that stand out among running backs and linebackers, that being lateral quickness, vision, and explosion downhill. Robinson seems to have those traits in abundance at the moment, which made his transition from running back to linebacker a successful one to this point.