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  Akeem Robinson
Akeem Robinson

Player Profile
Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Miami, FL

High School:
Carol City Senior

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 260

Position:
TE

Experience:
2 VL

Major:
Sociology

Robinson Fact: Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll each of the last two years.
Years Lettered: 2005,06
Years Starter: 2006
Bowl Participation: Reserve tight end in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; reserve tight end in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Co-first-team tight end

Overview: Returning starter at tight end even though he did not catch a pass in 2006...has played in 25 consecutive games...named to the Clemson Academic Honor Roll in 2006...named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the 2006-07 academic year...made the academic honor roll for both semesters in 2006-07...athletic player who has played defense and offense over his career at Clemson...played 303 snaps in 2006 after playing just 21 snaps in 2005...named to the academic honor roll in the spring semester of 2006...lettered only one year in high school...red-shirted the 2004 season as a tight end, offensive lineman, and defensive lineman...both of his parents were track athletes at Idaho.

2006: Started nine games...started eight of the first nine games...had his two highest play totals in Clemson's two most impressive wins; played 42 snaps in the win at Wake Forest and graded 81 percent, then played 43 snaps in the win over #13 Georgia Tech and graded 91 percent...had a season-high seven knockdowns in the win over Louisiana Tech when he graded a season-high 93 percent...started seven of the first eight games; the only game he missed was the North Carolina game.

2005: Reserve tight end who played in every game on special teams, and in six of the 12 games at tight end...played six snaps in the win over Colorado; his blocking helped James Davis to a 150-yard day...used as a run blocker; he was never an intended receiver...played five snaps against Temple.

2004: Red-shirted as an offensive and defensive lineman, and tight end.

Before Clemson: Played left offensive tackle as a senior for the AAAAAA state champions of Carol City High...lettered one year in football and four years in basketball...All-Dade as a senior...#20 on the Miami-Dade top-25 prospect list...scored 10 points per game on the hardwood...ranked in the top-10 percent of his high school class...his parents (Brenda and Leroy) both attended Idaho on track scholarships...chose Clemson over Florida...coached by Walt Frazier...born Akeem J. Robinson on Dec. 12, 1985...majoring in sociology.


 
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