NFL Draft
3/25/25
5 min read
Que Robinsion 2025 NFL Draft: Scouting Report For Alabama Crimson Tide EDGE
Height: 6041 (verified)
Weight: 236lbs (verified)
Year: Redshirt Senior
Pro Comparison: Malcolm Koonce
Scouting Overview
Alabama Crimson Tide edge defender Quandarrius “Que” Robinson is a long, fluid pass rusher who plays the game with excellent urgency as a rusher. The Tide found ways to move Robinson around the front in 2024, and he rewarded them with a disruptive presence before an injury cut his season short.
The sample size and injury history are alarming, as Robinson leaves Alabama with 370 total defensive snaps for the entirety of his career. In his only chance as a marquee player, he suffered a season-ending arm injury. As a smaller player for his position, the trend line makes him a potential risk.
2025 NFL Combine Results
TBD
Positives
- Has a disruptive first step and natural cornering ability to squeeze the pocket
- Natural instinct is evident as a pass rusher to feel available lanes developing
- Boasts nearly 700 career snaps on special teams at Alabama to help offset defensive workload variance
Negatives
- Has had two major injuries — a 2019 ankle injury and a 2024 season-ending elbow/forearm injury
- Lean frame is undersized for an every-down role
- Run defense profile is almost a complete shot in the dark and projection
Background
Robinson is from Birmingham, AL, and played high school football for Jackson-Olin HS. There, he was considered one of the top 100 recruits in the country as a prized 4-star talent (247 Sports). Robinson was originally committed to Auburn before flipping to Alabama as a member of their 2020 recruiting class.
His senior season of high school was cut short due to an ankle injury; he required surgery to make a full recovery. Before the injury, Robinson was invited to play in the US Army All-American Bowl.
Robinson redshirted his true freshman season in Tuscaloosa in 2020 before collecting his first game action on special teams in 2021 across several games. By 2022, Robinson was a core-four special teamer with more than 230 snaps on Special Teams for the Tide, including 91 on kickoff coverage and 76 on punt return.
He played sparingly on defense that season. Robinson’s peak as a special teamer came in 2023 when he logged 278 snaps while nearly touching 100 total snaps on defense in Nick Saban’s final season with the program.
He stayed for a fifth season of eligibility and enjoyed a defensive breakout in 2024 before a season-ending arm injury suffered against LSU cut his year short after just nine games.
Robinson was invited to the 2025 East-West Shrine Bowl.
Tale Of The Tape
Robinson is an instinctive pass rusher despite his limited opportunities throughout the course of his five-year career with the Crimson Tide. He’s got a fluid gas pedal to accelerate around corners or claim creases in the pocket when not attacking the outside arc on his rush.
Alabama showed some creativity with moving Robinson around, at times implementing a similar rush strategy as Georgia did with Jalon Walker in 2024. These reps underscore the quick twitch and close ability that Robinson offers but the most translatable part of these delayed rushes or spys is how he transitions into a burst to shoot through protection and attack the quarterback.
With his traditional rushes off the edge, Robinson illustrates a good long-arm to play with power and bull rush tackles despite his lack of experience. He’s capable of stressing tackles with speed and explosiveness before pulling out a rush counter to drop the hands or working back inside and forcing tackles that sell out for his speed to pay. The natural athleticism is evident and will serve as a foundation for his game so long as he’s able to stay on the field.
Robinson has sufficient length to play on the edge and room to grow in the use of his hands as a rusher.
But while Robinson does offer power as a rusher, thanks to his explosion playing forward, his work in more neutral downs as a run defender and point-of-attack player is a long-term goal. He has a lean frame that doesn’t offer the lower-body mass or core strength to hold firm and reset the line of scrimmage. And while Robinson does provide the necessary length to play with a clean chest, his punch power and upper-body strength to press and then deconstruct blocks should be considered developmental.
An every-down role can’t be ruled out of his future, but getting consistent pass-rush production as a rotational presence and special teamer on gamedays should be his immediate objective.
The special teams resume will undoubtedly put him in a position to contribute on game days while he continues to develop his strength profile and further refine his pass rush abilities. He has the raw skills to be a viable rotational rusher straight away, and as a result, he has multiple things to offer on game day. However, the risks and the incomplete nature of his resume suggest this is a high-variance outcome prospect.
Ideal Scheme Fit, Role
Robinson is a developmental pass rusher who will benefit from potentially stacking some mass onto his frame. While an every-down role can’t be ruled out of his future, getting consistent pass-rush production as a rotational presence and special teamer on gamedays should be his immediate objective.
Grade: 69.50/100.00, Sixth Round Value
Big Board Rank: TBD
Position Rank: TBD
Make sure to check out our new home for all of our NFL Draft content.
