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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2013 Football Roster

24 DeVante Robinson

  • Position CB
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 178
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Lithonia, Ga.
  • High School Martin Luther King Jr.

Biography

FRESHMAN (2012): Welcome addition who joined team as a walkon… Unselfish individual who works hard on and off the field… Helped prepare Eagle offense as a member of the scout team… Earned 3.46 grade point average in Fall 2012… Named to Georgia Southern Athletics Honor Roll for posting a 3.0 or better grade point average for the spring and fall 2012 semesters.

PREP: Played for Coach Michael Carson at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Lithonia, Ga.... Lions won the Region championship twice during his career (2007, 2010)... Earned recognition as a selection to the DeKalb County All-Star team as a senior... Registered 38 tackles with two sacks, a TFL, forced fumble and interception as a senior... Picked off two opponent passes in junior season with 26 tackles... Played varsity as a sophomore with 10 total tackles including three tackles for loss... Won three letters in football and was selected a captain as a senior... Lettered four years in track and field, running sprints (100m, 200m) and as a member of the 4X100m and 4X400m Relay teams... Also competed in the Long Jump and High Jump... Member of the Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Born October 17, 1992 in Miami, Fla.... Parents are Kowana Robinson and Vincent Campbell... One of five children... Earned his certification as a lifeguard... Enjoys playing video games and riding dirt bikes... Lists Texan free safety Ed Reed as his favorite football player and Kobe Bryant and Mike Tyson as his other favorite athletes... Would request a ticket to Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals if he could see any sporting event... Movies he can’t turn off include “Black Hawk Down,” “Paid in Full,” and “Shottas”... Writes that his brother has had the biggest influence on his life because “with his music, he showed me that there is a positive way to rise above the gangs and violence of my hometown.”

MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering

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