An undersized but explosive Navy defensive tackle, Landon Robinson became the Midshipmen's first First Team All-American since Napoleon McCallum in 1985.
Landon Robinson arrives in Cincinnati as a seventh-round rookie who spent three seasons wrecking option-football fronts for Navy. At 5'11" and 293 pounds, he is short for the position, but his get-off and motor made him the American Conference's top defensive player as a senior, and the Bengals are betting his athleticism translates to a rotational interior role early in his career.
Path to the league
Robinson played at Copley High School in Copley, Ohio, before enrolling at the Naval Academy. He did not appear in a game as a freshman in 2022, then broke into the lineup the following year and never left. The Bengals selected him in the seventh round, 226th overall, in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Over three playing seasons at Navy, Robinson piled up 153 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss and 14.5 sacks in 38 games. He earned back-to-back First Team All-American Conference honors in 2024 and 2025, and as a senior he was named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Year and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year en route to AP First Team All-American recognition, the first Navy player to earn that honor from any outlet since Napoleon McCallum in 1985.
2025 season recap
Robinson's 2025 season was the best of his career, anchoring Navy's front and drawing national attention for his combination of production and athletic testing, including a 4.87-second 40-yard dash and a 32.5-inch vertical jump at his pro day. That performance capped his college career and pushed him into the 2026 draft as a rotational defensive tackle prospect with starter upside.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Landon Robinson
- Bengals.com: Landon Robinson player page
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Group
- defense
- College
- Navy
- Hometown
- Fairlawn, OH, USA
- Age
- 23
- Status
- active
