School: University of Missouri
Year: Graduate Student
Major: Hospitality Management
As the NFL Draft approached this spring, football pundits noted not only Darius Robinson’s athletic prowess, but his versatility and ability to play multiple positions.
Robinson himself said he’s open to doing whatever a team needs from him. He proved that in his final year of college football, switching from the interior defensive tackle, which he had played throughout his time at University of Missouri, to the edge. He said he wants teams to know that he is a low ego, high output guy.
“It’s really important, because at the end of the day, I have to earn the respect of my new teammates and my new coaches,” he says. “I have to start all the way at the bottom again — So, just show them I’m willing to do whatever role you put me in to the best of my ability to help win games.”
Robinson also has proven his skills as a student and as a community member, founding the Darius Robinson Helping Hands Foundation in the fall of 2023. For these accomplishments, he is named the 2024 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male Sports Scholar of the Year.
“He has always been about helping other people succeed, while also growing in his own realm,” says Cody Hendrickson, assistant director of athletics/ student-athlete leadership. “Darius is always the first one to give back, to be involved, and really, he transitioned from this freshman coming in to this great leader for the University of Missouri.”
