NBC Sports Rotoworld on Bijan Robinson
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Robinson thrived in a subpar offensive environment last year by racking up more targets, catches, and yards than any running back not named McCaffrey. With Kevin Stefanski on the headset, there's no guarantee Robinson is nearly as involved in the passing game. The Browns last year had just 63 receiver routes from all of their running backs combined.
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Stefanski's arrival threatens Robinson's pass-catching role; Browns historically underuse RBs.
Robinson thrived in a subpar offensive environment last year by racking up more targets, catches, and yards than any running back not named McCaffrey. His pass-catching numbers were juiced by a historic number of wide receiver routes; he ran 157 routes from the slot or out wide and caught 40 passes from those alignments (fourth-most receiver routes for an RB over the past decade, second-most receptions). He was targeted on 32 percent of his wide receiver routes compared to 17 percent of his backfield routes. With Kevin Stefanski now as head coach, there's no guarantee Robinson remains as involved in the passing game. The Browns last year had just 63 receiver routes from all running backs combined, and Stefanski has not been all that interested in throwing to his running backs; in his six years as Cleveland's head coach, the team finished above-average in total running back targets just once. Atlanta has the sixth-lowest win total of the season, so Robinson could slide down the RB ranks if Stefanski isn't committed to keeping him as a focal point of the passing game.
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