Tyree Robinson (born April 14, 1994) is an

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for the

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of the

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(USFL). He played

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at the

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Early years

Robinson attended Lincoln High School. As a junior, he had 12 receptions for 160 yards, one

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, 9 tackles and was named to the San Diego All-section second-team on offense. As a

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in basketball, he averaged 21.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, while being selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Grid-Hoop Team. As a senior, he posted 60 tackles, 4 interceptions, 10 passes defensed, 17 receptions for 319 yards (18.8 avg.) and 10

s. He was selected to the Cal-Hi All-state team as a multi-purpose player (QB/WR/DB) and named San Diego sectional offensive player-of-the-year, along with receiving All-league first-team offensive honors.

College career

Robinson accepted a football scholarship from the

. He was a backup at

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as a freshman. His only start came against the

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. He had 36 tackles (12th on the team), one tackle for loss and one pass defensed. As a sophomore, he was moved from

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for the last 6 games of the season. He started 11 games, tallying 64 tackles (fourth on the team), 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions (led the team), 5 passes defensed and one sack. He had 2 interceptions against

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, including one returned for a 41-yard

. As a junior, he started the first 2 games at

, before being moved back to

. He started 11 games, making 53 tackles (fourth on the team), one interception, 6 passes defensed (second on the team) and one sack. As a senior, he started 12 games at

, collecting 48 tackles (seventh on the team), 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions (third on the team), 5 passes defensed and 2 fumble recoveries. He returned an interception 100 yards for a

, in the 2017 Las Vegas Bowl 28–38 loss against

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College statistics

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Robinson was signed as an

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by the

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after the

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on April 30. After making the Cowboys regular season roster, Robinson was waived on September 18, after

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recovered from his hamstring injury. He was re-signed to the

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on September 20.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 11, 2018, Robinson was signed to the

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' active roster off Dallas'

. On August 10, 2019, Robinson was waived by the 49ers. He was re-signed 11 days later on August 21. He was released on August 31.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Robinson signed with the

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of the CFL on April 20, 2020. After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the

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, Robinson chose to opt-out of his contract with the Tiger-Cats on September 3, 2020. He re-signed with the team on October 19, 2020. He was released on July 23, 2021.

Edmonton Elks

The Elks announced the signing of Robinson on January 31, 2022.

References

External links

Oregon Ducks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Tyree 1994 births Living people Players of American football from San Diego Players of Canadian football from San Diego American football safeties Oregon Ducks football players Dallas Cowboys players San Francisco 49ers players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Birmingham Stallions (2022) players