Here's Your Shield: Ezra Robinson

MSU received it's 16th commitment on Thursday from Sarasota Florida's Ezra Robinson. Robinson was recruited as a Defensive Back and select MSU over a host of Big Ten and ACC schools including Boston College, North Carolina and Wake Forest. Robinson is ranked a 3 star prospect and #51 CB in the nation according to rivals.com. Scout disagrees slightly, listing him also as a 3 star prospect, but 103rd in the nation.

Here's an interview with him from his sophomore year.



He hit that 10 foot broad jump.

The Takeaway: Robinson is a corner recruited by Dantonio who as a former Defensive Backs coach obviously has an eye for the position. The lack of an offer from any Georgian, Floridian or South Carolinan school would have me a mite skittish if it weren't for Dantonio's aforementioned reputation for making good cornerbacks.

Athleticism won't be an issue for Robinson. With a 31 inch vertical and over 10 feet in the broad jump. He has the leaping ability to play the position. Still not convinced? He's the Sarasota County record holder of the triple jump with a 44' 4" jump and an 11.46 in the 100 Meter Dash at the County Championship meet. The 100 meter dash time is not stellar, but given Robinson's destruction of all events jumping I think explosiveness is a strength for this young man.

Robinson's commitment likely closes out our Cornerback recruiting for 2012. It looks like MSU would take one of Demetrious Cox or Jordan Diggs, both highly sought after recruits for the Safety position. Both are A-List DB prospects, but if neither wants to come to MSU I suspect we're done in the Secondary for this year.

Welcome Ezra Robinson.

Gah! There was a bunch of stuff wrong on this write-up. He apparently did have offers from Clemson, GT and South Florida. I only found these things after reading What Is Your Profession? so go check out their write-up which is fairly similar, except more accurate.