Ethan Robinson

Robinson was born on April 30, 2003, in Bronxville, New York.^[1] He attended Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York, where he played football and basketball.^[2] There, he started three years on the football team and was captain, winning the conference championship in 2019.^[1] After high school, he committed to play college football for the NCAA Division I FCS-level Bucknell Bison.^[1]

Robinson started six games at cornerback as a freshman at Bucknell in 2021, posting 54 tackles and a team-leading five pass breakups and two forced fumbles.^[1] He then tallied 50 tackles, five pass breakups and an interception in 2022.^[1] In 2023, Robinson posted 50 tackles, 10 pass breakups and three interceptions, being named first-team All-Patriot League.^[3] In total, he started 26 games with Bucknell.^[4]

After the 2023 season, Robinson entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.^[5] He was a starter in his only season there.^[6] He recorded 42 tackles, eight pass breakups and three interceptions while starting all 13 games, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors.^[7] Across his four years at Bucknell and Minnesota, Robinson recorded 196 tackles, 31 pass defended, eight interceptions and a sack in 44 games.^[2]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Robinson signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.^[2] In a preseason win against the Detroit Lions, he had the game-sealing interception.^[2] He was waived on August 26, 2025, at the final roster cuts.^[8] He was signed to the practice squad on October 28.^[9] On December 20, he was the active roster.^[10] Robinson made his NFL debut the following day against the Cincinnati Bengals, appearing on eight special teams snaps.^[11]