KOREN ROBINSON
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#3-KOREN ROBINSON North Carolina State University Wolfpack 6:01.3-202

ANALYSIS
Positives... Explosive breakaway threat with impressive leaping ability... Explodes coming off the line and uses his hands well to escape press coverage...Has an array of moves to elude defenders and shows proper crack-block techniques upfield... Sharp route runner who is especially effective on underneath passes and crossing patterns...Has good fielkd awareness and is very conscious of the sideline markers... Separates quickly from the defender in the open, showing that second gear needed to gain yardage after the catch...Natural hand extender going up for the ball and shows fluid body adjustments coming back for the off-target tosses...Very tough and physical going for the ball in a crowd...His upfield acceleration consistently allows him to break tackles...Always gets in the defender's way when trying to block for the ground game.

Negatives... Concentration on the ball needs improvement, as he does not always get his head turned around properly to track the ball in flight...Hesitates at times when he can't escape the press at the line, seeming to give up when his initial move does not work...While he shows quickness in-&-out of his breaks, he will run sloppy routes late in the game (tends to run out of gas)...Good citizen, but still needs to mature off the field.

CAREER NOTES
Though his Wolfpack career lasted only two years, this Torry Holt clone made his mark in the school's record books...Tied Holt's (1995-98) all-time record with 14 100-yard games receiving, accomplishing that feat in 22 games, while it took Holt 41... Third on NCSU's career-record list with 15 touchdown catches, topped only by Holt (31) and Eddie Goines (17, 1991-94)...Ranks fourth in school annals with an average of 17.4 yards per catch, fifth with 1914 yards receiving and seventh with 110 receptions...Has also proven to be a dangerous return artist, gaining 560 yards on 24 kickoff returns and 312 yards with a pair of touchdowns on 28 punt returns...Added 110 yards on 28 carries, giving him 2896 all-purpose yards for his career, the tenth-best total in Wolfpack history.

REMIND ME OF... Former Pittsburgh great Lynn Swann.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... Unless teams are convinced that he's a bad character, a few missed meetings and tardiness to practice will not hurt his draft stock any. The Browns are basically going to have to toss a coin to decide between Robinson and Terrell. If he matures off the field, great things are certain to develop on the field.

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