3 stats Baltimore Ravens fans must know about Tavius Robinson

The Baltimore Ravens continued to add to the trenches in the 2023 NFL Draft when they drafted Tavius Robinson from Ole Miss in the fourth round. Falling to day three often means that fans do not know who the player is, or may have only briefly heard of him. So what are the Ravens getting from the Ole Miss pass rusher?

3. Tavius Robinson took a longer road to the Baltimore Ravens

Tavius Robinson will be 24 years old when he enters the NFL draft. To put this into context, Odafe Oweh is about two weeks older than Robinson, and David Ojabo is two years younger than Robinson. He was a late bloomer because he came from Canada.

After two years at a college up north, he went to Ole Miss in 2020. As a third-year player, he was able to get on the field early and played 381 snaps. He followed that up by starting the next two seasons, and playing 349 snaps, and then 688 snaps in 2022.

Overall, Tavius Robinson played three years at Ole Miss and had 1,418 snaps. He had 622 in run defense, and 775 as a pass rusher.

At times, Robinson slid inside, but only for 90 total snaps. He had 921 outside the tackle, and 382 snaps right over the opposing tackle.

2. Tavius Robinson broke out for Ole Miss in 2022

Considering his path to the NFL it is understandable that he is a late bloomer. Still, Tavius Robinson bloomed at the right time and was playing his best football when he left Mississippi. He went from 28 pressures in his first two seasons to 40 pressures in his final season.

However, when you break it down, his 2021 season being so good is also what led to him playing more. Going from 200 pass rush attempts to 372 is a good way to see your total pressures boost.

In fact, in 2021, he had a pass rush win rate of 23.5%, and then last season it was 15.3%. That is still very good, but it does show that he was winning in 2021, and was not getting the results. In 2022, he was playing more due to the great season prior, and all of the sudden the numbers came.

Robinson also went from 11 run stops in 2021 to 18 in 2022, but he went from 149 snaps to 316. His run-stop rate actually dropped from 4.8% to 2.9%. Still, that is better than 1.3% in 2020 when he first go to Ole Miss.

Beyond that, Robinson went from an 18.2% missed tackle rate in 2020 down to 12.5%, and then 3.3%. That may be the most impressive. He was playing more, which makes sense that he would win a bit less often. However, he also was not losing and missing tackles, which has to show he can at least hang in run defense.

1. Baltimore Ravens have high expectations for Tavis Robinson

Usually after the NFL draft, the fans are making outrageous comparisons, and it is the team that has to put out fires and calm things down. However, Eric DeCosta ignited heat when he launched his comparison for Tavius Robinson. He said that Robinson reminded him of Za'Darius Smith.

That is quite the compliment, and while you can understand that they have similarities in ways, they also are a bit different. Below you can see the athletic profile of Tavius Robinson.

When you compare that to Za'Darius you can see that Smith is bigger, not as explosive. However, the one area that you can see the common thread is both struggled in the agility drills.

The Baltimore Ravens go against the grain in this area. While a lot of teams love quick agilities that show an ability to get around the edge with a strong dip and bend, the Ravens do not mind rushers who play more upright but can push pockets with their power.

Beyond that, the Baltimore Ravens also got a lot of value from Smith in different ways, not just playing him as a traditional edge rusher. Does this signal that the Ravens will use him a bit differently than the way they did when he was at Ole Miss? We will find out soon.