Washington Post: Aldrick Robinson looms large in pass game

[PonyPride]

With “hops,” Redskins WR Aldrick Robinson looms large in passing game

BY LIZ CLARKE
August 10 at 12:50 pm

RICHMOND — At 5-feet-10 and standing still, Aldrick Robinson doesn’t exactly jump out from a crowd.

But suited up on the football field, the fourth-year wide receiver erupts as one of the more explosive players on the Redskins’ roster — a significant downfield threat who has made five catches of more than 40 yards the last two seasons.

It’s not just the former track star’s raw speed that jumps out; it’s also his leaping ability, which, in a quarterback’s eyes, makes him a bigger target than he actually is.

“I have hops,” Robinson said with a smile, asked about his vertical jump. “That’s what they call it. I have hops.”

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“He has been a guy that has popped off the screen when you turn on the practice tape and game tape."
— Robert Griffin III on Aldrick Robinson

[JoeKidd]

Good article on Aldrick, I sure hope he has a big season for the Redskins.