One of the Los Angeles Rams’ biggest strengths going into the 2020 season is the defensive tackle position. Not only do they have arguably the best defensive tackle ever in Aaron Donald, but they were also able to bring back one of their veterans and team leaders in Michael Brockers.
That adds to a core that includes a pair of young, promising players in Sebastian Joseph-Day and Greg Gaines, as well as A’Shawn Robinson, who the team also signed this offseason.
There currently are a lot of unknowns surrounding Robinson, who was highly-touted coming out of Alabama in 2016 when he was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Lions. He did not live up to the hype in his four years in Detroit though, so will be hoping to revive his career in Los Angeles after signing a two-year contract.
Still just 25 years of age, a resurgence with the Rams is certainly possible for Robinson, as has been the case for other talented defensive linemen in recent years like Dante Fowler Jr.
Robinson agrees with that sentiment, believing that playing and learning from Donald and Brockers will do wonders for his career, via Stu Jackson of TheRams.com:
“What I already can bring, I feel like I can contribute a little bit more learning some things from (Donald),” Robinson said. “Having Brockers there, being another older guy I can learn some things from him, too.”
Robinson added that he has already been working out with both guys at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks:
“At Mamba, (Aaron and I) worked out a little bit right before all this happened, so I got to talk to him a little bit,” Robinson said. “Being in the meetings, talking to him, (Michael) Brockers and the rest of the guys, it’s been cool getting to know everybody.”
Having too many talented defensive linemen is never a bad thing as the Rams will be able to rotate them in and out throughout the course of games to keep everyone fresh.
The Rams allowed 113.1 rushing yards per game last season, which ranked 19th in the league. The addition of Robinson should help improve that in 2020 though, which could be the key to success for L.A.
