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WR Laurent Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

HT: 6-2, WT: 195, Born: 5-20-1985, College: Illinois State, Drafted: Round 3

2008 Projections

Average draft position

Current as of June 28th. [Full ADP list]

Overall: C Benson (180), Laurent Robinson (181), A Smith (182), K Warner (183)
Position: D Hester (174-WR56), J Gage (177-WR57), Laurent Robinson (181 - WR58), R Meachem (186-WR59), M Muhammad (187-WR60)
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Best Case

Laurent Robinson has climbed into the starting lineup as of the team's April minicamp, displacing last year's No. 2 wideout Michael Jenkins. Robinson posted his best game of the season last year in Week 16 vs. Arizona (114 yards and a TD on seven catches). Assuming that Robinson builds a strong rapport with the new coaching staff and whoever ends up starting at QB, he could become a starting fantasy wide receiver in his second season. He probably won't lead the team in receptions, but Robinson has an outside shot at gaining 1000 yards as the No. 2 WR if everything goes well for the new-look offense.

Worst Case

Robinson has displaced former No. 1 pick Michael Jenkins from the starting lineup, and Jenkins can't be too happy about his demotion. If Robinson is slow to adapt to the new coaching staff or if he fails to keep his game at the level we saw at the end of last year, Robinson could end up on the bench in short order. Robinson is a boom-or-bust prospect who is as likely to fail to match last year's numbers as he is to excel in his sophomore season.

Outlook

Robinson looked more talented than Jenkins at the end of the season, and the starting job is his to lose. With a inexperienced QB running the show, Robinson will likely have a spotty season with some solid games sprinkled in among several mediocre weeks. Most of the Footballguys view him as a reserve fantasy player this season - a guy you might plug in on a bad bye-week when a couple of your top receivers are off.

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2008 Schedule

2007 Game Summaries

Week 1 - Robinson was not targeted until late in the third quarter, and finished with 32 yards on three receptions. Robinson's first reception was on a first down making the catch on the sideline. Later on the same drive, Robinson picked up another first down making a catch getting just deep enough for the first. Harrington looked to Robinson on the very next third down, making a twelve yard reception on a third and seven. He also had a false start penalty.

Week 4 - Robinson was used on short and deep routes, and managed to draw a defensive penalty in the end zone on a play where he went deep.

Week 5 - Robinson seemed to be open with regularity in this game, including late in the game, when he found himself wide open in the left side of the end zone, though was badly overthrown by Byron Leftwich.

Week 6 - The rookie Robinson almost made a very nice catch along the side line for a first down on the first drive, but was unable to get his feet in bounds. The Falcons had to settle for field goal on the drive. He would only catch one pass for eight yards in the game, even though he led the team in targets.

Week 7 - Robinson made a very nice catch on a timing pattern from Joey Harrington as he slipped behind the defender, though saw fewer targets than his counterparts in this game.

Week 9 - Robinson caught one ball; it was just short of a first down. With Alge Crumpler out, there was opportunity for him to stretch the field a bit, but since Dunn was running the ball well, and Harrington was throwing badly, there was nothing there for him.

Week 10 - Robinson was targeted five times and caught all five passes. He gained 32 yards on those plays but he had a big fumble that was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Carolina.

Week 11 - Robinson was targeted seven times, most of which came on long pass routes downfield, and caught two passes for 43 yards. Two of his targets came on passes thrown to him in the end zone, but Robinson was not able to capitalize.

Week 12 - Robinson was targeted six times and came down with zero catches. Two of the passes thrown his way were intercepted. One of the interceptions he had in his arms and took a decent hit and it ended up being intercepted. He and Harrington did not look like they were on the same page.

Week 13 - Robinson was getting looks before Horn in the first half, and then was targeted three more times in the second. His numbers tell part of the story; the other is that once Redman entered the game, Robinson did not see the ball come his way at all.

Week 14 - Robinson saw minimal targets on the night. He caught three of the four balls thrown his way, including a 41 yard reception when he burned the corner on the outside with a double move.

Week 15 - Despite getting just two targets, Robinson led the team in receiving with one catch for 18 yards.

Week 16 - Laurent Robinson was one of the two Atlanta receivers with 100 yard games. He beat the Cardinals secondary on a 74 yard pass in the second quarter to tie the game 14-14. Robinson ran a post pattern and easily beat Antrell Rolle of the Cardinals.

Week 17 - Robinson caught one pass, for an 11 yard first down.