Amik Robertson
| No. 21 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 6, 1998 Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 183 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Thibodaux | ||||||||||||||||
| College: | Louisiana Tech (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 4 / pick: 139 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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Amik Robertson (born July 6, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech. Robertson was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.
Early life
[edit]Robertson attended Thibodaux High School in Thibodaux, Louisiana.[1] A 3-star recruit, Robertson committed to Louisiana Tech to play football over offers from Houston, Kansas State, and LSU, among others.[2]
College career
[edit]Robertson played at Louisiana Tech University from 2017 to 2019.[3][4] He became a starter his freshman year and remained there throughout his college career. As a freshman he was the Defensive MVP of the 2017 Frisco Bowl.[5] As a junior he was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).[6] He finished his career with 184 tackles, 14 interceptions, four sacks and three touchdowns. After his junior season, he entered the 2020 NFL draft, forgoing his senior season.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 5 ft 8+3⁄8 in (1.74 m) |
187 lb (85 kg) |
30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Raiders
[edit]Robertson was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fourth round with the 139th pick in the 2020 NFL draft.[9]
Throughout Robertson's tenure with the Raiders, his role increased from season to season. He started seeing regular playing time in 2022, playing in all 17 games with seven starts as the team's starting slot corner, leading the team with nine passes defensed and tied for the team-lead with two interceptions. In 2023, he started 12 games in 17 games played, recording 50 tackles, six passes defensed, one sack, and two interceptions.
Detroit Lions
[edit]On March 14, 2024, Robertson signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Lions.[10] He was named the team's starting nickel corner in 2024, playing in all 17 games recording 50 tackles, eight passes defensed, and led the team with three forced fumbles.
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2020 | LV | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LV | 10 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | LV | 17 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 1 |
| 2023 | LV | 17 | 12 | 50 | 38 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DET | 17 | 4 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 69 | 25 | 161 | 124 | 37 | 2.0 | 4 | 47 | 11.7 | 40 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 1 | |
Personal Life
[edit]Robertson credits the adversity he faced in his early life and his faith as motivations for his success. His mother, Kima (after whom he was named--"Amik" is "Kima" spelled in reverse), was 15 when he was born.[11] His father, Arthur Watts was incarcerated for the first five years of Robertson's life, re-entering his son's life when Robertson was 11. At age 15, Robertson became a father when his son Aiden Miguel was born on August 18, 2014. Robertson told the Monroe News-Star, "It meant everything. I remember like it was yesterday. At the time, I’m still young. When she had him and I held him in my arms, that’s when I realized life hit me, I got to pick it up and that’s when I took football serious."[12]
Robertson's saying "... They tried to bury me...But you can’t bury what comes from the dirt" has become a refrain, first when he was recruited to the Lions for the 2024 season. On January 5th, 2025, he repeated it after the Lions defeated the Vikings for the number one seed spot in the NFC when he received the game ball from head coach Dan Campbell as part of the post-game locker room speech.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "LSU should extend an offer to Amik Robertson". The Times of Houma/Thibodaux. December 28, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Amik Robertson 2017 Cornerback Louisiana Tech". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Diaz, Cory. "Meek Amik: How life changed, made star LA Tech corner grow up fast". thenewsstar.com.
- ^ Singleton, Chris. "Chris Singleton: Amik Robertson is the best DB in the land". Daily Comet.
- ^ Singleton, Chris. "Robertson wins defensive award at Frisco Bowl". Houma Today.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech star corner Amik Robertson earns First-team All-American honors". thenewsstar.com.
- ^ Diaz, Cory (December 17, 2019). "LA Tech football star Amik Robertson enters 2020 NFL Draft". The News Star. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ "Amik Robertson Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Kyle (April 25, 2020). "NFL analysts rave over the Raiders' fourth-round steal, Amik Robertson". Raiders.com. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 14, 2024). "Lions sign unrestricted free agents OLB Marcus Davenport and CB Amik Robertson". DetroitLions.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Writer, Chris Singleton Staff. "'They've always had my back': Local NFL draft prospect developed 'warrior' mentality from family". The Courier. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ Diaz, Cory. "Meek Amik: How life changed, made star LA Tech corner grow up fast". The News-Star. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ braven@mlive.com, Benjamin Raven | (January 6, 2025). "The Lions trusted an unheralded cornerback to stop Justin Jefferson. He did". mlive. Retrieved January 6, 2025.