Elijah Robinson

Elijah Robinson (born May 25, 1985) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the defensive line coach at Texas A&M University. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and began his coaching career there. Robinson has coached in various defensive roles for the Temple Owls, Baylor Bears, and most recently the Syracuse Orange.

Early life and education Robinson was born on May 25, 1985, and grew up in Camden, New Jersey. He attended Camden High School before transferring to Woodrow Wilson High School as a senior. At Woodrow Wilson, he helped them win the state championship with a 15–0 record and was chosen first-team All-South Jersey at center while also totaling 13 sacks on defense. He committed to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave and joined the team in 2003, but was ruled ineligible shortly before the season as he had not been approved by the NCAA Clearinghouse. He redshirted in 2005. He then retired from football rather than take the risk from playing.

Coaching career After graduating from Penn State, Robinson was a graduate assistant with the school from 2009 to 2011; he was an academic graduate assistant the first year and assisted the defense the following two years. He added the role of run game coordinator in 2016. He was hired as the defensive line coach of the Texas A&M Aggies in 2018. On December 3, 2025, Syracuse head coach Fran Brown announced that Robinson had been demoted to co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. . On December 21st, 2025, it was announced that Robinson would return to Texas A&M as the team's defensive line coach, reuniting with Mike Elko.

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