Jevoni Robinson

Jevoni Robinson (born November 16, 1992) is a Jamaican professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and former basketball player. He played college basketball at NC State and Barry. He has also been a member of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL), the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL, and the BC Lions and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.

Early life Robinson was born in Jamaica, growing up participating in cricket, rugby, soccer, and track. He attended Bridgeport High School in Jamaica before moving to the United States and attending Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina for his junior and senior years of high school.

Barry Robinson transferred to play basketball at Barry for the 2014–15 season. He played in 31 games, starting two, averaging 5.4 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game.

Italy Robinson played one season for Angri Pallacanestro in Italy.

Professional football career After only playing football for one year in high school, Robinson was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) on December 26, 2017, as a tight end.

Robinson signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the newly-formed Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season. He was waived on March 4, 2019.

Robinson signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the XFL on February 4, 2023. He was released on February 9, 2023. He signed with the team on May 4, 2023. He was moved to the practice roster on June 4, and was released on November 13, 2023. In 2025, he played in all 18 regular season games where he had 14 receptions for 214 yards and two touchdowns. In 2026, he began the season on the practice roster and reserve roster and did not play in a game with the Tiger-Cats that year.

On July 25, 2026, it was announced that Robinson had been traded to the Ottawa Redblacks in exchange for an eighth-round draft pick in the 2027 CFL draft.