Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green Adds Another Transfer for the 2022 Season
January 10, 2022 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green football program has added Memphis transfer Jakari Robinson, according to head football coach Scot Loeffler. Robinson, an offensive lineman, spent four years at Cincinnati before spending 2021 at Memphis. He will have one year of eligibility with the Falcons.
Robinson (Talladega, Ala.) appeared in seven games for Memphis in 2021 and 29 career games during his time at Cincinnati. Robinson notched 24 career starts with the Bearcats and was on the Rimington Trophy Watch List in 2019, an award given annually to the nation's top center.
Robinson was a member of Cincinnati's 2020 AAC title team and part of an offensive line unit that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award as the Bearcats averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season.
The 2017 graduate of Munford High School was ranked a Top-25 center in his class, including the best in Alabama.
Robinson will begin classes at BGSU in January, joining six other transfers that signed letters of acceptance with the Falcons last month. He joins safety Chris Bacon (Georgia State), wide receiver Odieu Hiliare (Alabama A&M), offensive lineman Marcelo Mendiola (Cincinnati), cornerback Jordan Oladokun (Samford), placekicker Owen Rozanc (West Liberty) and offensive lineman Bronson Warner (Abilene Christian).
Jakari Robinson
OL • 6-1 • 310
Talladega, Ala. • Munford HS/Memphis
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Has one year of eligibility with the Falcons after spending one year at Memphis and four at Cincinnati
• Played in seven games for Memphis during the 2021 season
• Appeared in 29 career games with 24 starts for Cincinnati over the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons
• Member of the 2020 AAC championship team at Cincinnati and part of an offensive line unit that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award
• In 2020 the Bearcats averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season
• On the Rimington Trophy Watch List in 2019 and started all 14 games at center
• Helped UC rank in the top half of the AAC in rushing offense in 2019 as Michael Warren II became the first UC back to run for 1,000 or more yards in back-to-back seasons since 2010-11
• Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played offensive line at Munford High School for head coach Bill Smith
• Ranked as a Top-25 center in the 2017 class and one of the top 75 players in the state of Alabama in this class
• Touted as an agile player with strong hands who is considered the top center in Alabama
• 2016 Alabama Sports Writers Athletic Association Class 4A First-Team All-State football team honoree
• Also named to the 2016 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Alabama Football Second Team
• Graded out at 92 percent for the year with 46 pancake blocks and 23 knockdowns
• Recognized as a 2016 Preseason Second-Team All-American by GridironRR.com
• Also listed among the Tuscaloosa News' Top-50 recruits entering 2016
• Helped lead his team to a 10-win season and a berth in the Class 4A State Semifinals in 2015
• Tabbed as a second-team all-state selection in 2015
Robinson (Talladega, Ala.) appeared in seven games for Memphis in 2021 and 29 career games during his time at Cincinnati. Robinson notched 24 career starts with the Bearcats and was on the Rimington Trophy Watch List in 2019, an award given annually to the nation's top center.
Robinson was a member of Cincinnati's 2020 AAC title team and part of an offensive line unit that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award as the Bearcats averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season.
The 2017 graduate of Munford High School was ranked a Top-25 center in his class, including the best in Alabama.
Robinson will begin classes at BGSU in January, joining six other transfers that signed letters of acceptance with the Falcons last month. He joins safety Chris Bacon (Georgia State), wide receiver Odieu Hiliare (Alabama A&M), offensive lineman Marcelo Mendiola (Cincinnati), cornerback Jordan Oladokun (Samford), placekicker Owen Rozanc (West Liberty) and offensive lineman Bronson Warner (Abilene Christian).
Jakari Robinson
OL • 6-1 • 310
Talladega, Ala. • Munford HS/Memphis
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
• Has one year of eligibility with the Falcons after spending one year at Memphis and four at Cincinnati
• Played in seven games for Memphis during the 2021 season
• Appeared in 29 career games with 24 starts for Cincinnati over the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons
• Member of the 2020 AAC championship team at Cincinnati and part of an offensive line unit that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award
• In 2020 the Bearcats averaged an AAC-best 5.6 yards per carry in 2020, running for 212.4 yards per game and allowing an AAC-low nine sacks during the regular season
• On the Rimington Trophy Watch List in 2019 and started all 14 games at center
• Helped UC rank in the top half of the AAC in rushing offense in 2019 as Michael Warren II became the first UC back to run for 1,000 or more yards in back-to-back seasons since 2010-11
• Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
• Played offensive line at Munford High School for head coach Bill Smith
• Ranked as a Top-25 center in the 2017 class and one of the top 75 players in the state of Alabama in this class
• Touted as an agile player with strong hands who is considered the top center in Alabama
• 2016 Alabama Sports Writers Athletic Association Class 4A First-Team All-State football team honoree
• Also named to the 2016 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Alabama Football Second Team
• Graded out at 92 percent for the year with 46 pancake blocks and 23 knockdowns
• Recognized as a 2016 Preseason Second-Team All-American by GridironRR.com
• Also listed among the Tuscaloosa News' Top-50 recruits entering 2016
• Helped lead his team to a 10-win season and a berth in the Class 4A State Semifinals in 2015
• Tabbed as a second-team all-state selection in 2015
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