Dorian Thompson-Robinson played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12 in 2020 and 2021 before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
25 Facts About Dorian Thompson-Robinson
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson committed to play college football at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson saw action in ten games in 2018, his freshman season at UCLA.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson became the starting quarterback in 2019, his sophomore season.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson started 11 of the 12 games that season, missing the Oregon State game with an injury.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson's 564 total yards against Washington State was a UCLA record for total offense by a player in a game.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson was named the starting quarterback for the 2020 season, which was delayed and shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson rushed for 109 yards, which included a 65-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
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Statistically, Dorian Thompson-Robinson saw a significant improvement over his sophomore season.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 65.2 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and four interceptions, and he ran for 306 yards and three touchdowns.
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On December 21,2020, Dorian Thompson-Robinson announced on Twitter that he would return to UCLA for the 2021 season.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson again earned second-team all-conference honors from Pac-12 coaches, finishing with 2,409 yards passing and 21 passing touchdowns, which ranked second in the conference.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson was named first-team All-Pac-12 by the Associated Press.
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On January 10,2022, Dorian Thompson-Robinson announced that he would return for a fifth season.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round with the 140th pick of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson made his preseason debut in the 2023 Hall of Fame Game, where he replaced Browns' backup quarterback Kellen Mond.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 24 of 43 passes in the game for 165 yards and one interception.
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Later in the game, Dorian Thompson-Robinson was knocked from the contest after a head injury from a hit by Baron Browning as he released the throw, which drew a penalty for a late hit.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson cleared concussion protocol ahead of Week 14 but was reverted to the backup role after the Browns announced Joe Flacco would be the team's starter the remainder of the season.
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In Week 16, Dorian Thompson-Robinson briefly appeared during garbage time against the Houston Texans and injured his hip.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson began the 2024 season as the backup quarterback for the Browns.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson completed 11 passes in 24 attempts for 82 yards and two interceptions in relief before leaving himself with a finger injury.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson was replaced by Jameis Winston, who was named the starting quarterback for the Browns' next game; Thompson-Robinson's finger had recovered sufficiently for him to be the backup.
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson's parents are Michael Robinson and Dr Melva Dorian Thompson-Robinson, a public health professor at UNLV.