Despite dominant stats and All-American honors, Florida State’s star wideout vanished from PFF’s Top 50 list. Discover why this statistical snub ignores one of college football's elite weapons.
Pro Football Focus (PFF) has put out its annual list of the Top 50 college football players. Five receivers made the cut, but one talented receiver was inexplicably omitted from that group-Florida State receiver Duce Robinson.
The five receivers on the list are Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith (#1), Malachi Toney (#5) from in-state rival Miami, Rutgers pass-catcher KJ Duff (#27), Mario Craver of Texas A&M (#35), and Cam Coleman of the Texas Longhorns (#40).
The shade being thrown at Robinson by being left off this prestigious list is palpable. Consider, if you will, that Robinson had a comparable or better season in 2025 than three of the five receivers on this list.
Duff caught 60 passes for the Scarlet Knights for 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns, Craver made 59 catches for 917 yards and four TDs, and Coleman (an Auburn transfer) caught 56 passes for 708 yards and five scores.
Robinson hauled in 56 catches for 1,081 yards and six touchdowns, and averaged 19.30 yards per catch, earning first-team All-ACC honors. Here is how Robinson’s stats ranked in the ACC:
- 1,081 receiving yards-3rd in the ACC
- 19.30 average per catch, 2nd in the ACC, better than Toney (11.11 per catch)
- 90 receiving yards per game, 1st in the ACC, also better than Toney (75.7 per game)
On a national scale, Robinson ranked in the top ten in yards per catch average and receiving yards per game, ranked ahead of Coleman, Toney, and Craver. Smith, Toney, and Craver all played in the College Football Playoff in 2025. Toney played on the 2025 national runner-up Hurricanes team.
The fact that Robinson played on a losing team is (and should be) irrelevant. Robinson has been named a preseason All-American and All-ACC performer by the preeminent college football analyst in the country, Phil Steele. In addition, Steele ranks Robinson No. 9 on his list of the Top 75 draft-eligible receivers, a list that also includes Smith, Craver, and Coleman.
Make no mistake, Robinson will be a crucial piece of the Florida State offense in a critical season for the Seminoles. The performance by the Seminoles football program over the past two seasons has been heavily chronicled: just seven wins, three in the ACC.
The offense will be triggered by transfer quarterback Ashton Daniels. Can Daniels master the playbook and the play calls at critical times in games? Will Daniels limit the mistakes and turnovers (22 INTs in four seasons)?
How quickly he and Robinson build chemistry will determine if Daniels and Robinson can become one of the best QB/WR duos in the country in 2026 and turn the misfortunes of the previous two subpar campaigns into football gold.
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