Player
Chop Robinson
EDGE · MIA
Chop Robinson: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
Rookie year was the loud part of the trajectory — Year 2 has been quieter and more efficient on a per-snap basis.
TrendRobinson regular-season defensive line by year
| Year | G | Sacks | QB Hits | TFL | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 6.0 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Sacks per game by season
| Season | Sacks/G |
|---|---|
| 2024 (rookie) | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 0.33 |
Miami drafted Robinson 21st overall in 2024 on tools alone — he had just 4 career college sacks at Penn State. The rookie line of 6 sacks in 15 games (0.40/game) shows the speed-rusher pick came through.
2025 has been quieter on the sack column (4 in 12 games, 0.33/game) but the rate of explosive plays has held up: he's tied his career FF total in fewer games, and the QB hits per game (0.58) are running at the same clip as his rookie year (0.93). The QB just hasn't been on the ground as often.
2024 EDGE rookie class: Chop is 4th in career sacks among the top names — behind Verse, Latu, and Fiske.
Comparison2024 EDGE rookies — combined 2024-25 production
| Player | Pick | Team | Sacks | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laiatu Latu | 15 | IND | 12.5 | 0 |
| Jared Verse | 19 | LA | 12.0 | 3 |
| Braden Fiske | 39 | LA | 11.5 | 2 |
| Dallas Turner | 17 | MIN | 11.0 | 3 |
| Chop Robinson | 21 | MIA | 10.0 | 1 |
The 2024 EDGE class is the most productive young pass-rush group in years — five rookies-and-second-year-pros at 10+ sacks already.
Robinson is 5th in the class in career sacks despite being the second-highest drafted edge after Latu (#15). The pure production leader is Latu (12.5); the breakout star is Verse (DROY); the underrated piece is Fiske (39th overall, 11.5 sacks). Chop trails all of them, but no one in this class is more than 2.5 sacks ahead — the order could flip with one good month.
Top-15 in QB hits among rookie EDGEs in 2024 — but converted them at one of the lowest rates.
Rare2024 rookie EDGE — QB hits-to-sack conversion (2024 only)
| Player | QB Hits | Sacks | Hits/Sack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Verse | 18 | 4.5 | 4.00 |
| Laiatu Latu | 12 | 4.0 | 3.00 |
| Chop Robinson | 14 | 6.0 | 2.33 |
| Dallas Turner | 5 | 3.0 | 1.67 |
| Braden Fiske | 10 | 8.5 | 1.18 |
In their shared 2024 rookie year, Verse (DROY) had the most pressures but the worst conversion ratio at 4.00 QB hits per sack — he was creating noise without getting the finish. Robinson sat in the middle (2.33), Latu was at 3.00.
The class outlier was Braden Fiske — an interior rusher with 8.5 sacks on just 10 QB hits, a 1.18 ratio that signals 'every pressure became a sack.' Pure-rate-wise, Robinson was a more efficient pass-rush *finisher* than the headline names; his 2025 dropoff has been about total opportunities, not conversion.
Miami's pass rush has cratered around him — and his individual workload share has risen.
SplitMiami team sacks vs Robinson's share
| Year | Team sacks | Robinson sacks | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35.0 | 6.0 | 17.1% |
| 2025 | 39.0 | 4.0 | 10.3% |
Miami's pass rush has been one of the league's most underwhelming since Bradley Chubb's late-2023 ACL — 35 team sacks in 2024 (28th) and 39 in 2025. Robinson accounted for 17% of the team's 2024 sacks and is at 10% in 2025.
The Dolphins were supposed to deploy Robinson opposite a healthy Chubb in a Vic Fangio-style 3-4 with constant inside-outside rotations. Chubb's return has been incremental; the supporting cast (Jaelan Phillips, Calais Campbell at 39 years old) is older or coming off their own injuries. Robinson is being asked to be the rush by himself, before his game is ready for that.
No career multi-sack game — every sack he's posted has been a one-off.
SplitRobinson's career single-game outings, sorted by sacks
| Year | Wk | Opp | Sacks | QB Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | vs NE | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | vs IND | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | vs ARI | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | vs LV | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 17 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 2 |
Of all the takeaways from his rookie tape, this is the strangest one: across 10 career sacks, Robinson has never had a multi-sack game. Every single sack has been one-and-done in its game.
For context: Jared Verse (his draft-class peer) has 2 multi-sack games already. Even Cooper, the 7th-rounder, has multiple 2-sack outings as a rookie. The Chop Robinson sack profile is maximum distribution and minimum concentration — the textbook 'consistent quarterly performer' but without the eruption games that drive contract value.
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