With the 3rd pick in the 4th round, No. 100 overall, the 49ers select, Michael Robinson
Height: 6-1, Weight: 226, 40 Speed: 4.55 E
Position: Wide Receiver, College: Penn State
SUMMARY
It is always hard to predict how a player will do playing a position that he has not played a ton of in college. Robinson is definitely athletic and smart enough to make the switch, but learning the nuances of a new position in the NFL is extremely difficult. Teams will need to be careful not to over-draft him based on his post-season workouts because he is still an athlete trying to make a position switch. For every Hines Ward or Drew Bennett, there are many who never were able to make the switch—Woody Danzler and Eric Crouch are just a few of the recent big names to fail. In the end, Robinson should succeed in his switch to receiver—he will develop into a good No. 3 receiver who can make big plays after the catch because of his open-field running ability.
STRONG POINTS
Robinson is a top-notch athlete with the foot quickness, explosiveness and playing speed to make big plays as a receiver. In limited opportunities, he has shown good hands and the ability to pluck the ball easily away from his body. He is a dangerous open-field runner and will be able to turn short passes into big plays. He is a tough football player who has consistently taken hard hits and stayed in the lineup. He is a smooth and fluid athlete who can make very sharp cuts—as he gains experience as a receiver, he will be able to burst out of cuts to get separation easily.
WEAKNESSES
Robinson’s only glaring weakness is that he was primarily a quarterback at Penn State and, even though he played receiver at times in career, he will need to learn to play the position at the highest level possible. While he has shown real toughness as a quarterback, it is impossible to predict his willingness to go up and make tough catches on high passes in traffic.
ESPN is reporting that Robinson will be used at the running back position.





Mark Cordova said:
I guess Nolan feels safety is not an issue on this team..Who was that guy we from Baltimore I guess he has faith in him man
12 mins after the fact.tom said:
why did we do this didn’t we just get a project last year in marshal. Ko Simpson was still on the board.
13 mins after the fact.thizzel said:
could’ve dropped to round five…add depth to team needs first…he’s a project..won’t make an immidiate impact..even if we do get hit with the injury bug..he wouldn’t get that much playong time..if we got bing or ko simpson..they would get major playing time..if history continues to be the same with our secondary…we’re pretty much pulling a “buffalo”..but every round after the first….
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19 mins after the fact.john clayton just said on the radio…at 8:35 local time..that robinson we labeled robinson as RB…huh?...damn our is so raw…he makes the best decisions(spelling don’t count)...fuck
i would egg his house if i knew where he lived..
thizzel said:
our gm is so raw…i’m just hella pissed…can’t type good…and just woke up too…still have to take morning piss..sorry
20 mins after the fact.Staxxx said:
Well if this pick means Bye-Bye Barlow, then I’m very very very happy with the pick.
22 mins after the fact.thizzel said:
that’s just being hella shadee…how is oakland and buffalo pick safety’s in the first then pick bing and simpson in the fourth..i know there laughing at us..
24 mins after the fact.jw said:
Looks like Norv is having more of an influence on the decision making on who we pick. With the way our offense performed last year I guess Norv is willing to try anything, even a project, to get our offense moving. I have to agree with everone that we do need help in our secondary and we should have gone that direction with this 100 pick.
27 mins after the fact.thizzel said:
we have credit for day one winners…but as for day two..if alan zemaitis dropps to round five..i would consider round two okay..robinson has a shit load of talent…but..finding where we can use it where he can make an immediate impact..i don’t know…wait til #140…it’s 114..long wait
33 mins after the fact.Matt K said:
I never realized the 49ers had the luxury of picking postions of “depth” (according to nolan). Our team must be stacked with players at every position. Nolan must feel our secondary is already oozing with talent…
50 mins after the fact.jw said:
SF Chronicle is reporting that the 49ers are close to signing free agent Chad Williams from the Ravens. This maybe why we aren’t going for Safeties.
49ERS NOTEBOOK
Draft may change Niners’ schemes
Kevin Lynch
Sunday, April 30, 2006
“Interest in Williams: The 49ers are close to making another strike in free agency by signing Ravens safety Chad Williams. The four-year veteran would compete for a starting job, according to Nolan, who was impressed with Williams when Nolan coached at Baltimore. ”
52 mins after the fact.Foxx said:
Maybe we added him to be a slash type player like Randel-El, that might open our offence up a hell of a lot cause you see what he did against the sea-pigeons in the super bowl that is maybe what this pick was for.
57 mins after the fact.Matt K said:
Yo do realize Williams was going to be cut from the Ravens…nothing to brag about
57 mins after the fact.Nick said:
If they were going to take 2 receivers, why didn’t they work harder to get a trade for walker?
Why take another Battle?
What about a DE or another LB?
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll root for robinson like he’s my first born, I don’t understand the pick though.
59 mins after the fact.Desert9er said:
To Matt K, Nolan said last night the first day was starters, the second day was depth. This second day is going to be all BPA (best player available) who have a shot at making the team for depth.
59 mins after the fact.Desert9er said:
Nick, he’s not a WR.. He’s going to be used as a RB (ESPN is reporting this).
60 mins after the fact.Thomas said:
I would like to see him at saftey
1 hour after the fact.Matt K said:
I apologize, I didn’t realize we only needed three staters on the team….Everyone else is pretty solid.
1 hour after the fact.Desert9er said:
Definitely not.. but you’re not going to find a starter on the second day. Looks like we’ll be looking at free agency.
1 hour after the fact.thizzel said:
true…i don’t get it either..why would bing come in for a “second visit”..why would we be “interested” in getting the DT wroten with our fourth…even though he went in the third..the DT from michigan G.watson was probably “as good”..if we were looking to add depth to our DT’s with our fourth..we coul’ve been looking at stovall and bing..quality depth at much needed positions..now we’re stuck with williams and roinson..could pan out, but their looking at question marks to me..
1 hour after the fact.Foxx said:
This is what NFL.com said about Simpson
Simpson is a very talented safety who came out early for the 2006 NFL Draft. While he is going to be drafted high this year, he should have stayed for another season to improve his fundamentals/techniques and could have been the top safety in the 2007 draft. He is a tall, thin safety with the quick feet and playing speed to be productive in all areas. In the games he got graded, he was very productive averaging one play out of every 8.1 snaps, which is excellent for a safety. But he was not as consistent as he is capable—if he did not miss tackles and bite on plays he would have made even more of an impact. Overall, Simpson is going to be drafted higher than expected because of his physical tools and potential. However, most players who enter the league as inconsistent tacklers never improve. If the light goes on and he learns to tackle better and plays more aggressively he could be a Pro Bowl safety. But in the end, he will become a very good starting safety who flashes big plays, but does not make them on a consistent basis.
Rated I 1st-7thrd meets min on everything.
And Bing
1 hour after the fact.Bing is a junior who came out early for the draft. Everyone is raving about him, but GM Jr. is not sold on him. There is no doubt he looks the part. When he stays over his feet, he can be a strong and violent hitter/tackler, but he gets out of control at times and ends up stopping his feet, diving and lunging, which leads to missed tackles. He does not always come up quickly in run support and often seems content to let his blocker shield and block him out of the play (inconsistent aggressiveness). He has the quick burst and play speed to make plays on passes in front of him, outside along the sideline and in tight man-to-man coverage, but he just is not consistent. Overall, Bing definitely is going to be drafted much higher than GM Jr. has him rated, but we are confident that in time, he will prove our evaluation correct. He will start at free safety or strong safety in the NFL, but will never be a consistently productive all-around safety, and will always miss more tackles than are acceptable for a safety. Rated E 2nd-7th rd.
Who Oakland is converting to a linebacker.
thizzel said:
i wouldn’t be surprise if we eneded up with marcus vick..
1 hour after the fact.yo said:
Maybe Nolan and McCloughn don’t like Bing and Simpson and Wroten and Watson. Maybe they have seen all of them play, and seen all of them on film a lot. You think? Man, there are a bunch of great GMs on this board. What a bunch of jokers.
1 hour after the fact.Foxx said:
Nolan and company along with the rest of the NFL didnt like what they saw thats why they dropped to the 2nd day.
1 hour after the fact.Scott said:
AThe 49ers are talking to free agent safety Chad Williams and Mike Nolan said he’s hopeful of reaching a deal with the former Baltimore Raven by Monday or Tuesday. Williams played for Nolan while Nolan was the Ravens’ defensive coordinator. If the deal goes through as expected, Williams could compete for one of the safety spots or be part of the nickel or dime packages.
2 hours after the fact.Dennis Georgatos 4/29/06
Foxx said:
How come i just saw on ESPN that we got Zemaitis did we trade for him?
2 hours after the fact.Turner said:
One fact about Robinson is “he makes plays”, “clutch plays”, don’t worry, this guy will deliver @ RB and/or WR. I know we have other needs but this guy is another solid weapon!
2 hours after the fact.Taylor said:
I think this draft is really good so far, despite not drafting any secondary at this point. I felt that the secondary was getting beat mostly at the end of games last year because they were on the field the entire game. Making improvements on offense coupled with improving the front 7 on defense should automatically make the secondary better.
2 hours after the fact.Robert said:
I’m not sure about this pick… We needed help in other positions like safety…This guy might be athletic and all but it seems like every year we tak a QB/WR… I though our project was Marshall from last year…and besides how many WR are we planing to have in out team?... Offensively what we need is a FB for the future, and we need to make the rest of our picks for defense side of the ball. VD will bring life to our offense we need to focus on our D
2 hours after the fact.jz said:
that was a good pick he could probaly play iron man football (safety and rb or reciever or qb every know and then)
3 hours after the fact.Dom said:
Convert him to a safety. He had good size for a FS, good speed, and he can catch. All he needs to learn his how to tackle which ain’t that hard and cover which he has the speed to do. Bring in Ronnie Lott and let him learn from a legend.
4 hours after the fact.