Greenbrier Class of 2023 · Bobcat football, 2019–2022 · Tennessee defensive line
A two-way standout at Greenbrier, Nathan Robinson earned county Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2021 and 2022 and Region 5-4A Defensive MVP honors in 2022 before taking his game to Tennessee.4 He helped the Bobcats return to the playoffs in 2022 and arrived on Rocky Top that December for Orange Bowl preparation. A three-time SEC academic honoree, he completed his kinesiology degree in May 2026.8
THE BOBCAT RECORD · 2019–2022
Follow Nathan’s recorded totals, compare his seasons, then open the game behind the numbers.
Partial career record. The 2019 figure covers eight games; later figures are published season reports. Full career totals remain incomplete.
| Season | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · partial | 7 | — | — | 2019 stats workbook |
| 2020 | 81 | 9 | 3 | Main Street Preps season report |
| 2021 | 88 | 21 | 16 | Main Street Preps season report |
| 2022 | 102 | 22 | 7 | Main Street Preps season report |
— means unavailable. Sacks are included in tackles for loss. Game entries and season summaries cover different records; switching the record changes the figures shown.
Hudl controls the recorded game view. Where a modern report exists, it replaces the classic copy for that game and category. A blank Hudl field stays blank. MaxPreps is available as a separate reference view. Season summaries retain their own published scope.
The 2019 workbook lists seven tackles through Cheatham County; its final two game tabs were blank. The 2022 Marshall County and Lexington Hudl grids contain no player defensive tags. No missing values have been assigned zero.
County postseason report: 81 tackles, 9 TFL and 3 sacks. MaxPreps rollup: 19 tackles, 2 TFL and 1 sack across 5 listed games. MaxPreps is incomplete relative to the published postseason line.
County postseason report: 88 tackles, 21 TFL and 16 sacks. MaxPreps rollup: 77 tackles, 21 TFL and 19 sacks, with 9 listed games; its visible game rows span all 10 team games and sum to 85 tackles. Tennessee’s high-school biography also gives 19 sacks and 21 TFL. No corrected final total is inferred.
MaxPreps receiving rollup lists 5 catches for 80 yards; visible game rows sum to 8 catches for 99 yards. The Springfield opener contributes 3 catches for 19 yards and 8 tackles; these equal the differences between the rollup and the game rows. This is an observed source discrepancy, not proof of the reason.
Hillwood: contemporary report gives 3 sacks; MaxPreps game row gives 4. Both retain their own source attribution.
County postseason report: 102 tackles, 22 TFL, 7 sacks and 16 QB hurries. MaxPreps rollup: 58 tackles, 8 TFL, 3 sacks and 3 QB hurries across 9 listed games; it has no entries for Marshall County or Lexington, and some earlier games lack defensive rows.
White House: preserved report/notebook receiving line gives 32 yards; MaxPreps gives 1 reception for 33 yards.
The Lawrence County report lists 30 tackles through four games; the later VOTC notebook lists 22 through five. Neither is a final season total.
The contemporary scoring list credits Nathan with a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown against Hillwood. The following VOTC notebook instead credits Braxton Laney with two rushing touchdowns; MaxPreps has no Nathan rushing row for this game. The published scoring versions are retained separately.
A VOTC notebook after Hillwood lists Nathan at 31 tackles through five games; MaxPreps visible game rows for those five games sum to 45. This dated snapshot is not a season total.
An April 11, 2022 Rocky Top Insider recruiting report, citing 247Sports, gives 89 tackles, 23 sacks and 6 forced fumbles for the junior season. It conflicts with the county postseason report and the MaxPreps/UT sack line, so it is shown only as an alternate published version.
Hudl and MaxPreps source forms remain independent. James Lawson in Hudl maps to historical Hillwood for the 2021 and 2022 dates.
BEYOND GREENBRIER
| Season | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | — |
| 2025 | 13 | 14 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Published 2024–25 lines. These college figures are separate from Nathan’s Greenbrier record. Tennessee Athletics
Nathan’s Hudl season reels. Open the senior reel on Hudl
Region award note: the December 2022 signing story describes back-to-back region Defensive Player of the Year honors. The contemporary 2021 list names Montgomery Central’s Casen Cunningham and lists Nathan on the first team. The 2021 region MVP claim remains unresolved; the 2022 list names Nathan Defensive MVP.Signing report2021 list2022 list
Nathan blocking on a touchdown. Watch the play on iCloud ↗
| Event | Mark |
|---|---|
| Shot put · 12 lb | 39′9″ |
| Discus · 1.6 kg | 94′4″ |
| 110m hurdles · 39-inch hurdles | 20.25 seconds |
| 4×100 relay | 56.50 seconds |
Recruiting, college camps and training — July 2021
Grazing — Nathan and Coach Elmore, August 2022
Greenbrier roots and Tennessee development — April 2024
Beyond the Orange — Nathan’s move to the interior line, November 2025
30 Days, 30 Vols: Nathan on faith, family and Greenbrier
Greenbrier celebrated Nathan’s signing on December 12, 2022.
2026 · ARCHIVE UPDATE
Follow Robinson’s Tennessee career. Availability entries reflect the date of each report.
2026-10-07
Robinson was not listed on Wednesday’s availability report ahead of Arkansas.
Absence from this dated report does not establish medical clearance or guarantee participation.
2026-10-06
Robinson appeared on The Mike Keith Show on October 6. The interview is linked as part of his Tennessee media archive.
2026-10-05
Robinson discussed missing two games, returning against Auburn, the late fourth-down stop and preparing for Arkansas.
October 5 media availability; distinct from the October 6 Mike Keith Show interview.
2026-10-03
Robinson and Jeremiah Telander stopped an Auburn fourth-and-one rush at the Auburn 24 with 6:34 remaining in Tennessee’s 24–14 win.
Official postgame notes confirm the stop; individual tackle totals require the linked final box score.
2026-10-01
Robinson was listed as probable ahead of Auburn after missing two games with an ankle injury.
Dated pregame report. His October 3 return is documented separately.
2026-09-26
Robinson was a game-time decision before Texas after missing Kennesaw State. The report credited him with four tackles in his first two starts.
Dated pregame status, not current availability.
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