In his first NFL season, Que Robinson played in seven of the Denver Broncos’ 19 games. But after the rookie came through with a sack during the AFC Championship Game, Denver’s general manager gave him a shout-out during his end-of-season press conference.
“He may have the most upside in our draft class,” George Paton said about Robinson this week. “And you could see it the other day. I mean, he’s long, he’s athletic, he can run. Really good in the run game. Just learning how to rush the passer but has all the traits. And then you see what he does on special teams. So really encouraged with him.”
The Broncos added Robinson in the fourth round of the NFL Draft on April 26 after he produced four sacks before an elbow injury ended his fifth season at Alabama in the ninth game of the 2024 campaign.
Robinson did not play for Denver until the sixth game of the season. The outside linebacker completed the regular season with 150 defensive snaps and 101 special-teams plays to show for his inaugural NFL campaign.
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Robinson did not play in the Broncos’ 33-30 overtime victory against the Buffalo Bills in a Divisional Weekend game. But he did have three tackles and sacked New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye in Denver’s 10-7 loss in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Robinson recorded his first full sack on Sunday. During the regular season, he had shared one on New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart during a 33-32 victory on Oct. 19.
Robinson was on the field for 12 defensive snaps and 17 special-teams plays against the Patriots.
The Broncos drafted seven players on April 24-26. In addition to Robinson, Denver picked:
Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron in the first round. Barron played in every game, made five starts, played 30 percent of the defensive snaps and intercepted one pass. UCF running back RJ Harvey in the second round. Harvey ran for 540 yards and seven touchdowns on 146 carries, caught 47 passes for 356 yards and five touchdowns and returned 16 kickoffs for a 22.1-yard average.LSU defensive end Sai’vion Jones in the third round. Jones played 33 defensive snaps in three games.Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant in the third round. Bryant had 31 receptions for 378 yards and one touchdown in 15 regular-season games. Florida punter Jeremy Crawshaw in the sixth round. Crawshaw averaged 47.6 yards on 75 punts, with a 41.1-yard net.Utah tight end Caleb Lohner in the seventh round. A basketball player for most of his college career. Lohner spent his first NFL season on Denver’s practice squad.
Robinson will return to the Broncos in 2026 with the same two players at the top of his position depth chart. Nik Bonitto is a finalist for The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2025 season after recording 14 sacks, and Jonathon Cooper recorded eight sacks.
An alumnus of Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, Robinson represented the Mustangs at the Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, after this senior season.