{"id":868446,"date":"2026-04-17T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868446\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:33:18","slug":"former-jaguars-running-back-scores-ufl-touchdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/868446\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Jaguars&#8217; running back scores UFL touchdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacksonville Jaguars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jacksonville Jaguars&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> running back James Robinson scored a rushing touchdown for the UFL&#8217;s Louisville Kings in a Thursday night matchup with the Houston Gamblers.<\/p>\n<p>The second-quarter touchdown helped the Kings secure their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/sports\/football\/kings\/2026\/04\/16\/louisville-kings-score-today-ufl-overtime-game-schedule-houston-gamblers-stats-chris-redman\/89292168007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first win;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;first win&quot;}\" class=\"link \">first win<\/a> in their inaugural season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Robinson finished the game with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theufl.com\/scores\/102\/offense\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:seven carries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;seven carries&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> seven carries <\/a>for 19 yards and the touchdown. He also caught two passes for eight yards.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson was originally signed by the Kings in early March, but was released during roster cutdowns. The Kings re-signed Robinson just recently.<\/p>\n<p>James Robinson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaguars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaguars&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jaguars<\/a> career<\/p>\n<p>Robinson went undrafted in 2020 out of Illinois State, but quickly carved out an important role with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jaguars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jaguars&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jaguars<\/a> that season, which included rushing for 1,070 yards as a rookie with seven touchdowns. Robinson was also active in the passing game, hauling in 49 receptions for 344 yards with three more touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, an Achilles injury in 2021 derailed another productive season. Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RobiJa00.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:14 games;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;14 games&quot;}\" class=\"link \">14 games<\/a>, Robinson totaled 767 yards on the ground with eight rushing touchdowns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:per PFF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;per PFF&quot;}\" class=\"link \">per PFF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the Jaguars traded Robinson to the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/ny-jets\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Jets;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Jets&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a>. He would average just 3.9 yards per rush that year on 110 attempts, scoring five total touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson then spent time with the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/new-england\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Patriots;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Patriots&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Giants&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Giants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay-packers\/335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Packers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Packers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Packers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Saints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Saints&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Saints<\/a>. He last appeared in an NFL game with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/green-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Green Bay;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Green Bay&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay<\/a> during the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/jaguars\/2026\/04\/17\/former-jaguars-james-robinson-scores-touchdown-ufl-kings\/89657945007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Jaguars&#039; RB James Robinson scores touchdown for UFL&#039;s Kings;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Former Jaguars&#039;&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Former Jaguars&#8217; RB James Robinson scores touchdown for UFL&#8217;s Kings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back James Robinson scored a rushing touchdown for the UFL&#8217;s Louisville Kings in a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868447,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[7,41,212,125,2401,213,84641,98001,255,6,428,208,40186,397,117806,5220],"class_list":{"0":"post-868446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville-jaguars","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-green-bay","10":"tag-jacksonville","11":"tag-jacksonville-jaguars","12":"tag-jacksonvillejaguars","13":"tag-jaguars","14":"tag-james-robinson","15":"tag-louisville-kings","16":"tag-new-york-jets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-packers","19":"tag-patriots","20":"tag-rushing-touchdown","21":"tag-saints","22":"tag-the-kings","23":"tag-ufl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116420542657828545","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}