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Height: 5-11
Weight: 184
College: South Carolina
Hometown: Athens, Georgia
5th NFL Season
5th with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 26
Acquired: D1a, 2004 (10th overall)
2007 GP/GS: 9/9
Career GP/GS: 57/57
Teams: Houston, 2004-07
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DUNTA ROBINSON
CORNERBACK
veterans
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans
in first round (10th pick overall) of 2004 NFL
Draft…Signed by Texans on July 24, 2004…
Placed on injured reserve on Nov. 7,2007.
HONORS: 2005 Mickey Herskowitz Award, 2004
Pro Football Weekly Defensive Rookie of the
Year, 2004 Touchdown Club Rookie of the Year.
PRO: Pound-for-pound one of the biggest
hitters in the NFL…aggressive and confident
corner who possesses exceptional quickness
and instincts…looks to return from knee
and hamstring injury at Oakland (11/4)…that
shortened his 2007 season…ended his streak of
starting every game as a pro at 57 consecutive
games when he was placed on injured reserve
(11/7/07)…enjoyed rookie season that saw him
rack up 85 tackles, three sacks, six interceptions
19 passes defensed, and three forced fumbles…
his six interceptions tied for first among NFL
rookies and third overall in the league…began
collegiate career as a strong safety and before
earning the starting left cornerback slot as a
junior.
2007 (Houston 9/9): Started in nine games before
his season ended with a devastating right knee
injury sidelined him at Oakland (11/4)…placed
on injured reserve (11/7)…finished second on
the team with two interceptions…made 34
tackle (29 solo) and eight passes defensed…
blocked one field goal on the season…started
his fourth consecutive opener against Kansas
City (9/9), becoming the only Texan defender
to start the last four season openers…finished
with two solo tackles and his first interception
of the season on a tipped ball…had two passes
defensed…started at Carolina (9/16)…made
four total tackles, three solo…intercepted
his second consecutive pass of the season
in late in the third quarter…started against
Indianapolis (9/23) and had four solo stops and
a pass defensed. started in his homecoming at
Atlanta (9/30) and recorded five solo tackles…
blocked a his first career field goal attempt
midway through the fourth quarter, becoming
the first Texan to block a field goal since Ramon
Walker in 2003…started against Miami (10/7)
and finished with four solo tackles…started at
Jacksonville (10/14)...made three solo tackles
and a pass defensed...made a season-high
six tackles against Tennessee (10/21) and two
passes defensed…had five total tackles at San
Diego (10/28)…finished with one assisted tackle
before leaving the game in the first quarter with
a knee and hamstring injury at Oakland (11/4)
causing him to miss the rest of the season.
2006 (Houston 16/16): Started at cornerback in
every game for third straight season…finished
the season with 83 tackles, two interceptions
and his first career touchdown, a nine-yard
return against Buffalo (11/19)…tied a careerhigh
with 11 tackles to lead all Texans defenders
vs. Washington (9/24)…finished the game with
seven solo tackles and one interception at
Jacksonville (11/12)…did not register a tackle
vs. Buffalo (11/19)…intercepted QB JP Losman
on Buffalo’s nine-yard line and returned the
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