Former Aggie DL coach returns to Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Former Texas A&M defensive line coach Elijah Robinson is rejoining the Aggies’ staff as co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.

Robinson spent the past two years as the defensive coordinator at Syracuse. Before joining the Orange, he coached the Aggies from 2018 to 2023. After Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher in 2023, Robinson served as the interim head coach for the final three games of the 2023 season.

Under Robinson’s coaching at Syracuse, defensive end Fadil Diggs, who followed Robinson from Texas A&M, received All-ACC honors. He was one of four players to earn an All-ACC distinction.

During his time at Texas A&M, Robinson served as the defensive line coach and was elevated to assistant head coach and run game coordinator, while keeping his defensive line coach title in 2022 and 2023.

Robinson was the defensive line coach in Aggieland under the then-defensive coordinator Mike Elko. The Aggies ranked second in the nation in rushing defense in 2020 and third in 2018.

This past season, the Aggies ranked No. 40 in the nation in rushing defense, allowing 130.7 yards per game. A&M ranked No. 42 in rushing defense in 2024, allowing 135.2 yards per game.

Six of his players in the Maroon and White were selected in the NFL Draft, highlighted by defensive tackles DeMarvin Leal and Michael Clemons in the 2022 NFL Draft. Every starter on his 2021 unit made it to the league.

Prior to his time at A&M, Robinson spent the 2017 season at Baylor and three seasons (2014-16 at Temple as the defensive line coach.

Robinson graduated from Penn State, where he played on the defensive line for three seasons, before his career ended in 2007 due to spinal stenosis. He was a student assistant coach for the Nittany Lions for his final season.