| Travaris Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive backs coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Annual salary | $235,000[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 1, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1999-2002 2003 2004 2005 |
Auburn Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers Atlanta Falcons |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2006-2007 2008 2009 2010 2011–present |
Auburn (GA) Western Kentucky (DB) Southern Miss (DB) Texas Tech (DB) Florida (DB) |
Travaris Robinson (born September 1, 1981) is an American football coach and former college and professional player. He played college football for Auburn University, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Robinson currently serves as the secondary coach for the Florida Gators football team that represents the University of Florida.
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Robinson was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Coral Park High School in Miami, where he was a four-year letterman and earned all-state honors as a defensive back and wide receiver.
Robinson received an athletic scholarship to attend Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where he played defensive back for coach Tommy Tuberville's Auburn Tigers football team from 1999 to 2002 (under defensive coordinators John Lovett and Gene Chizik). He played in 48 games at free safety, while helping the Tigers win three consecutive Southeastern Conference (SEC) West Division championships. During his senior season, Robinson was selected the Most Valuable Player of the Iron Bowl and was a first-team AP all-SEC selection after collecting 92 total tackles, intercepting four passes and breaking up three others. The Tigers went on to defeat Penn State in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day and finished ranked in the top 20 in both the final Associated Press and Coaches' polls. He then played for three seasons for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before returning to Auburn and earning his bachelor's degree in Communications in 2006.
Robinson began his coaching career in 2006 at Auburn under head coach Tommy Tuberville and defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as a defensive graduate assistant and staff assistant. He helped the Tigers finish with back-to-back top-15 rankings (No. 8 in 2006 and No. 14 in 2007).
After two seasons at Auburn, Robinson took his first full-time position with Western Kentucky for one season before becoming cornerbacks coach at Southern Miss in 2009.[2][3] His former college head coach, Tommy Tuberville, hired Robinson to serve as defensive backs coach at Texas Tech in 2010.[4]
On January 2, 2011, the Florida Gators' new head coach, Will Muschamp, announced the hiring of Robinson as the Gators' defensive backs coach.[5][6]
Robinson has coached in four bowl games, including wins over Nebraska (17-14 Cotton Bowl), Clemson (23-20 Chick-fil-A Bowl) and Northwestern (45-38 TicketCity Bowl).