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When it comes to the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft, teams around the league are going to have to rely on the information they already have at their disposal. Pro Days and private workouts have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning nearly every prospect's resume was completed after the Scouting Combine nearly a month ago. This is true for all but one NFL hopeful…

Let me introduce you to former XFL and West Virginia Mountaineers Safety Kenny Robinson.

Kenny Robinson is a safety prospect in the 2020 draft class no one really knows or is talking about. It’s not all that surprising considering the unconventional route he’s had to take to get to this point in his career. But that unique path he decided to take could be laying the groundwork for others to follow in his footsteps.

To really understand the unique journey Kenny Robinson is on, you really have to know more about his back story.

From Mountaineer to BattleHawk
Kenny Robinson was a promising safety at West Virginia, where he earned All-Big 12 first-team honors as a sophomore. Unfortunately, that’s where his career as a Mountaineer ended. Before he could improve in his junior season he was kicked out of school due to a student code of conduct violation involving academic fraud.

At just 20 years old, Robinson had a big decision to make. He initially entered the NCAA transfer portal and was a highly sought-after player, reportedly drawing interest from powerhouse programs such as Alabama and Oklahoma. However, NCAA rules state that players who transfer must be in good academic standing in order to immediately play for their new school. As such, he likely would have had to sit out an entire season.

About two weeks after getting kicked out of West Virginia, Robinson realized the XFL provided another opportunity for him and decided to enter his name into the XFL Draft. The XFL isn’t subject to the same kind of eligibility rules for underclassmen, so he decided to go pro. He became the first player with multiple years of college eligibility remaining and was drafted with the 39th pick by the St. Louis BattleHawks.

While some of his former teammates and colleagues were preparing for the NFL Scouting Combine, Robinson was getting paid to play professional football. Because of that, he may actually be ahead of the curve right now. He’s already had to learn an NFL defense and has adjusted to the speed of the game. That could lessen his learning curve for whichever team ends up drafting him.

Kenny Robinson finished his XFL season with two interceptions a quarterback sack along with 17 solo tackles in just five games. Add that to what he did at West Virginia and he would have a total of nine interceptions in just 28 games. That’s some pretty impressive production for someone who just turned 21 years old.

From XFL to NFL Hopeful
Kenny Robinson’s unique journey to the NFL has caused him to be overlooked, almost forgotten, amongst this year’s draft eligible safeties. You more than likely won’t see his name listed in any mock drafts and the same thing goes for those mock draft simulators we all love so much. It’s a shame, because I believe he’s a Top 10 player at his position this year.

Robinson’s draft projection is a little all over the place right now, understandably so. The academic violation that caused him to get kicked out of West Virginia is a “red flag”, but so was the fact he missed out on the Scouting Combine and the rest of the draft process. That creates quite a bit of unknown and it could cause teams to be a little wary of drafting him.

The Athletic’s Arif Hasan likes Robinson’s chances of getting drafted, “particularly in the sixth-round”. While Pro Football Focus’ lead draft analyst Mike Renner tweeted he’d take Robinson “in the third (round)”.

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