Braxton Miller got the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, which means he’ll probably get the Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award which goes to the league MVP. However, MSU upset Ohio State so what if Allen Robinson wins the Big Ten MVP award, and pulls another upset against the scarlet and grey?
It would be a nice end to a season where he just lost out on the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s best receiver. And it would make Allen Robinson think even more about leaving Penn State a year early for the NFL draft.
ESPN’s draft analyst, Mel Kiper Jr., said Allen Robinson could be a mid-round pick in next spring’s NFL draft. And if Allen Robinson wins the Big Ten MVP award, it could push his draft stock even higher.
Why? Because Allen Robinson would be beaten out such a high-profile candidates like Miller.
Robinson’s numbers leave no doubt that he is leaving a legacy at Penn State, and those numbers could influence him to leave school a year early. If Allen Robinson declares for the draft, then he won’t have to worry about living up to the numbers and records he already has. Allen Robinson has the single-season school records for receptions (89) and receiving yards (1,310). And Allen Robinson leads the Big Ten in receiving yards (1,310, 119 per game) and ranks third in that category as well.