Staff Directory
- Title:
- Defensive Backs
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- Phone:
- 552-3010
Cory Robinson enters his second season with the Boston College Football program as the team's defensive backs coach.
In 2025, Robinson was crucial in the development of junior KP Price and sophomore Omar Thornton. Price led the team in tackles in back-to-back seasons, finishing with 94 tackles, including three for loss, three quarterback hits, two interceptions, and one fumble recovery en route to All-ACC Second-Team honors. His 5.4 solo tackles per game was third-best in the country and best in the ACC. Thornton’s 82 tackles were second-best on the team to go with four forced fumbles, two sacks and one interception. Thornton forced 0.33 fumbles per game, which ranked sixth nationally and third-best in the ACC. Redshirt sophomore Carter Davis finished the 2025 campaign with 59 total tackles, which was third-best on the team. Under Robinson’s tutelage, several true freshmen Eagles saw significant playing time in the secondary, such as TJ Green, Omarion Davis, Marcelous Townsend and Ashton Cunningham.Â
Robinson is a 16-year coaching veteran with six years on Division I staffs, four on NFL staffs and six seasons in the high school ranks early in his career. He spent a season in the NFL with Jacksonville as the Jaguars’ cornerbacks coach in 2024. Prior to that, he served as a defensive analyst at Tennessee in 2023 as the Volunteers went 9-4, played in the Camping World Bowl and featured a defense that intercepted 12 passes; third in the SEC.
From 2020-22, Robinson was the New Orleans Saints assistant defensive backs coach. The Saints had a top-10 scoring defense in all three seasons and top-5 in both 2020 and 2021. In 2022, the Saints ranked second in the NFL in passing defense at 184.3 yards per game. During his stint in New Orleans, Robinson worked with a pair of Pro-Bowl defensive backs. Corner Marshon Lattimore earned Pro-Bowl status in 2020 and 2021, while J.T. Gray was a 2021 All-Pro First Team honoree and Pro-Bowl selection.
Robinson previously worked as a cornerbacks coach at the collegiate level with Maryland (2019), Rutgers (2018), Temple (2017) and Toledo (2016).
A Baltimore native, Robinson began his coaching career with stops at Calvert Hall (2009-13) and St. Frances Academy (2014). He played his high school football at Cardinal Gibbons before a four-year Division I career at Central Connecticut State from 2005-08, where he graduated in 2009 with a degree in communications and a minor in business/marketing.
Robinson and his wife Candy have four sons; Rahshaun, Denali, Royal and Legend.
Coaching Career
2025-Present: Boston College, Defensive BacksÂ
2024: Jacksonville Jaguars, Defensive Assistant/Cornerbacks
2023: Tennessee, Defensive Analyst
2020-22: New Orleans Saints, Assistant Defensive Backs
2019: Maryland, Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks
2018: Rutgers, Cornerbacks/Passing Game Coordinator
2017: Temple, Cornerbacks
2016: Toledo, Cornerbacks
2015: Maryland, Director of Player Personnel
2014: St. Frances Academy HR, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
2009-13: Calvert Hall, Assistant Varsity Coach/Director of Operations
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