DUCE ROBINSON EARNED his first college football scholarship offer before he even knew how to buckle shoulder pads.
Never having played tackle football, he attended a 7-on-7 tournament prior to his freshman year at Pinnacle (Arizona) High School. Despite his inexperience, his natural ability and massive size (6-foot-4, 200 pounds as a 14-year-old) gave Arizona State coaches all they needed to see to give him an opportunity to play football at the next level.
At that time, Robinson already had a scholarship offer to play baseball at perennial power Arizona.
In the four years since, Robinson has grown to 6-foot-6, 235 pounds and has seen his offer list expand at a similar clip.