Arlington Heights’ A’Shawn Robinson goes to Detroit in the second round

Former Arlington Heights standout A’Shawn Robinson of Alabama is officially in the NFL.

The Detroit Lions selected Robinson in the second round, the 46th overall pick, of the NFL Draft Friday night night at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.

“I’m ready to play football,” Robinson said.

Robinson was invited to Chicago for the draft, but had to sit through the first round Thursday night without being drafted.

It all changed on Friday.

“It was a little nerve-racking,” he said. “God has a plan and that’s his plan for me.”

Coming out of high school, he received scholarships to play football and basketball, but chose football and Alabama.

In three years at Alabama, two as a starter, he finished with 133 tackles, 22 tackles for loss, and nine sacks.

He is versatile, having split time between the nose tackle and five-technique spots. He was a consensus All-American and was named a finalist for the Outland Trophy.

This story was originally published April 29, 2016 at 7:21 PM with the headline "Arlington Heights’ A’Shawn Robinson goes to Detroit in the second round."