He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013.

In his senior season, he led the Eaglets to the Division 3 State Championship, where they lost 35–27 to East Grand Rapids High School.

[1] Sources: Robinson appeared in 12 games and caught three passes for 29 yards during his freshman year in 2011 under head coach Joe Paterno.

[6] He made his first career start on the road against #15 Wisconsin in a vital game that would help determine the Big Ten Leaders Division champion.

[3] After losing Justin Brown, who transferred to Oklahoma, Devon Smith, who transferred to Marshall, and Curtis Drake, who was dismissed after a violation of team rules, Robinson was quickly thrust into the spotlight as the team's number one returning wide receiver in 2012 under new head coach Bill O'Brien.

[7][8][9][10] Robinson quickly struck an accord with new coach Bill O'Brien and quarterback Matt McGloin in the Nittany Lions' 9–4 season.

[28] For the second consecutive game, Robinson caught seven passes and scored a receiving touchdown, this time in a 45–7 victory over Eastern Michigan.

[33] In his last career collegiate game, he finished with a total of eight receptions for 122 receiving yards in a 31–24 victory over #14 Wisconsin.

[40] Coming out of Penn State, Robinson was projected by the majority of analysts and scouts to be a first-to-third round draft selection.

[41][42] He was invited to the 2014 NFL Combine and completed the majority of workouts, but elected not to perform the bench press.

Robinson participated at Penn State's Pro Day and decided to perform all the drills except the bench and shuttle and was able to improve on all of his combine numbers.

[48] Robinson opened the regular season as the fourth wide receiver behind Lee, Cecil Shorts, and fellow rookie Allen Hurns.

[49][50] In the Jaguars' season opener on September 7, he caught his first career pass from Chad Henne for no gain in a 34–17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

[52] On September 21, he earned his first career start and caught seven passes for 79 receiving yards in a 44–17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3.

[54] The following week, Robinson caught his first touchdown from fellow rookie Blake Bortles during a 24–6 victory over the Cleveland Browns[55] to help the Jaguars end a nine-game losing streak.

[59] Robinson finished his rookie season with 48 receptions for 548 receiving yards and two touchdowns while starting eight games and playing in ten.

[70][71][72] In the regular season finale on January 3, 2016, he had five receptions for 108 receiving yards in a 30–6 loss to the Houston Texans as the Jaguars finished with a 5–11 record.

[78] Robinson was named as a first alternate to the 2016 Pro Bowl and replaced Calvin Johnson, who was unable to participate due to injury.

[81][82] In the Jaguars' season-opener against the Green Bay Packers, Robinson caught six passes for 72 receiving yards in a 23–27 loss.

[83] On September 25, he made seven receptions for 57 receiving yards, and caught his first two touchdowns of the season during a 17–19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

On Christmas Eve, he bounced back and caught nine passes for a season-high 147 receiving yards in a 38–17 victory over their division rival Titans.

[87] During Week 1 against the Texans, Robinson had one reception for 17 yards but had to leave the game early in the first quarter with an apparent knee injury.

[88] Hours later, it was confirmed that his left knee was diagnosed with a torn ACL, which prematurely ended his 2017 season.

[93] He made his Bears debut in the season opener against the Packers on NBC Sunday Night Football, recording a team-high 61 yards.

[94] The next week, he brought in a season-high 10 receptions for 83 yards in a 24–17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football.

[114] In Week 13 against the Lions, Robinson caught a pass on third down-and-5 with 22 seconds left in the game and stepped out of bounds after four yards instead of going for the first down.

The Bears were unable to convert on the ensuing fourth-and-1 attempt and turned the ball over on downs, losing the game by a score of 34–30.

[118] The following week's game saw Robinson play against his former team in the Jaguars,[119] during which he recorded 103 receiving yards and surpassed 100 season receptions for the first time in his career as the Bears won 41–17.

[121] Robinson's 102 receptions tied him with Matt Forte for the second-most in franchise history for a single season.