Early life
Robertson attended Thibodaux High School in Thibodaux, Louisiana. A 3-star recruit, Robertson committed to Louisiana Tech to play football over offers from Houston, Kansas State, and LSU, among others.
College career
Robertson played at Louisiana Tech University from 2017 to 2019. He became a starter his freshman year and remained there throughout his college career. As a freshman he was the Defensive MVP of the 2017 Frisco Bowl. As a junior he was named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He finished his career with 184 tackles, 14 interceptions, four sacks and three touchdowns. After his junior season, he entered the 2020 NFL draft, forgoing his senior season.
Professional career
Las Vegas Raiders 2020 He attended the NFL Scouting Combine, but chose not to participate in any physical drills. NFL draft scouts and analysts correlated the lack of interest and attention Robertson received to his lack of size although he produced well throughout his collegiate career. Scouts Inc. had Robertson listed as the ninth best cornerback (68th overall) on their big board. NFL.com media analyst Daniel Jeremiah listed Robertson as the 11th best cornerback prospect (85th overall) in the draft. Kevin Hanson of Sports Illustrated ranked him as the 14th best cornerback prospect in the draft. The majority of NFL draft analysts projected he could be selected as early as the third round, or as late as the fifth round in the 2020 NFL draft. NFL analyst Lance Zierlein projected Robertson would be selected in the fourth or fifth round. Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 5 ft 8+3⁄8 in(1.74 m) 187 lb(85 kg) 30+1⁄4 in(0.77 m) 9 in(0.23 m) All values from NFL Combine The Las Vegas Raiders selected Robertson in the fourth round (139th overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. He was the 16th cornerback drafted and the second of two cornerbacks selected by the Raiders in 2020, following first-round pick (19th overall) Damon Arnette. External videos Raiders select Amik Robertson No. 139 Amik Robertson: College Highlights On July 25, 2020, the Las Vegas Raiders signed Robertson to a four–year, $3.78 million roo
NFL career statistics
Legend Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2020 LV 8 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 LV 10 2 19 14 5 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 LV 17 7 38 29 9 1.0 2 7 3.5 7 0 9 1 1 68 1 2023 LV 17 12 50 38 12 1.0 2 40 20.0 40 0 6 1 0 0 0 2024 DET 17 4 50 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 Career 69 25 161 124 37 2.0 4 47 11.7 40 0 23 2 1 68 1
Personal life
Robertson credits the adversity he faced in his early life and his faith as motivations for his success. His mother Kima was 15 when he was born. His father, Arthur Watts was incarcerated for the first five years of Robertson's life, re-entering his son's life when Robertson was 11. Robertson became a father at age 15 when his son Aiden Miguel was born on August 18, 2014.