Florida State senior wide receiver Duce Robinson keeps stacking honors, and on Wednesday he picked up another one: semifinalist status for the tenth annual Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award.
Robinson is one of 20 semifinalists for the award, which is built around leadership on and off the field. He was also named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy earlier in the day.
The Witten award’s semifinalist group includes 13 seniors, along with six juniors and one sophomore. The ACC landed the most semifinalists with seven, while the SEC has six.
Robinson’s case is easy to understand from the numbers alone. He served as a team captain in 2025 and again this season.
In 2024, he earned First Team All-ACC and Third Team All-America honors after becoming the first Seminole to reach 1,000 receiving yards since 2019. He finished that season with 1,081 yards and six touchdowns, and he was also a First Team Academic All-American.
This year, through seven games, Robinson has 22 catches for 407 yards and four touchdowns.
His impact has extended well beyond the field. Robinson raised $10,000 for Special Olympics Florida through a charity pickleball event, and the award release also highlighted his work with youth development and literacy programs, along with his support for families in need.
Three finalists will be announced Dec. 15.
The winner will be revealed at a ceremony at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 11, 2027, and will receive a $10,000 contribution to his school’s athletic scholarship fund. Texas Tech’s Jacob Rodriguez won the award last year.
“These twenty young men are prime examples of what makes college football so great,” Witten said in the announcement.
2026 semifinalists
Michael Allen, Baylor
Arion Carter, Tennessee
Matt Craycraft, Duke
Camron Cooper, UTSA
Steven Demboski, Delaware
Mark Fletcher Jr., Miami
Bray Hubbard, Alabama
Mason Heintschel, Pittsburgh
Hero Kanu, Texas
Lawson Luckie, Georgia
Jordan Marshall, Michigan
Maddux Madsen, Boise State
Leonard Moore, Notre Dame
Colton Phares, Appalachian State
Willie Rodriguez, Kentucky
Duce Robinson, Florida State
Isaiah Shirley, NC State
Jordan Shipp, North Carolina
David Stone, Oklahoma
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