Greg Robinson-Randall
Offensive Line (1996-97)

Greg Robinson-Randall grew up in Texas graduating from La Marque High School in La Marque Texas.  While in High School, Greg was known as Greg Robinson, eventually changing his name to Greg Randall to honor his father who died of cancer when Greg was five years old.

 

While in high school, Randall played offensive tackle on the football team and helped lead La Marque to a Texas State Football championship.  Randall was an all-around athlete playing forward/center on the basketball team while also competing in shot/discuss in Track.

 

After high school, Randall chose to attend Coffeyville Community College.  While a Red Raven, Randall earned All-Conference selections as both a freshman and sophomore (1996 & 1997) and earned a NJCAA 2nd-Team All-American honor in 1997.  Over his two years at Coffeyville under Head Coach Skip Foster, the Red Ravens went an overall 18-5 in those two seasons.

 

In 1998, Randall transferred to Michigan State where he was a starter from the beginning. As a junior, he earned the team’s Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award.  

 

In 1999 as a senior, Randall was an All-Big Ten First-team selection. He started at right tackle, helping the offense average 368.2 yards per game.  On the season Michigan State ended with a 10-2 record, the school’s highest win total since 1965. They also ended their season with a 37-34 victory over Florida in the 1999 Citrus Bowl. 

 

Randall was selected in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.  As a rookie in 2000, Randall played in 12 games, including four starts at right tackle.  In 2002 for the Patriots, Randall started all 19 games including the playoffs and Super Bowl where the Patriots defeated the St Louis Rams 20-17 in Super Bowl XXXVI.  In his last season with the Patriots, Randall played in seven games, including three starts at right tackle.

 

On March 6, 2003, he was traded by the Patriots to the Houston Texans in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2003 NFL draft. In his only season in Houston, he started all 16 regular season games at right tackle.

 

Overall, Randall played in 51 career games in the NFL, with 38 starts, over four seasons.

 

After the NFL, Randall played a year in the Canadian Football League (2006) as well as a couple of years in the Arena Football League (2007-2008).

 

Randall currently lives in the Houston Texas area with his wife Darnesha and son Ty.