The 2026 NFL season is officially less than two weeks away, which means it’s time for bold predictions across the league.
Thinking about the Atlanta Falcons, their best player is undoubtedly running back Bijan Robinson, who inked a lucrative contract extension this offseason.
Due to the Falcons’ uncertainty at the QB position, Robinson is poised to have a monster season, and recently, CBSSport.com NFL writer Douglas Clawson handed Bijan a very bold prediction.
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Bijan Robinson Predicted to Have Monster Offensive Season
Part of what makes RB Bijan Robinson such a special offensive player is his ability to catch balls out of the backfield and make several *should be* tackles bounce off him, and his ability to cut on a dime.
Clawson predicts that Robinson will have a monster offensive season, posting 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards:
“Kevin Stefanski will lean heavily on Bijan Robinson, especially with Tyler Allgeier out of the picture and uncertainty at the quarterback position. Robinson will become the fourth player all-time with 1,000+ rush yards and 1,000+ rec yards in a season (Roger Craig, Marshall Faulk, Christian McCaffrey). He already had 820 receiving yards a year ago, so getting to 1,000 would not be a stretch.”
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Taking a Look At Bijan Robinson’s NFL Career
2026 will be Bijan Robinson’s fourth season in the NFL.
He is a 2X Pro Bowl running back and one-time All-Pro.
In 2025, Robinson carried the ball 287 times and rushed for 1478 yards and recorded seven rushing TDs.
For his 3-year career, Bijan already has 3910 rushing yards and 34 total touchdowns (25 rushing, 9 receiving) across 51 games played.
As Clawson noted, Bijan had a strong 2025 season catching passes out of the backfield. He hauled in 79 catches for 820 yards and 4 TDs as a pass catcher.
Yeah, Bijan has not missed a game since entering the league in 2023.
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Falcons’ Bijan Robinson Handed Bold Prediction Before 2026 Season