Denard Robinson broke out this week. How did he look? (USATSI)
Denard Robinson broke out this week. How did he look? (USATSI)

Jaguars running back Denard Robinson looked like a star against the Browns last week, and rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown in a breakout game. Of course, he did that against a Browns run defense that has given up the fourth-worst yards per carry in the league this season, so maybe we shouldn't break out the bubbly just yet.

I took a look at all of Robinson's carries from Week 7 and grabbed some video of his performance to get a little deeper into his performance. The Jaguars have struggled mightily running the ball this season, but the offensive line was getting some push this week. Still, it wasn't like Robinson was running free all week long. In fact, I came away pretty impressed with the former college quarterback's performance Sunday.

Robinson has solid speed, but he didn't really break away too often Sunday. Though he has the ability to get outside and make players miss, I was actually more impressed with his ability to slip out of tackles, as he did here…

And here...

These were plays where the undersized Robinson still found ways to fight through early contact. Sure, he wasn't necessarily muscling his way through tackles, but he showed enough slipperyness to make me think he can make plays the other backs in Jacksonville aren't necessarily capable of. He picked up 56 yards after contact Sunday, an average of 2.5 per carry, compared to just 1.9 for the rest of the team's backs this season.

He even showed the ability to take a between-the-tackles run and bounce it outside if the hole is there.

And, surprisingly, he was finding success running between the tackles, a good sign for a small-ish back like Robinson. He picked up 93 of his 127 yards between the tackles, per ProFootballFocus.com, and averaged 5.8 yards per carry on those rushes; the rest of the team's back are averaging just 2.4 yards per carry between the tackles.

Of course, his running instincts are still a work in progress, which is to be expected for a player who is still learning the position...

And the lone attempt to use Robinson as a receiver indicates that might not be a part of his game yet, as he was simply pushed off the spot by a defender for an interception. The throw wasn't great, but Robinson hardly puts up a fight here.

The Jaguars are going to be playing from behind more often than they were in Week 7, so Robinson is almost certainly going to see less playing time than he did Sunday. That should hurt his role, since he probably isn't a useful option in the passing game, with a yards per catch average of just 3.4 so far this season. 

At the very least, Robinson looks like the higher-variance option in the Jacksonville running game, and he looked better Sunday than anyone else yes. Yes, the Browns have been bad against the run this season, but this isn't the first bad rushing defense they have faced; opposing running backs are averaging 21.4 Fantasy points against the Eagles since the Jaguars' pitiful combined 5 Fantasy-point effort in Week 1 .

Robinson has a tough matchup on the way in Week 8 against a Dolphins defense that allows just 3.70 yards per carry to running backs. However, things could get a little easier with the Bengals and Cowboys on the schedule before the Week 11 bye; those two teams rank 29th and 32nd respectively in yards per carry allowed to running backs. 

Is Robinson a must-add or must-start Fantasy option at this point? Obviously not. The sample size for his success at the NFL level consists of one game, which is never enought o make a judgment call like that. However, with how poorly the Jaguars have run the ball this season, any sign of life is promising. Given how valuable the running back position is, and how scarce productive options are right now, Robinson is at least worth a flier on waivers.