As Jackson-Olin senior Quandarrius Robinson put pen to paper and officially signed to play football at Alabama, his mom choked back tears.

Her baby boy will officially live his dream.

“My Mom doesn’t cry because she’s always in Mama Bear mode,” Robinson said. “Seeing my Mama cry, it made me feel like I’ve got to do what I’ve got to do know. I’ve got to put my big boy pants on.”

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound linebacker said he’d never seen his mother cry before today’s ceremony at Jackson-Olin’s campus in Ensley.

“She cares, she wants to see me do big things,” he said. “That made me cry a little bit, too.”

An ankle injury limited Robinson to just three games in 2019, but he’s now healthy and planning to play in the All-American Bowl in San Antonio next month alongside several other Alabama signees.

Robinson played safety as a sophomore and defensive end as a junior and senior, although he’s projected as an outside linebacker at Alabama. He’s rated a 4-star prospect by national recruiting services.

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Jackson-Olin coach Tim Vakakes stressed that Alabama is getting a hard worker who is a superb player on the field and an equally outstanding teammate off the field.

“I told Nick Saban when he was here two weeks ago and (Sal) Sunseri and all the guys recruiting him, you’re getting a superstar – not on the field, you’re getting an outstanding person,” Vakakes said. “He’s humble. He’s quiet. He has a very servant heart. … We know for a fact that his best days are ahead of him.”

Robinson said he hopes to eventually play in the NFL, but said his immediate goal is earning playing time at Alabama. He’s part of a star-studded group of linebacker signees that includes Theodore’s Demouy Kennedy, Muscle Shoals’ Jackson Bratton, 5-star Chris Braswell, Drew Sanders from Texas and Dutchtown (Ga.)’s Will Anderson.

“All of those guys are dogs. All of ’em,” Robinson said.

Robinson is the fourth Power 5 signee in the last four seasons at Jackson-Olin. Linebacker T.D. Moultry signed with Auburn in 2017, defensive tackle Coynis Miller signed with Auburn in 2018 and linebacker Vonta Bentley signed with Clemson last year.