NFL's Bijan Robinson Has Perfect Bracket After March Madness Day 1: 'Kinda Dope 😄' | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
Andrew Mccoy
Published Mar 25, 2026
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson might have a future as an NCAA tournament analyst whenever his NFL career ends.
The 22-year-old went 16-for-16 with his picks on the first day of March Madness, calling the accomplishment "kinda dope" with a laughing emoji.
Bijan Robinson @Bijan5RobinsonPerfect day 1 haha kinda dope 😄 <a href="">
Through the early action on Friday, Robinson remained a perfect 18-for-18, picking No. 9 Northwestern to defeat No. 8 Florida Atlantic and No. 3 Baylor to take down No. 14 Colgate:
NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBBBIJAN KNOWS THE SCRIPT 😱<a href="">#MarchMadness</a> <a href="">
Per the NCAA March Madness tracker, Robinson had one of the more than 2,100 perfect brackets remaining after the first day of games. There were more than 25 million brackets filled out before the tournament started.
Following the first two games of Friday's action, Robinson was among the 1,000-plus people remaining with perfect brackets, according to the NCAA March Madness tracker.
Based on the seeding, there were four upsets in Thursday's games. The biggest one being No. 14 Oakland defeating No. 3 Kentucky.
Robinson, who is apparently a college basketball savant, saw the Golden Grizzlies knocking off the Wildcats. The Horizon League champions earned their first-ever win in the NCAA tournament. This was also the program's first appearance in the Big Dance since the 2010-11 season.
The other seeding upsets that Robinson correctly predicted were all No. 11 over No. 6 seeds. Oregon knocked out South Carolina, North Carolina State defeated Texas Tech and Duquesne beat BYU.
Robinson's national title prediction, of course, is Texas. He played three seasons for the Longhorns from 2020 to '22. They made him look smart on Thursday with a victory over Colorado State.
Things could get dicey for Robinson's championship pick in the next round when Texas takes on No. 2 Tennessee.
