Injured Monmouth star Derek Robertson lands Titans, Jaguars minicamp tryouts

Derek Robertson’s 2024 season had already put him on the NFL radar, and now the Monmouth quarterback has two rookie minicamp tryouts to turn that production into a foothold. The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars both invited the Hartsdale, New York, native to their post-draft camps, giving the 6-foot-2, 200-pound graduate student a chance to keep his professional climb moving.

Those invitations carry real weight for FCS quarterbacks because rookie minicamps are one of the few times undrafted players can get on the field and be evaluated in an NFL setting. Tennessee scheduled its rookie minicamp for May 1-2 at the Vanderbilt Health Football Center in Nashville, and Jacksonville also set Robertson for a tryout. NFL Network and NFL.com confirmed the trips, underscoring how much Robertson’s profile has grown since he transferred to Monmouth after starting at Maine.

His résumé explains why. Robertson was the CAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2024, a finalist for the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award and a multiple-time All-America selection after he set Monmouth single-season records with 3,937 passing yards and 31 touchdown passes. Monmouth listed him as a team captain, and he led the FCS in passing yards per game at 328.1 and total offense per game at 325.3 during that breakout run.

The challenge came when 2025 started to look like another statement season. Robertson threw for 1,662 yards and 18 touchdowns in four games before a wrist injury interrupted his year. Monmouth said he injured his non-throwing hand and wrist during the third quarter of a 49-21 win over Stony Brook on October 18, then entered a structured rehabilitation program. That halt did not stop the NFL interest from building. Before the draft, reports linked him to the Falcons, Denver Broncos, Jaguars and New York Jets, and said he also worked local pro days for the Philadelphia Eagles and Giants in addition to the Jets.

Now Robertson’s job is simpler, but not easy: throw accurately, process quickly and show that the production he posted at Monmouth can survive a short NFL audition. For an FCS quarterback, a minicamp tryout is not a footnote. It is the opening door, and Robertson has found two of them.