The Jacksonville Jaguars added running back Keilan Robinson to their 53-player active roster on Tuesday, the NFL team announced.

A fifth-round selection in the NFL Draft on April 27, Robinson had been on injured reserve since Aug. 27 after sustaining a toe injury during training camp. He did not play during the preseason.

Robinson returned to practice on Oct. 30, opening a 21-day period for the Jaguars to add him to the active roster or leave him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.

Robinson joined the 53-man roster as wide receiver Gabe Davis was transferred to injured reserve. Davis sustained a season-ending knee injury in Jacksonville’s 52-6 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The Jaguars’ leading rusher this season is former Auburn standout Tank Bigsby with 519 yards and four touchdowns on 95 carries. Bigsby missed Sunday’s game because of an ankle injury.

Running back Travis Etienne had more than 1,000 rushing yards in each of the previous two seasons for Jacksonville. But he has missed two games and had three other games with six or fewer rushing attempts this season.

As a freshman at Alabama in 2019, Robinson ran for 254 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries and returned one kickoff for 22 yards. He was the No. 3 rusher for the Crimson Tide that season, behind Najee Harris, now the starting running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Brian Robinson Jr., now the starting running back for the Washington Commanders.

Robinson opted out of the 2020 season during the coronavirus pandemic.

In 2021, Robinson transferred to Texas, where he joined the Longhorns new coach, Steve Sarkisian, who had been Alabama’s offensive coordinator in the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

Robinson played behind Bijan Robinson, now of the Atlanta Falcons, in 2021 and 2022 and Jonathon Brooks, now of the Carolina Panthers, in 2023 at Texas. Keilan Robinson ran for 542 yards and six touchdowns on 82 carries, caught 35 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns and returned 38 kickoffs for a 23.6-yard average and one touchdown while with the Longhorns.

Four players have returned kickoffs for Jacksonville this season. They’ve averaged 26.2 yards on 19 returns.

The Jaguars are on their bye week. They will return to action with a 2-9 record in an AFC South game against the Houston Texans at noon CST Dec. 1 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.