Wan'Dale Robinson
No. 17 – New York Giants | |||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. | January 5, 2001||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Western Hills (Frankfort, Kentucky) | ||||
College: | |||||
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Wan'Dale Robinson (born January 5, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska before transferring to Kentucky.
Early years
Robinson was born on January 5, 2001, in
College career
Nebraska
As a freshman at Nebraska, Robinson was used as both a rusher and receiver, rushing for 340 yards on 88 rushes and recording 40 receptions for 453 yards.[7] After the season, he was named a Freshman All–American by The Athletic.[8]
Robinson's role increased in 2020, as he had almost the same amount of scrimmage yards he had in 2019 in two fewer games. He recorded 46 rushes for 240 yards, along with 51 receptions for 461 yards.[7] He was voted honorable mention All–Big Ten by the conference coaches after the season.[9]
Kentucky
On January 11, 2021, Robinson announced that he was entering the transfer portal and leaving Nebraska.[10] Four days later, he committed to Kentucky, where he was once committed to in high school.[11] Robinson was the No. 1 receiver for the team, accumulating 104 receptions, 1,334 yards and 7 touchdown receptions in 13 games. His season total receptions and yards broke single-season school records.[12] Later that year he helped the Wildcats win the Citrus Bowl.
Statistics
Season | Team | GP | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
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Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
2019 | Nebraska | 10 | 40 | 453 | 11.3 | 2 | 88 | 340 | 3.9 | 3 |
2020 | Nebraska | 8 | 51 | 461 | 9.0 | 1 | 46 | 240 | 5.2 | 1 |
2021 | Kentucky | 13 | 104 | 1,334 | 12.8 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 0 |
Career | 30 | 185 | 2,078 | 11.2 | 10 | 141 | 691 | 4.9 | 4 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
178 lb (81 kg) |
27+5⁄8 in (0.70 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.44 s | 1.49 s | 2.54 s | 4.13 s | 6.99 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
19 reps | |
Sources:[13][14] |
Robinson was selected by the
In Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers, Robinson put up a season-high 115 total yards and 8 touches, receiving a pass from Tommy DeVito to set up a game-winning field goal, winning 24–22.[18]
References
- ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson – Kentucky". Kentucky Wildcats Athletics. October 9, 2021.
- ^ Audilet, Matt (January 11, 2021). "Wan'Dale Robinson Announces He's Transferring From Nebraska". The Spun. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson - 2020 - Football". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Cox, Joe (August 25, 2021). "The long way home could lead to a memorable 2021 for UK's Wan'Dale Robinson". SaturdayDownSouth.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson 247Sports". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Timeline". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "Wan'Dale Robinson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Robinson Named Freshman All-American". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Three Huskers Earn All-Big Ten Offensive Honors". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Howe, Matt (January 12, 2021). "Wan'Dale Robinson explains transfer decision". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Former Nebraska Cornhuskers WR Wan'Dale Robinson announces transfer to Kentucky Wildcats". ESPN.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Hale, Jon (November 27, 2021). "Wan'Dale Robinson breaks Kentucky football record for catches in a single season". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "WanDale Robinson, Kentucky, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Giants draft Kentucky WR Wan'Dale Robinson in Round 2". Giants.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants - October 16th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (November 21, 2022). "WR Wan'Dale Robinson suffers ACL injury; out for season". Giants.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Bainbridge IV, Albert (December 11, 2023). "Legend of Tommy DeVito grows as throw to Wan'Dale Robinson sets up Giants' game-winning FG". Daily Record. Retrieved December 12, 2023.