Wan'Dale Robinson

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Wan'Dale Robinson
No. 17 – New York Giants
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 23)
Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:83
Receiving yards:752
Receiving touchdowns:2
Rushing yards:86
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at 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.

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Early years

Robinson was born on January 5, 2001, in Frankfort, Kentucky. [1] He attended Western Hills High School. [2] [3] Throughout his career, he was versatile on both offense and defense. In total, he played as a safety, linebacker, receiver, quarterback, running back, punt returner, and kickoff returner according to his high school coach. [4] Rated as the No. 87 player in the country by 247Sports.com, [5] he originally committed to Kentucky before committing to Nebraska. [6]

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. [13]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGPReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2019 Nebraska 104045311.32883403.93
2020 Nebraska 8514619.01462405.21
2021 Kentucky 131041,33412.87711115.90
Career 301852,07811.2101416914.94

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.49 s2.54 s4.13 s6.99 s35.0 in
(0.89 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		19 reps
Sources: [14] [15]

Robinson was selected by the New York Giants in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. [16] Robinson made his NFL debut in the Giants' 2022 season opener against the Tennessee Titans and opened the season as the team's starting slot receiver, recording one reception for five yards, but suffered a knee injury and was out for the rest of the game. He returned from his injury in Week 6 against the Baltimore Ravens and recorded three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown as the Giants beat the Ravens 24-20. [17] In Week 7 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Robinson recorded 6 catches for 50 yards. In Week 11 loss against the Detroit Lions, Robinson had 9 catches for 100 yards but suffered an ACL tear and was placed on injured reserve. [18] He finished his rookie season with 23 receptions for 227 yards and a touchdown in six games. [19]

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. [20] In the 2023 season, he had 60 receptions for 525 yards and one receiving touchdown to with one rushing touchdown. [21]

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References

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  2. ↑ Audilet, Matt (January 11, 2021). "Wan'Dale Robinson Announces He's Transferring From Nebraska". The Spun. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wan'Dale Robinson - 2020 - Football". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Wan'Dale Robinson 247Sports". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wan'Dale Robinson Timeline". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Wan'Dale Robinson College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Robinson Named Freshman All-American". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. December 12, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Three Huskers Earn All-Big Ten Offensive Honors". Nebraska Cornhuskers Athletics. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ Howe, Matt (January 12, 2021). "Wan'Dale Robinson explains transfer decision". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Former Nebraska Cornhuskers WR Wan'Dale Robinson announces transfer to Kentucky Wildcats". ESPN.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Citrus Bowl - Iowa vs Kentucky Box Score, January 1, 2022". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Wan'Dale Robinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Giants draft Kentucky WR Wan'Dale Robinson in Round 2". Giants.com. April 29, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Baltimore Ravens at New York Giants - October 16th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
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  20. ↑ 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.
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