No. 17 – New York Giants | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. | January 5, 2001||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Western Hills (Frankfort, Kentucky) | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2022 / round: 2 / pick: 43 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Charles Wan'Dale Robinson (born January 5, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska before transferring to Kentucky.
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]
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]
On January 11, 2021, Robinson announced that he was entering the NCAA 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 seven touchdown receptions in 13 games. [12] His season total receptions and yards broke single-season school records. [13] Later that year he helped the Wildcats win the Citrus Bowl. [14]
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 |
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: [15] [16] |
Robinson was selected by the New York Giants in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. [17] 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. [18] 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. [19] He finished his rookie season with 23 receptions for 227 yards and a touchdown in six games. [20]
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. [21] In the 2023 season, he had 60 receptions for 525 yards and one receiving touchdown to with one rushing touchdown. [22]
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