Wan'Dale Robinson

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Wan'Dale Robinson
Kentucky Wildcats – No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
MajorCommunication
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001 (age 21)
Frankfort, Kentucky[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolWestern Hills (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Career highlights and awards

Wan'Dale Robinson (born January 5, 2001) is an American football wide receiver who plays college football for Kentucky. He has previously played at Nebraska from 2019 to 2020.

High school career[]

Robinson played at Western Hills High School in Frankfort, Kentucky, where he won the high school version of the Paul Hornung Award and Kentucky Mr. Football as a senior in 2018.[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 committed to Kentucky on November 1, 2018 before decommitting from Kentucky and committing to Nebraska on December 5, 2018.[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 less 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.

Statistics[]

Season Team Games Receiving Rushing
Rec Yards Avg TD Att Yards 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[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Vertical jump Broad jump
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 34.5 in
(0.88 m)		 9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from NFL Combine[12][13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Kentucky". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Audilet, Matt. "Wan'Dale Robinson Announces He's Transferring From Nebraska". The Spun.
  3. ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Nebraska". Nebraska Athletics.
  4. ^ Cox, Joe. "The long way home could lead to a memorable 2021 for UK's Wan'Dale Robinson". SaturdayDownSouth.com.
  5. ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson 247Sports". 247Sports.com.
  6. ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Timeline". 247Sports.com.
  7. ^ a b "Wan'Dale Robinson Stats". College Football Reference.
  8. ^ "Robinson Named Freshman All-American". Nebraska Athletics.
  9. ^ "Three Huskers Earn All-Big Ten Offensive Honors". Nebraska Athletics.
  10. ^ Howe, Matt. "Wan'Dale Robinson explains transfer decision". 247Sports.com.
  11. ^ "Former Nebraska Cornhuskers WR Wan'Dale Robinson announces transfer to Kentucky Wildcats". ESPN.com.
  12. ^ "Wan'Dale Robinson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  14. ^ "WanDale Robinson, Kentucky, WR, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

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