Corey Robinson (quarterback)

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Corey Robinson
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 (age 34)
Paducah, Kentucky
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College:Troy
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2013 First Team All-Sun Belt
FBS Record Highest Completion % Single Game (min 30 attempts)

Corey Lee Robinson (born March 29, 1990) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy.

Early years

Robinson attended Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Kentucky. As a senior at Lone Oak, Robinson set a national high school record with 91 touchdown passes.[1] He was also selected as Mr. Football in Kentucky.[2]

College career

Robinson enrolled at Troy University in Alabama in 2009, redshirting his first year. In his first season of play as a redshirt freshman in 2010, he completed 321 of 505 passes for 3,726 and 28 touchdowns. His 3,726 passing yards ranked ninth among all NCAA Division I FBS players in 2010.[3] He led Troy to a post-season 48–21 victory over the Ohio Bobcats in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, passing for 387 yards and four touchdowns in the game.[4]

In the second game of the 2011 season, Robinson threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the Arkansas Razorbacks. For the season, Robinson completed 316 of 508 passes for 3,411 yards and 21 touchdowns.[5]

During the 2012 season, Robinson completed 257 of 389 passes for 3,121 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. As a senior in 2013 he completed 268 of 399 passes for 3,086 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. One of his more memorable performances came the first game of his senior year when he rallied his team from a 31-17 deficit vs UAB to a 34-31 OT win, in the process breaking Steve Sarkisian's record for highest completion percentage with a minimum of 30 attempts. Robinson completed 30 of 32 attempts for a new record of 93.8%.

Statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2010 Troy 321 505 63.6 3,726 7.4 28 15 137.9 48 -100 -2.1 0
2011 Troy 316 508 62.2 3,411 6.7 21 15 126.3 46 -78 -1.7 1
2012 Troy 257 389 66.1 3,121 8.0 12 9 139.0 21 -47 -2.2 1
2013 Troy 285 421 67.7 3,219 7.6 20 9 143.3 35 -111 -3.2 1
Career 1,179 1,823 64.7 13,477 7.4 81 48 136.2 150 -336 -2.2 3

Source:[6]

Professional career

On May 11, 2014, Corey was signed on as an undrafted free agent to the Cleveland Browns. He was later released by the Browns. In September 2014 he signed with the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League.

References

  1. ^ "Corey Robinson Bio". Troy University. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  2. ^ Dennis Victory (August 28, 2011). "Troy's ultimate weapon: Corey Robinson makes Troy offense go". Birmingham News.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I-A Player Passing Statistics – 2010". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "Robinson Leads Troy Past Ohio in New Orleans Bowl". Associated Press. December 19, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Corey Robinson Player Statistics". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "Corey Robinson". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2016.

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