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Brad Robbins
HISTORY — from college profile
• Finished his career with the No. 2 career punting average (42.0 yards per attempt) and No. 2 single-season average (46.33) in program history; fifth in total punt yards (7,698)
• Has appeared in 44 career games during his career
• Five-year letterman (2017, '19-20-21-22)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021, '22)
• Missed the entire 2018 season and the start of 2019 due to an injury
Graduate Student (2022)
• Started as the team's punter and holder in all 14 games (punted in 13 contests); punted 43 times for 1,818 yards with a 64-yard long, 21 fair catches forced, 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and nine at 50-plus yards to earn his fifth varsity letter
• For the second time, was named the recipient of of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest
• On three occasions, shared Special Teams Player of the game honors for his performances against Michigan State, Illinois, at Iowa
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Nebraska
• Punted twice against Colorado State (Sept, 3), with no return yards allowed and two inside the 20-yard line, including a 51-yard long
• On four punts, allowed no return yards with one inside the 20 against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Drilled both punts against UConn (Sept. 17), at 53 and 62 yards, pinning one at the four-yard line
• Punted three times with two inside the 20-yard line against Maryland (sept. 24), including a 54-yard long
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance against Maryland
• Punted four times with two inside the 20 and two over 50 yards at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Punted three times including a 58-yard long at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Held on seven field goal and PATs against Penn State (Oct. 15) but did not punt
• Held on seven field goals and PATs against Michigan State (Oct. 29) and punted once for 34 yards with a fair catch induced
• Punted three times totaling 130 yards at Rutgers (Nov. 5)
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), punted three times for 119 yards with one inside the 20-yard line
• Held the game-winning kick among four field goals against Illinois (Nov. 19) and punted four times with one inside the 20
• Averaged over 40 yards per boot on five punts at Ohio State (Nov. 26), forcing five fair catches
• Punted four times for 164 yards with no return yards allowed against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Totaled 223 yards on five punts against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31), with three inside the 20 and a 64-yard long
Graduate Student (2021)
• Handled the team's punting and place holding duties in all 14 games, totaling 45 punts for 2,085 yards (46.3 average), the No. 2 single-season average in program history, with 21 forced fair catches, 17 punts inside the 20 and 12 at 50 yards or longer
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Ray Guy Award semifinalist
• Named part of the Ray Guy Award 'Ray's 8' after his performances at Wisconsin, at Nebraska
• Twice Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his performances against Washington, at Nebraska
• Holder for field goals and PATs, punted twice for 87 yards with one inside the 20 against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Delivered four punts for 184 yards with a 59-yard long against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Held on field goals but did not need to punt against Northern illinois (Sept. 18)
• Totaled 204 yards on five punts with a 51-yard long and two inside the 20 against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Averaged 44.8 yards on four punts with three inside the 20, pinning two inside the yard line at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Drilled three of four punts over 50 yards with a 57-yard long, pinning three inside the 20 and two inside the 10-yard line at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Punted three times against Northwestern (Oct. 23) with a 48-yard long
• Punted twice, landing both inside the 20-yard line at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Against Indiana (Nov. 6), punted four times with a 54-yard long and no return yards allowed
• Punted five times with a 52.4-yard-avaerage at Penn State (Nov.13) with a season-best 65-yarder
• Punted three times for 136 yards with two inside the 20-yard line at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Punted twice against Ohio State (Nov. 27), putting one inside the five-yard line
• On five punts against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4), average 51.0 yards per attempt with a 64-yard long
Senior (2020)
• Appeared in five games, punting in all five; punted 23 times for 1,041 yards with a long of 66 yards and a 45.3-yard average to earn his third varsity letter
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Punted four times against Michigan State (Oct. 31) and placed three inside the 10-yard line
• Had a career afternoon at Indiana (Nov. 7), punting seven times for a 53.6-yard average, the third-highest single-game mark in Michigan history (minimum, 3 attempts), with four inside the opponent's 20 and long punts of 65 and 66 yards
• Punted five times against Wisconsin (Nov. 14) with a 47-yard long in windy and rainy conditions
• Totaled 137 yards on three punts at Rutgers (Nov. 21)
• Forced three fair catches and pinned one punt inside the 20 on four attempts against Penn State (Nov. 28)
Junior (2019)
• Appeared in two games; punted four times for 171 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Made his season debut against Ohio State (Nov. 30), totaling 171 yards on four punts with one inside the 20-yard line
• Registered a punt against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1), but it was blocked
Sophomore (2018)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2017)
• Played in 10 games with 64 punts for a total of 2,583 yards (40.4 average), with 19 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and earned his first varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches)
• Made his debut at Purdue (Sept. 23), averaging 40.6 yards per kick over seven punts with a long of 45
• Punted seven times against Michigan State (Oct. 7) with a 42.57-yard average and a career-long of 57
• Punted a career-high nine times at Indiana (Oct. 14), totaling 367 yards for a 40.8-yard average with three inside the 20-yard line, and forced four fair catches
• Punted six times for a total of 233 yards at Penn State (Oct. 21), with one inside the 20 and two forced fair catches
• Against Rutgers (Oct. 28), punted three times for 125 total yards with two inside the 20, forcing two fair catches to allow zero total return yards
• Amassed 204 yards on five punts (40.8 average) against Minnesota (Nov. 4), allowing 0 return yards with three forced fair catches and two inside the 20-yard line
• Punted five times for 212 yards (41.8 average) at Maryland (Nov. 11), with one touchback and two fair catches forced, allow- ing 0 total return yards for the second week in a row
• Matched his career high with nine punts at Wisconsin (Nov. 18), amassing 363 total yards with a 40.4-yard average and a long of 52, putting four punts inside the Badgers' 20, and one more at the 20-yard line, with separate punts downed at the 6 and 3-yard lines
• Punted seven times against Ohio State (Nov. 25), totaling 288 yards (41.1 average) with a season-long 58-yarder, placing two inside the 20 with another two touchbacks and two fair catches forced
• Punted six times for 209 total yards in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1), with a long of 45
Prep
• Attended Westerville South High School coached by Kyle Stout
Key Statistics
• Average charted punting distance of 41 yards with an average hang time of 4.36 seconds
• At Kohl's Kicking 2017 Senior Showcase, Robbins averaged over 5.0 seconds on his charts with several 5.2+ second punts
• Scored a touchdown on a 90-yard run off a punt against Olentangy Orange
• From sophomore to senior year, averaged more than 40 yards per punt
Honors and Rankings
• Rated as the nation's No. 1 punter according to Kornblue Kicking
• Listed as the No. 3 punter in the nation by ProKicker.com
• Ranked as Kohl's Kicking's No. 4 punter in the nation
• Top national 2017 Punting Prospect by The Kicking Coach, Filip Filopovic
• Top-rated punter in the state of Ohio
• Earned Punting Champion at 2016 Kornblue Fall Kicking Challenge
• Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award
• Two-star prospect according to 247Sports, the nation's No. 13 punter and No. 129 overall player in the state of Ohio
• Three-time All-Central District punter and all-conference selection
• Other Sports: earned all-conference in soccer and baseball
Personal
• Bradley Robbins was born October 6, 1998
• Played soccer, football, basketball, and baseball through his junior year, earning all-conference honors in soccer and baseball
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in psychology with a minor in entrepreneurship
2022
punting | |||||
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In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
17.0 | 64.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1818.0 | 42.3 |
2021
rushing | ||||
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YPC | TD | YDS | CAR | LONG |
5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
punting | |||||
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In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
17.0 | 65.0 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 2085.0 | 46.3 |
2020
punting | |||||
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In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
8.0 | 66.0 | 23.0 | 2.0 | 1041.0 | 45.3 |
2019
punting | |||||
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In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
1.0 | 48.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 171.0 | 42.8 |
2017
punting | |||||
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In 20 | LONG | NO | TB | YDS | YPP |
0.0 | 58.0 | 64.0 | 0.0 | 2583.0 | 40.4 |
Physical Attributes:
Proj Rd: | 6 |
Height: | 6004 |
Weight: | 199 |
Forty: | 4.95 |
Arm: | 30 3/8 |
Hand: | 9.0 |
Wingspan: | 74 5/8 |
Pro Day Results:
Cone: | -- |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
10: | -- |
20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | 35 1/2 |
Combine Results:
Cone: | -- |
Bench: | -- |
Shuttle: | -- |
10: | -- |
20: | -- |
40: | -- |
BJ: | -- |
VJ: | -- |