Wan'Dale Robinson

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.

Wan'Dale Robinson
Kentucky Wildcats – No. 1
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
MajorCommunication
Personal information
Born: (2001-01-05) January 5, 2001
Frankfort, Kentucky[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolWestern Hills (Frankfort, Kentucky)
Career highlights and awards

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 #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 committted to in high school.[11]

Statistics
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing
RecYardsAvgTDAttYardsAvgTD
2019 Nebraska 104045311.32883403.93
2020 Nebraska 8514619.01462405.21
2021 Kentucky 12941,16412.47711115.90
Career301852,07811.2101416914.94

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. "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.
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