Denard Robinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Denard Robinson

American football player, quarterback, wide receiver, running back

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1990

Place of Birth: Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

Profession: athletics competitor, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Denard Robinson

  • Denard Xavier Robinson (born September 22, 1990) is a former American football running back who played for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
  • He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
  • Robinson was the starting quarterback in all 26 games for the 2010 and 2011 Michigan Wolverines football teams and played at the same position as a senior for the 2012 team as well as running back and wide receiver in the second half of the season. As a sophomore in 2010, Robinson set the single-season Division I FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history to both pass and rush for 1,500 yards.
  • Robinson also broke the Big Ten Conference season record with 4,272 yards of total offense (2,570 yards passing and 1,702 yards rushing) and led the conference in rushing.
  • In his second start at quarterback against Notre Dame, he set the Michigan single-game record with 502 yards of total offense.
  • He was awarded the 2010 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Most Valuable Player in the Big Ten Conference and was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-American.
  • He also set the Big Ten single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the only player in NCAA Division I FBS history to both pass for 200 yards and rush for 200 yards in a regular season game twice. As a junior in 2011, Robinson led a resurgent Michigan team to an 11–2 record and a victory over Virginia Tech in the 2012 Sugar Bowl.
  • He threw for a career-high 338 passing yards in a come-from-behind victory over Notre Dame in the first night game played at Michigan Stadium.
  • At the end of the 2011 season, Robinson had eight of the top 10 single-game total offense totals in Michigan history, including 948 yards in two games against Notre Dame.
  • His total offense output in 2010 (4,272 yards) and 2011 (3,348 yards) rank as the top two single-season totals in Michigan history.
  • As a senior in 2012, he extended his record with a third game with both 200 yards rushing and 200 yards passing. As a freshman and sophomore, he also competed as a sprinter for the Michigan men's track and field team.
  • He has run the 40-yard dash in 4.32 seconds, and he recorded the fastest competition time in 2010 among Michigan's sprinters in the 60-meter dash.

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