1. Denard Robinson played four seasons as a running back in the National Football League, and was a college football All-American for the Michigan Wolverines as a quarterback.
104 Facts About Denard Robinson
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Denard Robinson broke the Big Ten Conference season record with 4,272 yards of total offense and led the conference in rushing.
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Denard Robinson 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.
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Denard Robinson 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.
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Denard Robinson 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.
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Denard Robinson 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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Denard Robinson was born in 1990, the son of Thomas Denard Robinson Sr.
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Denard Robinson began playing pee-wee football by age 10 and played the game with his shoes untied, thus earning the nickname "Shoelace" as a child.
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Denard Robinson was a marvel, and he wasn't even finished with the sixth grade.
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Denard Robinson became the starting quarterback for the Deerfield Beach varsity team as a sophomore and filled that position for three years from 2006 to 2008.
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In October 2008 against St Thomas Aquinas High School, Denard Robinson was responsible for six touchdowns in a single game, passing for 342 yards and five touchdowns and rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown.
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Denard Robinson was a member of the 2008 Florida High School Athletic Association state champion 4 x 100 metres relay team.
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Denard Robinson received scholarship offers from Florida, Georgia, Kansas State, Michigan, and other programs.
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Denard Robinson recalled that it was one of his goals to play quarterback at the college level.
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On February 4,2009, Denard Robinson announced that he had signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Michigan.
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Denard Robinson enrolled in the University of Michigan's School of Kinesiology in the fall of 2009.
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Forcier, who enrolled early and participated in spring practice, was named the starting quarterback, but Denard Robinson saw significant playing time as a true freshman, appearing in all 12 games.
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On September 5,2009, in Michigan's season opener against Western Michigan, Denard Robinson scored a touchdown on his first collegiate snap, which was fumbled.
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However, on the following drive, Denard Robinson's threw an interception at Michigan's 31-yard line with 44 seconds remaining in the game.
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Denard Robinson led the Wolverines on four scoring drives against Delaware State, throwing his first two collegiate touchdown passes and scoring a rushing touchdown as well.
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Denard Robinson ran for 351 yards and five touchdowns in 69 attempts.
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Denard Robinson competed for the Michigan men's track and field team during his freshman year.
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Denard Robinson won the 60-meter dash in his college track debut in "The Dual" against Ohio State on January 16,2010.
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Denard Robinson finished fifth in the 60-meter dash at the Meyo Invitational on February 6,2010.
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Denard Robinson finished ninth in the event at the 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships in late February 2010, failing to qualify for the finals by four-thousandths of a second.
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Denard Robinson took significant steps in spring practice, and from all accounts, he showed his teammates an incredible devotion to offseason conditioning and film viewing, all in the interest of honing his game and improving Michigan's chances.
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Denard Robinson finished the game with 383 yards of total offense, including 186 passing yards and 197 rushing yards on 29 carries.
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Denard Robinson's rushing yardage against UConn was the most ever by a Michigan quarterback.
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Denard Robinson broke Michigan's single-game record for total offense with 383 yards.
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Denard Robinson finished the game with 502 of Michigan's 532 yards of total offense, breaking the Michigan record he set in his first start.
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Denard Robinson scored the winning touchdown with 27 seconds remaining on a two-yard run, capping a 12-play, 72-yard drive.
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Denard Robinson broke Mike Kafka's Big Ten Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback and became the ninth quarterback in NCAA history to rush and pass for more than 200 yards in a single game.
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Denard Robinson's rushing total ranks as the all-time best in a road game by any Michigan player, regardless of position.
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Denard Robinson is the first player to earn the Walter Camp honor two weeks in a row, and the fourth to do so twice in a season.
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Denard Robinson was named the Capital One Cup Impact Performance of the Week.
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Denard Robinson totaled 455 rushing yards and 885 yards of total offense in the first two games of the 2010 season, which led Division I FBS.
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Denard Robinson completed 10 of 16 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns, and he gained 217 rushing yards on 19 carries for an average of 11.4 yards per carry.
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On Michigan's second play from scrimmage, Denard Robinson ran 72 yards for a touchdown.
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On Michigan's next drive, Denard Robinson aggravated the knee injury sustained the prior week against Bowling Green and came out of the game for the remainder of the drive.
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Denard Robinson returned to the game and led Michigan on a game-winning, 65-yard touchdown drive in the final minute of the game.
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On October 4,2010, Denard Robinson was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, and received the Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week award.
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Denard Robinson ranked fourth in the country with a quarterback rating of 180.
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Denard Robinson was limited to 86 rushing yards on 21 carries.
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Denard Robinson was selected by Mark Schlabach as the Offensive MVP in ESPN.
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Denard Robinson was limited to 96 passing yards and 105 rushing yards and threw his fifth interception of the season.
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Denard Robinson rushed for 191 yards on 27 carries and passed for another 190 yards, including a 60-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Koger.
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Denard Robinson set a school single-half record with 262 passing yards in the first half.
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Denard Robinson came out of the game at the end of the third quarter after reporting concussion-like symptoms, including dizziness and headaches.
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Denard Robinson's shot at the Heisman Trophy was lost with a disappointing performance against Purdue and consecutive blowout losses to Wisconsin and Ohio State.
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Denard Robinson was held to a season-low 68 rushing yards against Purdue.
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Denard Robinson passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns, set the Division I FBS record for rushing yards by a quarterback and become the first NCAA player with 1,500 rushing yards and 2,000 passing yards in the same season.
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Denard Robinson failed to register a passing or rushing touchdown for the first time all season.
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Denard Robinson completed 27 of 41 passes for 254 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
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Denard Robinson added 59 rushing yards on 11 carries for 313 yards of total offense, enough to break Drew Brees' Big Ten single-season total offense record of 4,189 yards.
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Denard Robinson finished the 2010 season with 1,702 rushing yards, which stood as an FBS single-season record for a quarterback until it was surpassed two years later by Jordan Lynch.
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Denard Robinson passed for 2,570 yards and compiled 4,272 yards of total offense.
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Denard Robinson became the first person in NCAA history to record 1,500 yards rushing and passing in the same season.
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Denard Robinson was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year by the Big Ten coaches and media and by the College Football News.
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Denard Robinson was selected as a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America as a running back, a third-team All-American by the Associated Press as an all-purpose player, and an honorable mention quarterback selection by Sports Illustrated and College Football News.
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Denard Robinson finished sixth in the 2010 Heisman Trophy voting, and was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten quarterback by both the Big Ten media and College Football News.
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Denard Robinson fell 116 yards short of Tim Biakabutuka's Michigan school record of 1,818 rushing yards.
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On January 17,2011, Denard Robinson ended the speculation when he issued a statement confirming that he would stay at Michigan.
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Denard Robinson entered the 2011 season on watchlists for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Paul Hornung Award, and the Manning Award.
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In Michigan's 2011 season opener against Western Michigan, Denard Robinson completed 9 of 13 passes for 98 yards and had 46 rushing yards on eight carries.
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In Michigan's next game against Notre Dame, Denard Robinson completed 11 of 24 passes for 338 yards with four touchdowns and had 108 yards rushing on 16 carries with a touchdown on a recovered fumble near the goal line.
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In Michigan's third game, against Eastern Michigan, Denard Robinson posted 198 rushing yards giving him five of the top ten quarterback single-game rushing outputs in conference history.
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In Michigan's fourth game, against San Diego State, Denard Robinson tallied three touchdowns in the first half on his way to a 200-yard rushing effort.
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Denard Robinson earned Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week recognition.
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Denard Robinson scored two rushing touchdowns and had two passing.
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Denard Robinson posted a five-touchdown performance and became the fourth player in NCAA history to gain 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season twice in his career.
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Denard Robinson totalled 170 yards rushing and earned a share of his fourth Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week recognition for the season.
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Denard Robinson was voted team MVP for the second year in a row.
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Denard Robinson was a Sports Illustrated All-American honorable mention selectee.
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Denard Robinson contributed 426 yards of total offense against Air Force.
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Denard Robinson became the first NCAA athlete to both rush and pass for 200 yards in a game on three separate occasions.
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On September 15,2012, playing against UMass, Denard Robinson tallied 397 yards of total offense in three quarters of play, including 291 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, and 369 yards of total offense in the first half.
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Denard Robinson's performance gave him 3,905 career rushing yards, moving past Antwaan Randle El as the Big Ten career leader in rushing yards by a quarterback.
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Denard Robinson tied Mike Hart's Michigan school record with his fifth career 200-yard rushing game.
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Denard Robinson was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.
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Denard Robinson accounted for 122 yards, including 98 rushing yards on 13 carries and 24 receiving yards on two receptions.
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Denard Robinson was a 2012 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection by the media for the 2012 Wolverines.
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Denard Robinson played his final game at Michigan on January 1,2013, in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina.
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Denard Robinson holds the single-season record for total yards with 4272, set in 2010.
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Denard Robinson is the first since Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard in 2006, with the other being Charles Woodson on the 1999 version of the game.
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Denard Robinson lasted through all voting rounds, and outlasted Alabama Crimson Tide running back Eddie Lacy, and possible National Football League 1st round draft selections Jarvis Jones of the Georgia Bulldogs and standout tight end Tyler Eifert of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Denard Robinson participated in the 2013 Senior Bowl at wide receiver.
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Denard Robinson was not invited as a quarterback, but rather as a wide receiver, but he did intend to throw and return kickoffs and punts on his Pro Day.
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Denard Robinson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 5th round of the 2013 NFL draft with the 135th overall selection.
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Denard Robinson was selected as a running back when his name was finally called.
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Denard Robinson's position is referred to by the team as "offensive weapon", which involves playing running back, wide receiver, and kickoff returner.
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Denard Robinson was to contribute as a quarterback in the Wildcat formation.
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On September 7,2014, in week 1 of the 2014 season, Denard Robinson recorded his first NFL reception.
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On October 19 in week 7 of 2014, Denard Robinson made his first start at running back in place of an injured Toby Gerhart.
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Denard Robinson had an NFL-career-high 127 yards rushing on 22 carries against the Cleveland Browns to help the 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars end a nine-game losing streak.
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Denard Robinson posted career highs in yards and carries and scored his first NFL touchdown.
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When Denard Robinson had 108 on 18 carries the following week against Miami, he became the first Jaguar to have back-to-back 100-yard games since Maurice Jones-Drew in 2011.
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On December 7, Denard Robinson endured a foot sprain against the 2014 Houston Texans and he was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 10.
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Denard Robinson finished 2014 with 135 carries, 582 yards, and 4 touchdowns.
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On September 20, in the second week of the 2015 NFL season, Robinson endured a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee against the Miami Dolphins while serving as a backup to T J Yeldon.
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In May 2017, Denard Robinson tried out with the Chicago Bears during their rookie minicamp.
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In 2018, Denard Robinson signed with the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season as a backup running back.
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Denard Robinson was placed on injured reserve on April 1,2019.
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On May 14,2024, Denard Robinson resigned as a member of Michigan's staff as a result of an operating while intoxicated arrest one month earlier.
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In July 2016, Denard Robinson was found passed out in a partially submerged vehicle.