Position Wide receiver Name Corey Robinson | Major Liberal Arts Class Junior Height 1.96 m | |
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Bowl games 2013 Pinstripe Bowl2014 Music City Bowl2016 Fiesta Bowl High school San Antonio Christian Schools | ||
Date of birth January 1995 (age 20) | ||
Corey Robinson (born January 1995) is a former American football wide receiver for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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High school
Robinson attended San Antonio Christian Schools in San Antonio, Texas. As a senior, he had 67 receptions for 1,414 yards and 20 touchdowns. After the season, he was awarded the Glenn Davis Army Award, and was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
He was ranked by Scout.com as a four-star recruit, and the 43rd best wide receiver prospect of his class. Robinson committed to play college football at the University of Notre Dame in March 2012.
College career
As a true freshman in 2013, Robinson played in all 13 games with three starts. He finished the year with nine receptions for 157 yards and one touchdown, a 35-yard reception against Air Force. Robinson entered his sophomore season in 2014 as a starter. He caught two touchdown passes in a 31–28 defeat against Florida State, and had the potential winning touchdown called off with 13 seconds remaining due to an offensive pass interference penalty on a teammate. Following the regular season, he was named a First-team Academic All-American. However, in the 2016 offseason, Robinson decided to leave football after suffering a third concussion in his junior year
Personal
His father is former NBA great and Hall of Famer David Robinson. His younger brother Justin will play basketball for Duke starting in November 2015.