Denard Robinson
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DENARD ROBINSON Quarterback Award … Took over QB duties and started all 13 games as a soph- omore … Set the single-season Division-I FBS record for rushing yards by a QB and became the only player in NCAA history to both pass and rush for 1,500 yards … Broke the Big Ten Conference season record with 4,272 yards of total offense (2,570 yards passing and 1,702 yards rushing) … Set the Michigan single-game record with 502 yards of total offense … Named 2010 Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten Conference MVP … Selected by the Pro Football Writers Association of America as first-team All-America … Earned his first varsity letter, playing in all 12 games as a freshman … Saw action at QB in all 12 games and started one game at RB … Season totals include 69 rushes for 351 yards and five TDs (ranked 2nd on the team) … Completed 14 of 31 passes for 188 yards and two TDs … Majored in general studies. PERSONAL: Single ... Attended Deerfield Beach (Fla.) High School … Complet- GAMES PLAYED/STARTED: 2013 (16/0), 2014 (13/9) ed 262 of 576 attempts for 4,784 yards and 44 TDs as a three-year starting QB NFL TOTALS: 29 games, 9 starts and rushed 217 times for 1,132 yards and 13 TDs … As a senior, completed 100 POSTSEASON TOTALS: 0 games, 0 starts of 231 passes for 1,872 yards and 18 TDs and rushed 93 times for 538 yards TRANSACTIONS: Originally drafted in the fifth round (135th overall) of the and eight TDs … Contributed 19 total TDs during his junior season … Named 2013 draft. Prep Star All-America and named to the publication’s Top 250 … Member of the 2008 FHSAA track state champion on the 4x100-meter relay team ... Nick- PRO: 2013 fifth-round pick has played in all 29 games to begin his career named “Shoelace.” ... Twitter handle is @DenardX. with nine starts, seeing action at QB, WR, RB and on special teams ... Has 155 rushes for 648 yards, 23 receptions for 124 yards and four kickoff returns for 88 yards ... Added one special teams tackle ... Made transition from collegiate quarterback to WR/RB/QB in the NFL ... 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2014: 9/7 at PHI: Saw action at RB and on special teams, finishing with eight yards on three rushes and a three-yard reception ... 9/14 at WAS: Had a RUSHING RECEIVING career-high two receptions for 14 yards with a long of eight yards ... 9/21 at DATE GAME NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD IND: Registered a career-high eight rushes for 33 yards with a long of 10 yards 09/07 at Philadelphia 3 8 2.7 6 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 ... 9/28 at SD: Totaled a career-high nine rushes for 25 yards and added three 09/14 at Washington 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 14 7.0 8 0 receptions for seven yards ... 10/5 vs. PIT: Had three carries for six yards and 09/21 vs. Indianapolis 8 33 4.1 10 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 added two receptions for minus-1 yards ... 10/12 at TEN: Started at RB and 09/28 at San Diego 9 25 2.8 10 0 3 7 2.3 0 0 had five rushes for 22 yards (4.4 avg.) and three receptions for 14 yards (4.7 10/05 vs. Pittsburgh 3 6 2.0 6 0 2 -1 -0.5 1 0 avg.) including a career-long 12 yard catch ... 10/19 vs. CLE: Started at RB 10/12 at Tennessee 5 22 4.4 6 0 3 14 4.7 12 0 and produced career-best totals with 22 rushes for 127 yards (5.8 avg.) and 10/19 vs. Cleveland 22 127 5.8 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 one TD. Scored his first career TD on an eight-yard run in the fourth quar- 10/26 vs. Miami 18 108 6.0 41 0 1 10 10.0 10 0 ter. Had runs of 20, 14, 13 and 11 yards ...10/26 vs. MIA: Recorded second 11/02 at Cincinnati 17 94 5.5 39 1 2 10 5.0 12 0 consecutive 100-yard rushing game, rushing for 108 yards on 18 carries (6.0 11/09 vs. Dallas 15 60 4.0 32t 2 2 10 5.0 9 0 avg.) including a career-long 41-yard run in the first quarter. Had a 10-yard BYE WEEK reception and one special teams tackle. Became first Jaguars player since 11/23 at Indianapolis 14 25 1.8 9 0 4 47 11.8 19 0 Maurice Jones-Drew in 2011 to record back-to-back 100-yard rushing games ... 11/30 vs. N.Y. Giants 11 44 4.0 17 0 3 10 3.3 7 0 11/2 at CIN: Had third straight game with 90-plus rushing yards, finishing 12/07 vs. Houston 10 30 3.0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 with 94 yards on 17 carries with a TD and added two receptions or 10 yards 12/14 at Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... 11/9 vs. DAL: Scored a career-high two rushing TDs and finished with 60 12/18 vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 yards on 15 carries. Added two receptions for 10 yards. Scored the club’s 12/28 at Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 first TD on a 32-yard run in the first quarter ... 11/24 at IND: Started at RB 2014 TOTALS 135 582 4.3 41 4 23 124 5.4 19 0 and produced 25 yards on 14 carries and a season-high four receptions for 47 yards ... 11/30 vs. NYG: Started at RB and produced 44 yards on 11 carries with a long of 17 yards and added three catches for 10 yards ... 12/7 vs. HOU: Started at RB and rushed 10 times for 30 yards and was incomplete on his first passing attempt of the season ... ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS 2013: Played in all 16 games ... Had 20 rushes for 66 yards with a long of 24 RUSHING RECEIVING yards ... Added four kickoff returns for 88 yards (22.0 avg.) and one special YEAR TEAM NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD teams tackle ... 9/8 vs. KC: Made NFL debut, seeing action at RB and QB. Had 2013 JAX 20 66 3.3 24 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 two carries for one yard ... 9/22 at SEA: Saw action on offense and special 2014 JAX 135 582 4.3 41 4 23 124 5.4 19 0 teams. Fumbled on exchange with Ace Sanders in Wildcat formation in the NFL Totals: 2 yrs. 155 648 4.2 41 4 23 124 5.4 19 0 third quarter and it was recovered by Seattle. Had one carry for minus-2 yards. Saw action as kick returner and returned two kicks for 54 yards with a long Additional Statistics: Kickoff Returns: 4-88, LG 27 in 2013 of 27 ... 9/29 vs. IND: Saw action at RB and WR and returned two kickoffs Passing: 0 for 1 in 2013, 0 for 1 in 2014 for 17.0-yard average with a long of 23 yards ... 10/13 at DEN: Saw action Special Teams Tackles: 1 in 2013 at RB and had one carry for two yards. Also saw action on special teams ... 10/20 vs. SD: Had one carry for nine yards and also saw action on special teams ... 10/27 vs. SF: Had a career-high four carries for 15 yards with a long of seven yards ... 11/10 at TEN: Rushed four times for three yards ... 11/24 at HOU: Saw action on offense and on special teams. Attempted his first NFL pass which was incomplete to Cecil Shorts ... 12/5 at HOU: Had two rushes for minus-one yard. Also saw action on special teams ... 12/15 vs. BUF: Had a season-high 28 yards on two carries. Had a 24-yard run in the third quarter but fumbled at the one-yard line and the play resulted in a touchback ... 12/22 vs. TEN: Had an 11-yard run in the fourth quarter ... COLLEGE: Four-year letterman … Appeared in 49 games, making 37 starts – 35 at QB and two at RB … Holds the NCAA record for career rushing yards by a QB (4,495) … Became the first player in NCAA history to pass for 2,500 yards and rush for 1,500 yards in a single season … Set the NCAA-record for single-sea- son rushing yards by a QB (1,702) … Fourth player in NCAA history to gain 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season twice in his career (2010, 2011) – Brad Smith (Missouri), Joe Webb (UAB) and Colin Kaepernick (Nevada) … Eighth player in NCAA history to rush for 40 TDs and pass for 40 TDs … Named All-Big Ten honorable mention as a senior, completing 89 of 166 passes for 1,319 yards, nine TDs and eight INTs … Rushed 177 times for 1,266 yards and seven TDs and caught three passes for 31 yards ... Started all 13 games at QB as a junior and led team to 11-2 record and Sugar Bowl win ... Named U-M’s Bo Schembechler Team MVP … Totaled 1,176 rushing yards for 16 TDs and threw for 20 passing TDs … Semifinalist for Davey O’Brien National .