Brad Robbins

HISTORY — from college profile

• Finished his career with the No. 2 career punting average (42.0 yards per attempt) and No. 2 single-season average (46.33) in program history; fifth in total punt yards (7,698)
• Has appeared in 44 career games during his career 
• Five-year letterman (2017, '19-20-21-22)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2021, '22)
• Missed the entire 2018 season and the start of 2019 due to an injury

Graduate Student (2022)
• Started as the team's punter and holder in all 14 games (punted in 13 contests); punted 43 times for 1,818 yards with a 64-yard long, 21 fair catches forced, 16 punts inside the 20-yard line and nine at 50-plus yards to earn his fifth varsity letter
• For the second time, was named the recipient of of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest
• On three occasions, shared Special Teams Player of the game honors for his performances against Michigan State, Illinois, at Iowa
• Named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Nebraska
• Punted twice against Colorado State (Sept, 3), with no return yards allowed and two inside the 20-yard line, including a 51-yard long
• On four punts, allowed no return yards with one inside the 20 against Hawaii (Sept. 10)
• Drilled both punts against UConn (Sept. 17), at 53 and 62 yards, pinning one at the four-yard line
• Punted three times with two inside the 20-yard line against Maryland (sept. 24), including a 54-yard long 
• Shared Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his performance against Maryland
• Punted four times with two inside the 20 and two over 50 yards at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Punted three times including a 58-yard long at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Held on seven field goal and PATs against Penn State (Oct. 15) but did not punt 
• Held on seven field goals and PATs against Michigan State (Oct. 29) and punted once for 34 yards with a fair catch induced
• Punted three times totaling 130 yards at Rutgers (Nov. 5) 
• Against Nebraska (Nov. 12), punted three times for 119 yards with one inside the 20-yard line
• Held the game-winning kick among four field goals against Illinois (Nov. 19) and punted four times with one inside the 20
• Averaged over 40 yards per boot on five punts at Ohio State (Nov. 26), forcing five fair catches
•  Punted four times for 164 yards with no return yards allowed against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)
• Totaled 223 yards on five punts against TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31), with three inside the 20 and a 64-yard long

Graduate Student (2021)
• Handled the team's punting and place holding duties in all 14 games, totaling 45 punts for 2,085 yards (46.3 average), the No. 2 single-season average in program history, with 21 forced fair catches, 17 punts inside the 20 and 12 at 50 yards or longer
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Ray Guy Award semifinalist
• Named part of the Ray Guy Award 'Ray's 8' after his performances at Wisconsin, at Nebraska
• Twice Named Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for his performances against Washington, at Nebraska
• Holder for field goals and PATs, punted twice for 87 yards with one inside the 20 against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Delivered four punts for 184 yards with a 59-yard long against Washington (Sept. 11)
• Held on field goals but did not need to punt against Northern illinois (Sept. 18)
• Totaled 204 yards on five punts with a 51-yard long and two inside the 20 against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Averaged 44.8 yards on four punts with three inside the 20, pinning two inside the yard line at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Drilled three of four punts over 50 yards with a 57-yard long, pinning three inside the 20 and two inside the 10-yard line at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Punted three times against Northwestern (Oct. 23) with a 48-yard long 
• Punted twice, landing both inside the 20-yard line at Michigan State (Oct. 30) 
• Against Indiana (Nov. 6), punted four times with a 54-yard long and no return yards allowed
• Punted five times with a 52.4-yard-avaerage at Penn State (Nov.13) with a season-best 65-yarder
• Punted three times for 136 yards with two inside the 20-yard line at Maryland (Nov. 20) 
• Punted twice against Ohio State (Nov. 27), putting one inside the five-yard line
• On five punts against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4), average 51.0 yards per attempt with a 64-yard long

Senior (2020)
• Appeared in five games, punting in all five; punted 23 times for 1,041 yards with a long of 66 yards and a 45.3-yard average to earn his third varsity letter 
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Punted four times against Michigan State (Oct. 31) and placed three inside the 10-yard line
• Had a career afternoon at Indiana (Nov. 7), punting seven times for a 53.6-yard average, the third-highest single-game mark in Michigan history (minimum, 3 attempts), with four inside the opponent's 20 and long punts of 65 and 66 yards
• Punted five times against Wisconsin (Nov. 14) with a 47-yard long in windy and rainy conditions 
• Totaled 137 yards on three punts at Rutgers (Nov. 21) 
• Forced three fair catches and pinned one punt inside the 20 on four attempts against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in two games; punted four times for 171 yards to earn his second varsity letter
• Made his season debut against Ohio State (Nov. 30), totaling 171 yards on four punts with one inside the 20-yard line
• Registered a punt against Alabama in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1), but it was blocked

Sophomore (2018)
• Did not see game action

Freshman (2017)
• Played in 10 games with 64 punts for a total of 2,583 yards (40.4 average), with 19 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and earned his first varsity letter
• All-Big Ten honoree (honorable mention, coaches)
• Made his debut at Purdue (Sept. 23), averaging 40.6 yards per kick over seven punts with a long of 45
• Punted seven times against Michigan State (Oct. 7) with a 42.57-yard average and a career-long of 57
• Punted a career-high nine times at Indiana (Oct. 14), totaling 367 yards for a 40.8-yard average with three inside the 20-yard line, and forced four fair catches
• Punted six times for a total of 233 yards at Penn State (Oct. 21), with one inside the 20 and two forced fair catches 
• Against Rutgers (Oct. 28), punted three times for 125 total yards with two inside the 20, forcing two fair catches to allow zero total return yards 
• Amassed 204 yards on five punts (40.8 average) against Minnesota (Nov. 4), allowing 0 return yards with three forced fair catches and two inside the 20-yard line
• Punted five times for 212 yards (41.8 average) at Maryland (Nov. 11), with one touchback and two fair catches forced, allow- ing 0 total return yards for the second week in a row 
• Matched his career high with nine punts at Wisconsin (Nov. 18), amassing 363 total yards with a 40.4-yard average and a long of 52, putting four punts inside the Badgers' 20, and one more at the 20-yard line, with separate punts downed at the 6 and 3-yard lines
• Punted seven times against Ohio State (Nov. 25), totaling 288 yards (41.1 average) with a season-long 58-yarder, placing two inside the 20 with another two touchbacks and two fair catches forced 
• Punted six times for 209 total yards in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina (Jan. 1), with a long of 45 

Prep
• Attended Westerville South High School coached by Kyle Stout

Key Statistics
• Average charted punting distance of 41 yards with an average hang time of 4.36 seconds
• At Kohl's Kicking 2017 Senior Showcase, Robbins averaged over 5.0 seconds on his charts with several 5.2+ second punts
• Scored a touchdown on a 90-yard run off a punt against Olentangy Orange
• From sophomore to senior year, averaged more than 40 yards per punt

Honors and Rankings
• Rated as the nation's No. 1 punter according to Kornblue Kicking
• Listed as the No. 3 punter in the nation by ProKicker.com
• Ranked as Kohl's Kicking's No. 4 punter in the nation
• Top national 2017 Punting Prospect by The Kicking Coach, Filip Filopovic
• Top-rated punter in the state of Ohio
• Earned Punting Champion at 2016 Kornblue Fall Kicking Challenge
• Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award
• Two-star prospect according to 247Sports, the nation's No. 13 punter and No. 129 overall player in the state of Ohio
• Three-time All-Central District punter and all-conference selection
• Other Sports: earned all-conference in soccer and baseball

Personal
• Bradley Robbins was born October 6, 1998
• Played soccer, football, basketball, and baseball through his junior year, earning all-conference honors in soccer and baseball
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, majoring in psychology with a minor in entrepreneurship

2022

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
17.0	64.0	43.0	0.0	1818.0	42.3

2021

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	5.0

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
17.0	65.0	45.0	3.0	2085.0	46.3

2020

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
8.0	66.0	23.0	2.0	1041.0	45.3

2019

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
1.0	48.0	4.0	0.0	171.0	42.8

2017

punting
In 20	LONG	NO	TB	YDS	YPP
0.0	58.0	64.0	0.0	2583.0	40.4