Corey Lee Robinson (born March 29, 1990) is an American former
football quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
who played for the
Brooklyn Bolts
The Brooklyn Bolts were a professional American football team based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. They were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL), which was trying to become the developmental league for the Natio ...
of the
Fall Experimental Football League
The Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) was a professional football minor league that played two seasons in 2014 and 2015. This league's stated goal was to become a professional feeder-system for the National Football League (NFL).
The lea ...
(FXFL). He played
college football for the
Troy Trojans
The Troy Trojans are the sports teams of Troy University. They began playing in the NCAA's Division I-A in 2001, became a football only member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2004, and joined that conference for all other sports in 2005. Troy Unive ...
.
Early years
Robinson attended
Lone Oak High School in
Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah ( ) is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky. The largest city in the Jackson Purchase region, it is located at the confluence of the Tennessee and the Ohio rivers, halfway between St. Louis, Miss ...
. As a senior at Lone Oak, Robinson set a national high school record with 91 touchdown passes. He was also selected as Mr. Football in Kentucky.
College career
Robinson enrolled at
Troy University
Troy University is a public university in Troy, Alabama. It was founded in 1887 as Troy State Normal School within the Alabama State University System, and is now the flagship university of the Troy University System. Troy University is accredi ...
in Alabama in 2009,
redshirting his first year. In his first season of play as a redshirt freshman in 2010, he completed 321 of 505 passes for 3,726 and 28 touchdowns. His 3,726 passing yards ranked ninth among all NCAA Division I FBS players in 2010. He led Troy to a post-season 48–21 victory over the
Ohio Bobcats
The Ohio Bobcats are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio University, located in Athens, Ohio, United States. Ohio University is a charter member (1946) of the Mid-Amer ...
in the
2010 New Orleans Bowl
The 2010 New Orleans Bowl was the tenth edition of the New Orleans Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. The contest was televised live on ESPN. The ...
, passing for 387 yards and four touchdowns in the game.
In the second game of the 2011 season, Robinson threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (o ...
. For the season, Robinson completed 316 of 508 passes for 3,411 yards and 21 touchdowns.
During the 2012 season, Robinson completed 257 of 389 passes for 3,121 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. As a senior in 2013, he completed 268 of 399 passes for 3,086 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. One of his more memorable performances came the first game of his senior year when he rallied his team from a 31–17 deficit vs UAB to a 34–31 OT win, in the process breaking Steve Sarkisian's record for highest completion percentage with a minimum of 30 attempts. Robinson completed 30 of 32 attempts for a new record of 93.8%.
Statistics
Professional career
In May 2014, Robinson participated in
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
' rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He signed with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
on June 1 and was released by the team on June 22.
In September 2014, he signed with the
Brooklyn Bolts
The Brooklyn Bolts were a professional American football team based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. They were a charter member of the Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL), which was trying to become the developmental league for the Natio ...
of the
Fall Experimental Football League
The Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) was a professional football minor league that played two seasons in 2014 and 2015. This league's stated goal was to become a professional feeder-system for the National Football League (NFL).
The lea ...
.
References
External links
Troy Trojans bio
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1990 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
Canadian football quarterbacks
Players of Canadian football from Kentucky
Lone Oak High School (Kentucky) alumni
Troy Trojans football players
Sportspeople from Paducah, Kentucky
Players of American football from Kentucky
Brooklyn Bolts players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players