2010 Rutgers Football Media Guide

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SCARLET KNIGHTS MASON

ROBINSON RB/WR • Jr. • 5-10 • 190 Somerville HS Somerville, N.J.

2009: Switched from running back to wide receiver in 2009 spring drills and opened the season at the position … suffered a season-ending injury in the seeason-opener against Cincinnati (9/7) ... had one carry for 12 yards in the contest ... returned to running back in 2010 spring drills. 2008: In the running back mix all season ... appeared in 10 games ... made his first career start for the injured Kordell Young against North Carolina (9/11) and tied his career-high with 82 yards rushing on a career-high 16 carries, including a career-best 25-yard run ... rushed the ball six times for 18 yards and caught one pass for 10 yards against Morgan State (9/27) ... scored first career TD against the Bears ... five rushes for 22 yards, including a 19-yarder and caught one pass against Army (11/22) ... caught a pair of balls for a career-high 47 yards, including a 24-yarder in the regularseason finale against Louisville (12/4).

2007: True freshman who made collegiate debut in season-opener vs. Buffalo (8/30) ... entered the season as the third-string running back but moved up to backup All-American Ray Rice after Kordell Young’s season-ending injury ... also an exciting kick and punt returner … played in 10 games … third on team with 202 yards rushing … averaged an impressive 5.6 yards per carry … returned 14 kickoffs, with a long return of 35 yards … returned five punts for an average of 5.8 yards per return ... recorded first career carries in second half against Norfolk St. (9/15) with nine rushes for 58 yards ... rushed the ball six times for 29 yards, including a 17-yard run all in the fourth

quarter at Syracuse (10/13) ... returned his first career kickoff 20 yards against West Virginia (10/27) ... returned a fourth-quarter kickoff 26 yards at Connecticut (11/3) ... posted a season-high in rushes (14) and careerhigh in rushing yards (82) with most of his action coming in the fourth quarter at Army (11/9) ... did not record a carry but returned a career-high four kicks for 83 yards (20.8 yard per return average) against Pitt (11/17), including a career-long 35-yarder on the opening kickoff. Prior to Rutgers: Ranked the No. 32 all-purpose player in the nation by Rivals.com and the No. 7 prospect in New Jersey ... three-year starter at Somerville High School for head coach Kevin Carty … Carty spent six seasons as the wide receiver coach at Rutgers from 1984-89 … one of the fastest athletes in the state, with personal-best times of 10.97 in the 100 meters and 21.95 in the 200 on the track ... won the Skyland Conference and Somerset County titles in both events as a senior ... rushed for 1,688 yards and scored 17 touchdowns while averaging 8.7 yards per carry as a senior ... also caught 15 passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns ... ran for 245 yards vs. Hackettstown and for 214 yards vs. Bernards ... named Third-Team All-State by the Star-Ledger and was a First-Team All-Somerset County selection ... earned First-Team honors by the Courier News in both his senior and junior seasons ... rushed for 1,229 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior ... also an outstanding cornerback who had nine interceptions over his final two seasons and ranked No. 32 at the position nationally by Scout.com …also a standout track performer, led Pioneers to seventhstraight Group II championship … captured three gold medals at the meet in the 100, 200 (21.87) and 400 (48.58) meters … won the state 100 meter title at the Meet of Champions, finishing the race in 10.51, a new Somerset County record and the seventh-fastest time in state history at the time … also captured third place in the state in the 200 meter at the Meet of Champions … born 7/24/89. Rushing 2007 2008 2009 Career

GP 10 10 1 21

No. 36 41 1 78

Yards Avg. 202 5.6 139 3.6 12 12.0 353 4.5

TD Long 0 18 1 25 0 12 1 25

Receiving 2008 2009 Career

GP 10 1 11

Rec. Yards Avg. 12 125 10.4 0 0 0.0 12 125 10.4

TD Long 0 28 0 0 0 28

Punt Returns 2007 2008 Career

GP 10 2 12

No. Yards Avg. 5 29 5.8 2 14 7.0 7 43 6.1

TD Long 0 11 0 12 0 12

Kick Returns 2007 2008 Career

GP 10 2 12

No. Yards Avg. 14 275 19.6 2 27 13.5 16 302 18.9

TD Long 0 35 0 14 0 35


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