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2 Reggie Corbin

  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 200
  • Position RB
  • Hometown Upper Marlboro, Md.
  • High School Gonzaga College HS

Biography

Career Highs

Carries: 21 at Northwestern, 11/26/16
Rushing Yards: 213 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18
Long Run: 80 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18)
Receptions: 3, three times (last vs. South Florida, 9/15/18)
Receiving Yards: 52 vs. Purdue, 10/13/18
Long Reception: 52 vs. Purdue, 10/13/18
All-Purpose Yards: 213 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18

Degrees

  • Earned bachelor’s degree in communication in May 2018
  • Pursuing a master’s degree in recreation, sport & tourism in 2019-20

Career Stats

  • Finished career with 2,361 career rushing yards – 12th-most in Illinois history, 18 career rushing touchdowns, and a 6.3 yards-per-carry average (2nd-best among the 18 Illini 2,000-yard rushers).
  • Big play back had 10 scrimmage plays over 50 yards in his career, all coming against Big Ten competition.  
  • 18th running back in Illinois history to rush for 2,000 career yards
  • 44 career games played, 22 career starts

2019 Senior

  • Starting running back in all 12 games
  • All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
  • All-Big Ten third team (media)
  • 143 carries, 675 rushing yards, seven rushing touchdowns on the season
  • 11th in the Big Ten in yards per carry (4.7), 12th in rushing touchdowns (7), and 12th in rushing yards (675)
  • Led Illinois in rushing yards (675) and rushing touchdowns (7)
  • Ran 17 times for 29 yards and one touchdown at Michigan State 11/9/19 to help Illinois win 37-34 in the biggest comeback in program history
  • Ran 17 times for 83 yards and one touchdown  vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 10/19/19 to help Illinois win 24-23 and complete one of the biggest upsets in Big Ten History
  • Ran for 134 yards and a touchdown against Nebraska 9/21/19, his sixth career 100-yard rushing game, to take him to 2,000 career rushing yards
  • Ran for 144 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Michigan 9/14/19, his fifth career 100-yard rushing game
  • PFF Big Ten Team of the Week after Eastern Michigan game 9/14/19
  • Rivals 10 Breakout Players to Watch
  • 2019 Maxwell Award preseason watch list
  • 2019 Doak Walker Award preseason watch list

2018 Junior

  • Played all 12 games with eight starts at running back
  • All-Big Ten third team (media)
  • All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
  • Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten second team
  • Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team
  • Won team’s Red Grange Outstanding Offensive Player Award
  • 128 carries for 1,085 rushing yards (8.5 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns
  • 16 receptions for 176 yards (11.0 yards per reception)
  • 13th Illini in program history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a single season
  • Tied with Buddy Young’s 1944 season for the most 70+-yard runs in Illinois single-season history (4)
  • Third in the nation in yards per carry (8.5) during the regular season
  • 9.3 yards per carry in conference play, second-best in FBS for any RB with more than 10 carries per game
  • Led in the nation in runs of 70+-yards (4)
  • Led Illinois in rushing yards (1,085), touchdowns (9) and all-purpose yards (1,261)
  • Eighth-most rushing yards in a single game in Illinois history (213), including touchdown runs of 77 and 72 yards, against Minnesota 11/3/18
  • 213 rushing yards against Minnesota 11/3/18 were the third-most in a Big Ten game in 2018
  • 155 rushing yards on 18 carries, including a 69 yard TD run, in return home to Maryland 10/27/18
  • 100 yards on just nine carries at Wisconsin 10/20/18
  • 80-yard touchdown run at Wisconsin 10/20/18 tied for the 10th-longest run in Illinois history
  • First career 100-yard game (137) at Rutgers 10/6/18
  • 98 rushing yards against South Florida
  • First career two-TD game in season opener against Kent State
  • 10 rushing attempts for 79 yards in the season opener against Kent State, after having 78 rushing yards on 18 carries during the entire 2017 season
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2017 Sophomore

  • Played in eight games
  • 18 carries for 78 yards and nine catches for 27 yards on season
  • Missed the first three games of the season with an injury
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2016 Redshirt Freshman

  • 12 games played with two starts at running back
  • 86 carries for 523 yards and two touchdowns on season
  • 14th in the nation in yards per carry among freshmen (6.08), best by an Illini frosh since at least 2000
  • Averaged 43.6 yards rushing per game
  • 10 receptions for 112 yards
  • Touchdowns vs. Murray State and at Northwestern
  • Career-long 53-yard rush at Rutgers
  • Career-long 30-yard reception vs. Purdue
  • Career-high 92 rushing yards vs. Purdue
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2015 Freshman

  • Redshirted the 2015 season with an injury

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247sports, ESPN.com and Scout
  • Ranked as No. 1 RB in Washington, D.C., by all four outlets
  • Ranked as No. 9 overall prospect in Washington, D.C., by Scout, No. 11 by Rivals and No. 12 by ESPN.com
  • Two-time first-team All-WCAC (2013 and 2014)
  • Ran for 915 yards and 12 TDs on 105 carries (8.7 ypc) and had 19 catches for 231 yards and two more TDs as a senior
  • Rushed for 1,103 yards and 12 TDs and had 11 receptions for 177 yards as a junior
  • Also a top rugby player, helping Gonzaga to 2015 national title

Personal

  • Born March 9, 1996
  • Son of Reginald Corbin
  • Has two brothers and one sister

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2015Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    2