2023 All-Big Ten

2024 Junior

• Has landed 59.2% (19/32) of his punts inside the 20, which is on pace for an Illinois record
• Third-oldest player in college football, behind only East Carolina P Luke Larsen (32, 7/18/92) and Colorado State K Jordan Noyes (32, 8/3/92)

2023 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 12 games at punter
• 51 punts for 2,176 yards (42.7 yards per punt) on the season
• Improved his yards per punt by 2.7 yards year-over-year
• 17 punts inside the 20
• Eight punts over 50 yards
• Holder in place-kicking situations, including Caleb Griffin’s last-minute game winner vs. Toledo (9/2/23) and at Maryland (10/14/23)
• Third-oldest player in college football, behind only East Carolina P Luke Larsen (31, 7/18/92) and Colorado State K Jordan Noyes (31, 8/3/92)

2022 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 13 games at punter
• 61 punts for 2,440 yards (40.0 yards per punt) on the season
• 18 punts inside the 20
• 10 punts over 50 yards
• One carry for 23 yards on an improvised fake punt against Northwestern 11/26/22
• Career-long 64-yard punt at Michigan 11/19/22
• Career-high four punts inside the 20 against Iowa 10/8/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Redshirted the season

2020 Freshman

• Played in one game 
• Made Illinois debut at Penn State 12/19 
• One punt for 38 yards on the season 
• Eighth oldest player on a college football roster in 2020
• Second oldest freshman on a college football roster in 2020, behind fellow Australian Luke Larson of East Carolina (28 years old)

High School

• Graduated from high school in 2011

Personal 

• Born Jan. 16, 1993
• ProKick Australia product
• Coached by Nathan Chapman and John Smith at ProKick Australia
• Son of Peter and Judith Robertson
• Two sisters, Alexandra and Amelia
• Played Australian Rules Football
• Prokick Austrial product
• 2019 Bendigo Football League Senior Premiership playing for the Strathfieldsaye Football Netball Club
• 2009 Essendon District Football League Premiership playing for Strathmore Football Club
• Spent seven years working for the Victoria Police (Australia)
• Former member of the Australian Army
• Chose Illinois because, “I chose Illinois because the staff made me feel like family at the school and because Blake Hayes spoke so highly of the place.”
• Would like to work in the finance industry after his playing career
• Majoring in management