2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Reggie Corbin
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 200
- Position:
- RB
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, Md.
- High School:
- Gonzaga College HS
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
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