2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 12
Matt Robinson
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
- High School:
- J Serra Catholic
2021 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Sophomore
- Played in two games and started one at quarterback
- 75% completion percentage (3/4) on the season
2019 Redshirt Freshman
- Back-up quarterback played in eight games and started two (Michigan, Northwestern)
- 42-of-77 passing for 475 yards with one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown on the season
- 16-for-25 passing for 192 yards and one touchdown in his first career start against Michigan 10/12/19, while also adding a rushing touchdown
- 15-of-29 passing for 125 yards at Minnesota 10/5/19 in the first extended playing time of his career after starter Brandon Peters was injured in the second quarter
2018 Freshman
- Played three games and redshirted the 2018 season
- 3-of-6 passing for 11 yards
- Eight carries for 24 yards
- Played against Western Illinois, Penn State, and Purdue
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
- Two-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals
- Ranked No. 53 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by 247Sports
- Played for head coach Pat Harlow at Jserra Catholic in one of the best high school football conferences in the nation
- Four years on varsity
- Team MVP for three straight seasons
- Three-year captain
- School records for passing yards and passing touchdowns
- Three-time All-Trinity first team
- Threw for 2,417 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior
- Honor Roll
- Verbally committed to Illinois in February 2018
- Offers included Coastal Carolina, FIU, Dayton, Montana and Northern Arizona
Personal
- Born Dec. 3, 1999
- Son of Jeoff and Betsy Robinson
- Older brother, Nick, and younger sister, Kate
- Father, Jeoff, played football at Pacific (Calif.) from 1975-76 when former Illinois head coach Ron Turner was a wide receiver for the Tigers
- Brother, Nick, is a quarterback at Penn
- Late uncle, Greg Robinson, was a long-time NFL and college football coach including stops as defensive coordinator at Michigan, Texas, San Jose State, New York Jets, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs
- Picked Illinois because he wanted, "to play at the highest level."
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism
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