Corey Lee Robinson (born March 29, 1990) is an American former

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who played for the

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of the

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(FXFL). He played

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for the

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Early years

Robinson attended Lone Oak High School in

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. As a senior at Lone Oak, Robinson set a national high school record with 91 touchdown passes. He was also selected as Mr. Football in Kentucky.

College career

Robinson enrolled at

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in Alabama in 2009, redshirting his first year. In his first season of play as a redshirt freshman in 2010, he completed 321 of 505 passes for 3,726 and 28 touchdowns. His 3,726 passing yards ranked ninth among all NCAA Division I FBS players in 2010. He led Troy to a post-season 48–21 victory over the

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in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, passing for 387 yards and four touchdowns in the game. In the second game of the 2011 season, Robinson threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns against the

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. For the season, Robinson completed 316 of 508 passes for 3,411 yards and 21 touchdowns. During the 2012 season, Robinson completed 257 of 389 passes for 3,121 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. As a senior in 2013, he completed 268 of 399 passes for 3,086 yards with 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions. One of his more memorable performances came the first game of his senior year when he rallied his team from a 31–17 deficit vs UAB to a 34–31 OT win, in the process breaking Steve Sarkisian's record for highest completion percentage with a minimum of 30 attempts. Robinson completed 30 of 32 attempts for a new record of 93.8%.

Statistics

Professional career

In May 2014, Robinson participated in

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' rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. He signed with the

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on June 1 and was released by the team on June 22. In September 2014, he signed with the

of the

References

External links

Troy Trojans bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Corey 1990 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Players of Canadian football from Kentucky Lone Oak High School (Kentucky) alumni Troy Trojans football players Sportspeople from Paducah, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky Brooklyn Bolts players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players