Derek Robertson is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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High school career

Robertson attended

Iona Preparatory School Iona Preparatory School, or simply Iona Prep, is an independent, Roman Catholic, all-male, college-preparatory school located in the north end of New Rochelle, New York, in suburban Westchester County. It consists of the Upper School for Grade ...

in New Rochelle, New York. As a junior, Robertson threw for 2,774 yards and 27 touchdowns. As a senior, he threw for 2,556 yards and 31 touchdowns, before committing to play college football at the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. It is classifie ...

College career

Maine

After playing sparingly in 2020, Robertson became Maine's starting quarterback following an injury to

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in 2021. In his first career start against Merrimack, he threw for 141 yards and a touchdown, leading Maine to a 31–26 victory. Against William & Mary, Robertson completed 20 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns, being named the CAA Rookie of the Week. Against Rhode Island, he threw for four touchdowns in a 45–24 victory. He finished the season with 121 completions for 1,505 yards and 12 touchdowns before returning to his duties as backup when Fagnano returned from injury the following season. Robertson was named the starting quarterback in 2023 following Fagnano's decision to transfer to

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. Against Stony Brook, Robertson threw for a then-career-high 394 yards and five touchdowns, before a three-touchdown performance against Long Island a couple of weeks later. The following week, he set a Maine school record for most passing yards in a single game, throwing for 503 yards in a 28–34 loss. He finished the season throwing for 2,897 yards and 25 touchdowns, before entering the

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Monmouth

On January 5, 2024, Robertson announced that he would be transferring to

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its charter. There are about 4,400 full ...

to play for the

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References

External links

Monmouth Hawks bio

Maine Black Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Derek Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Westchester County, New York Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York American football quarterbacks Iona Preparatory School alumni Maine Black Bears football players Monmouth Hawks football players