OFFICIAL: NLI for Brad Robbins is in!

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NLI is in!

The nation's No. 1 punter (@brobb713) is a Wolverine!

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Brad Robbins
Position: Punter/Kicker
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Hometown (High School): Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South)
Twitter Handle: @brobb713

Prep
• Attended Westerville South High School coached by Kyle Stout

Key Statistics
• Average charted punting distance of 41 yards with an average hang time of 4.36 seconds
• At Kohl's Kicking 2017 Senior Showcase, Robbins averaged over 5.0 seconds on his charts with several 5.2+ second punts
• Scored a touchdown on a 90-yard run off a punt against Olentangy Orange

Honors and Rankings
• Rated as the nation's No. 1 punter according to Kornblue Kicking
• Listed as the No. 3 punter in the nation by ProKicker.com
• Ranked as Kohl's Kicking's No. 4 punter in the nation
• Top-rated punter in the state of Ohio
• Earned Punting Champion at 2016 Kornblue Fall Kicking Challenge
• Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award 
• Two-star prospect according to 247Sports, the nation's No. 13 punter and No. 129 overall player in the state of Ohio
• Three-time All-Central District punter and all-conference selection
• Other Sports: earned all-conference in soccer and baseball

Personal
• Bradley Robbins was born October 6, 1999

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BornInA2

February 6th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^

Would love to see us get another rugby-style punter. Excepting the event that shall not be named, O'Neill was a significant field-position factor. Punting far is good. Punting far(ther) with few returns is better.

Joined: 02/15/2014

MGoPoints: 12802

Engin77

February 6th, 2017 at 11:38 PM ^

guys who can do both are nice to have, but when they're injured (which is more likely if they're doing both), you need multiple guys to step in.  Having a kicker and a punter allows each to be the other's backup.  Typically, your best kicker isn't your best punter, and vice versa.

  Guys like Kenny Allen are few and far between, and that's okay with me.

Joined: 07/02/2008

MGoPoints: 5791

SF Wolverine

February 6th, 2017 at 7:36 PM ^

but it seems to me that the #1 -#3 placekickers/punters should get three stars.  Hard to argue about the impact that a very good kicker/punter can have on a program.  Sorry if this is common knowledge, but I don't get it. 

Joined: 10/04/2010

MGoPoints: 24906

superstringer

February 6th, 2017 at 7:37 PM ^

the Officlal Questionaire that UM asks punter candidates

"If there are 10 seconds left and you are punting from your side of the 50 and you have a less than 6 point lead, and if it's a bad snap, do you (A) try to pick up the bumbling ball and get off a punt in the face of the opponent bearing down on you, or (B) take a kneel-down to live for another play."

If you pick wrong you dont get the scholie.

Joined: 02/04/2009

MGoPoints: 18174

BlueWon

February 6th, 2017 at 8:27 PM ^

for not noticing that MSU was going all in on the punt block and not taking a 5 yard delay penalty, going max protect, and telling O'Neill to punt it out of bounds.

Then it wouldn't have mattered what our punter did.

It was a coaching issue. Dan Antonio got Harbaugh there.

Joined: 04/10/2015

MGoPoints: 3940

dipshit moron

February 6th, 2017 at 8:49 PM ^

not that it matters, but still a stupid remark. there was 7 men on the line of scrimmage, 3 blockers and a punter in the backfield. one spartie was back and one michigan  player released down field. you know to maybe cover the returner. they never came close to blocking the punt without the dropped snap. okay genius so what would you have done different?

Joined: 07/04/2008

MGoPoints: -13526

LSAClassOf2000

February 6th, 2017 at 7:57 PM ^

His birthdate makes me feel old - I had already been able to drink and smoke legally for some time and actually had been doing both on and off gfor sometime even before that.

All the same, nice addition to round out the class. Welcome to Michigan, Brad Robbins

Joined: 01/07/2011

MGoPoints: 130623

flinttc

February 6th, 2017 at 8:23 PM ^

Watching film of Brian Robbins kick at Kornblue Kicking was very impressive.  Most kicks had a hangtime over 5.0 seconds while some were 5.2 seconds.  This is the hangtime that some NFL punters get.  This guy could be a huge weapon.  Very glad this kicker from a suburb of Columbus, OH has decided to wear the Blue and Maize!  

Joined: 10/16/2014

MGoPoints: 289

Logan88

February 6th, 2017 at 8:36 PM ^

What was the hold up on his NLOI? Was he slow playing UM?!?

Seriously, though, anyone know why his LOI came in several days "late"?

(I know that "Signing Day" is really just the earliest a player can sign, but it's hard to imagine a punter would need several days to make a decision between Nevada and UM.)

Joined: 01/05/2009

MGoPoints: 8078