Wan'Dale Robinson

#1 · WR · Jr. · Kentucky5′11″ · 185 lb · Frankfort, KY · Western Hills

Wan'Dale Robinson: WR · Kentucky · #1.

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Wan'Dale Robinson

WR · Kentucky · Jr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Scott Frost and Mark Stoops. First career honor, 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 181 receiving yards and 8 receptions against New Mexico State, Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Kentucky in the news

Court denies NCAA's request to block Afari Jr.Oct 30
QB target flips to UCLAYahoo Sports Oct 24
CFP approves 24-team playoff format for 2027Oct 16

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Kentucky	104	1,334	12.8	7	79
2020	Nebraska	51	461	9.0	1	38
2019	Nebraska	40	453	11.3	2	49
Career		195	2,248	11.5	10	79

Season	Team
2021	Kentucky	7	111	--	20
2020	Nebraska	46	240	--	−5
2019	Nebraska	88	340	236	--
Career		141	691	236	15

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10vs UL Monroe	5	125	25.0	2	62	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 35-28vs Missouri	5	101	20.2	0	49
Wk 3	W 28-23vs Chattanooga	8	111	13.9	0	39
Wk 4	W 16-10@ South Carolina	7	65	9.3	0	17
Wk 5	W 20-13vs No. 10 Florida	4	65	16.3	1	41
Wk 6	W 42-21vs LSU	8	60	7.5	1	16
Wk 7	L 13-30@ No. 1 Georgia	12	39	3.3	1	14
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Mississippi State	9	79	8.8	0	21
Wk 10	L 42-45vs Tennessee	13	166	12.8	1	31	166-yard receiving day
Wk 11	W 34-17@ Vanderbilt	6	75	12.5	1	39
Wk 12	W 56-16vs New Mexico State	8	181	22.6	0	79	Season-high 181 yds
Wk 13	W 52-21@ Louisville	9	97	10.8	0	27
Total		94	1164	12.4	7	79

Signature game

Week 10 · 2021

L 42-45

vs Tennessee

13 rec · 166 yds · 1 TD

With W. Levis — 372 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.5 · 47 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · C. Magwood — 1 rec · 17 yds · 15 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.3

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.85Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 79 yds to the NMxSt 4 for a
Week 1 · Iowa · 3rd and 26 · Q2 · EPA +4.50Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 34 yds to the Iowa 20 for a
Week 1 · Iowa · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.31Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 52 yds to the Iowa 1 for a
Week 2 · Missouri · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +4.05Wan'Dale Robinson run for 64 yds to the Misso 8 for a
Week 2 · Missouri · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.93Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 33 yds to the Misso 41 for a
Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.79Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 62 yds to the LaMon 18 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Tennessee · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.19Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 31 yds to the Tenn 23 for a
Week 1 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.07Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 15 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK)
Week 5 · Florida · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 41 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK)
Week 1 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Will Levis pass complete to Wan'Dale Robinson for 33 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK)

Teams and coaches

2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy

2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 91 (#11 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

91All-America level #11 of 468 · 2021?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (98th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#282 / 655 · 56th pct

14.3%

Yards / catch#301 / 655 · 54th pct

12.9

Catch rate#356 / 655 · 45th pct

74.3%

EPA / target#372 / 655 · 43rd pct

0.60

TD rate#367 / 655 · 43rd pct

5.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#3 / 557 · 100th pct

104

Rec yards#11 / 557 · 98th pct

1334

Long catch#27 / 557 · 95th pct

Rush yards#17 / 273 · 94th pct

111

Rec TDs#51 / 557 · 89th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#305 / 557 · 44th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	7.3	116	16.9	0.7
Road5g	8.6	71.0	8.9	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.0	80.9	13.6	0.7
Weeks 8+5g	9.0	120	13.5	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Mark Stoops

Pass share

43.3%

366 pass / 480 run

Plays / game

70.5

12 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

396 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

91 · #11 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.

Wan'Dale Robinson

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Style of play

Fans

Kentucky in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Three seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2019 10 games

2021 12 games

2022