Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 39 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 4 | 73 | 25.1 | 1 | 39 |
#2
Zay Robinson
Freshman wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 186 lb · Des Moines, IA · West Des Moines
Transferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
The numbers
73
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 18.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 39 yds, 1 TD, vs Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2025.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
Zay Robinson
Iowa State to Penn State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 39 rec yds, 1 receptions against Marshall, Week 1, 2026.
73 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of West Des Moines Valley
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Terry Smith
Penn State
Coaching transition mid-career: Terry Smith → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
2026Penn State2-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (89th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 36.5 YDS/g, 25.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | -- | -- | 34 | 63 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa State | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 38 | 63 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
Game log
The receiver room · Penn State
- #4Brett Eskildsen526 receiving yards · 2025
- Chase Sowell500 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Koby Howard133 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Zay Robinson0 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Keith Jones1 game · 2025
8 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology