A native of Westerville, Ohio (north of Columbus), Robbins was a sixth-round pick of the Bengals in 2023 and earned the team's punting role coming out of his rookie training camp ... Punted 76 times with a 44.3-yard gross average in 17 games as a rookie, with 20 downed inside opponents' 20-yard line and five touchbacks ... Was a three-time All-Big Ten honoree during five-year playing career (2017, '19-22) at University of Michigan, where he had the second highest career punting average (43.0 yards) in school history ... Missed all of 2018 season and majority of '19 due to injury, but went on to see action in 34 games from '19-22 ... First punter drafted by Cincinnati since Kevin Huber in 2009.
Selected by Cincinnati in sixth round of 2023 NFL Draft (217th overall) ... Signed by Bengals on 5-12-23.
2023—Played in all 17 games during rookie season ... Recorded 76 punts for 3369 yards, with a 44.3-yard gross average and a 40.3-yard net ... Had 20 punts downed inside opponents' 20-yard line, compared to five touchbacks ... In NFL debut on Sept. 10 at Cleveland, he punted 10 times for 409 yards (40.9 gross), with two inside-20 punts; became eighth player in NFL history to record at least 10 punts in first career game, and first to do so since New England P Brooks Barnard in 2003 ... Averaged 51.4 yards per punt (five punts) on Oct. 1 at Tennessee, with career-long 62-yarder to Titans' 10-yard line in second quarter ... Landed each of his three punts inside 20-yard line on Nov. 5 vs. Buffalo ... Had career-best 51.8 average (five punts, 259 yards) on Nov. 12 vs. Houston, with two downed inside the 20 and zero touchbacks ... Pinned Jaguars at their own nine-yard line on lone punt on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville ... Booted four punts for 192 yards (48.0), with a 56-yarder and two inside-20's on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota.
Spent six years (2017-22) at Michigan, missing the 2018 season due to injury ... Played in 45 games ... Punted 179 times for 7698 yards, good for an average of 43.0 yards per attempt ... Finished career ranked second in program history in punting average, fifth in punting yards and sixth in total punts ... Had 30 punts of 50 or more yards, and dropped 61 punts inside the opponents' 20-yard line ... Received All-Big Ten honorable mention three times (2017, '20-21) ... Semifinalist for Ray Guy Award, given annually to the nation's best punter, in 2021.
Hometown is Westerville, Ohio (approximately 15 miles north of Columbus) ... Attended Westerville South High School ... Participated at Kohl's Kicking 2017 Senior Showcase and averaged over 5.0 seconds of hang time on his punting charts ... Averaged over 40 yards per punt from sophomore to senior season ... Selected All-Central District as a punter three times ... Scored a 90-yard rushing TD on a punt play in 2016, scrambling off an errant snap ... Also earned all-conference honors in soccer and baseball, and lettered in basketball ... Earned degree in psychology from Michigan in 2021.
