John Robertson (American football)

John Robertson (born March 30, 1993) is a former American football quarterback.

John Robertson
No. 19
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-30) March 30, 1993 (age 31)
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Paramus
College:Villanova (2011–2015)
Undrafted:2016
Career highlights and awards

College career

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He played for Villanova.

Robertson was selected as the 2012 winner of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1]

He finished 9th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award voting.[2]

Robertson was selected as the 2014 winner of the Walter Payton Award.[3] During the 2014 season, Robertson threw for 2,846 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also ran for 1,078 yards and 11 touchdowns. He suffered a concussion late in the season and chose to sit out the FCS playoff quarterfinal. Early in the 2015 season, Robertson suffered a torn PCL in his right knee.

Born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey, Robertson played high school football at Paramus High School.[4] Robertson has a master's degree in business administration.

Professional career

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After not being selected in the 2016 NFL draft, Robertson attended Baltimore Ravens rookie minicamp.[5]

College statistics

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Year Team Attempts Completions Completion % Yards TDs INT Rushes Yards TDs
2011 Villanova 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0
2012 Villanova 253 152 60.1% 1965 14 7 189 1021 14
2013 Villanova 247 169 68.4% 1957 13 7 217 1405 20
2014 Villanova 301 197 65.4% 2846 35 3 227 1078 11
2015 Villanova 74 43 58.1% 522 3 1 50 138 3
Totals 875 561 64.1% 7300 65 18 684 3643 48

References

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  1. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ Mills, Ed. "College football: Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson", The Record (Bergen County), December 18, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson. And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double-duty displays of skill and hard work."
  5. ^ CZERWINSKI, MARK. "NFL: Well-deserved tryout for Paramus star John Robertson". North Jersey Media Group.