Jimmie Robinson

Height:
5-8
Weight:
162
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Palm Coast, Fla.
High School:
Flagler Palm Coast H.S.

2015 SoCon All-Freshman Team

2015 at MERCER: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman at wide receiver and as the team’s primary kick returner … Made seven starts on the season … Finished third on the team with 19 receptions … Recorded 233 receiving yards and one touchdown … Averaged 12.3 yards per catch … Had multiple receptions in five contests … Also carried the ball seven times for 27 yards … Ranked third in the Southern Conference with a kick return average of 24.4 yards … Finished with nine kick returns of over 25 yards … Grabbed four catches for 62 yards in a win over ETSU (Oct. 17) … Hauled in four receptions for a season-high 85 yards including the game-clinching 64-yard touchdown grab in an upset of No. 3 Chattanooga … Took back a kick-off a season-best 52 yards against Samford (Nov. 21) … Two-time Mercer Special Teams Player of the Week and team’s Offensive Player of the Week for the Chattanooga game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport star at Flagler Palm Coast High School … Four-year letterwinner on the gridiron for head coach Caesar Campana … Garnered second team all-state honors in 2013 and 2014 … Helped lead the Bulldogs to the state playoffs … Named to the 2014 Daytona Beach News Journal All-Area Team … Competed in the Central Florida All-Star game … Also starred on FPC’s track team … Two-time state qualifier in track … Placed sixth in the 2014 FHSAA 4A State Championships with a time of 10.79 in the 100-meter dash … Also recruited by Alabama State, Army, Middle Tennessee State, Presbyterian and South Alabama.

PERSONAL: Son of Jimmie and Ramonica Robinson … Has two siblings, Jimmie and Breaze … Born May 21, 1997 in St. Augustine, Fla. … Plans to major in criminal justice … Chose Mercer because it felt like home and the bond with the coaching staff and team members.