Receiver, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2025–⁠26

Zay Robinson

Number
No. 2
Height
5′11″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2026)
Freshman
Hometown
Des Moines, IA

Zay Robinson plays receiver for Penn State, after Iowa State (2025).

2026 so far

26 returns, 343 yards

Last game: at Michigan, L 18–⁠21

Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025Iowa State140–––
2026Penn State71290192140
Career81330192140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Iowa State2WRYr 1
2026Penn State2WRFr. (Yr 2)5′11″186

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Penn State130.67––8.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Penn State 7 games, 26 returns, 343 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Sep 5vs.MarshallW 45–⁠01343410
Sep 12atTempleW 27–⁠9102220
Sep 19vs.BuffaloW 55–⁠1311781090
Sep 26vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠241202160
Oct 2atNorthwesternL 13–⁠34241––0
Oct 10vs.USCL 23–⁠31––210–
Oct 17atMichiganL 18–⁠211172160
2025 Iowa State 2 games, 1 catch, 0 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Oct 25vs.BYUL 27–⁠4114––0
Nov 29atOklahoma StateW 20–⁠13–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.