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Robinson has been a reliable underneath target, but wants to be more
New York Giants wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson had the best season of his career in 2024, finishing 13th in the NFL with 93 receptions. Yet, there is still an impression with Robinson that it wasn’t enough, and that perhaps we still haven’t seen Robinson’s full potential unlocked during his first three seasons.
That is because those 93 receptions only gained 699 yards, a puny 7.5 yards per catch. During his career, Robinson has never averaged 10 or more yards per catch, with a total of 176 receptions for 8.2 yards per catch.
The longest catch of Robinson’s career is 35 yards. He said Thursday there is “no doubt” he feels a need to create more explosive plays.
“I definitely want to impact the game with a couple more big plays. And obviously I like being a guy that the quarterbacks can rely on to just be there whenever and so that way you have a completion. But I want to impact the game a little bit more, too.”
Fortunately, Robinson now has a quarterback in Russell Wilson who is known for his ability to push the ball down the field. Wilson had the best completion percentage in the NFL (27 of 50, 54%) and best passer rating (97.3) in the NFL on throws of more than 20 yards last season.
“It’s been nice,” Robinson said of working with Wilson. “A guy that’s been in this league a long time. He tells you exactly what he wants out there, running routes, and the spots he needs you to be in. So, it’s been really, really nice.
“He’s just the same guy every day. A lot of guys you see that they’re a little different when they come in. After you first meet them, then you kind of start to see how they are on a regular basis.
“But he’s the same exact guy every day. In here early every day, doing what you’re supposed to do. He’s been coaching us up just the way that you would want your quarterback doing.”
At just 5-foot-8 with 27⅝-inch arms that are 0 percentile among players measure at the NFL Combine, Robinson can be difficult player to target down the field. He hopes Wilson’s downfield prowess will lead to some connections.
“That deep ball just drops right in the bucket, for sure,” Robinson said. “And then whenever he’s throwing just the shorter routes and stuff like that, it kind of comes in like a pillow. It’s really, really easy to catch, which I like.”
In the end, Robinson wants to “continue to get open and just be a valuable target for our quarterbacks.”
He just hopes some of that value comes from gaining bigger chunks of yardage when the ball does come his way.
