Nickell Robey

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Nickell Robey
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Robey celebrates USC's win over UCLA in 2010.
No. 37 Buffalo Bills
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-01-17) January 17, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth: Frostproof, Florida
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Career information
High school: Frostproof (FL)
College: Southern California
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2011)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Total tackles: 132
Forced fumbles: 1
Pass deflections: 21
Interceptions: 1
Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Nickell Robey (born January 17, 1992) is an American football cornerback with the Buffalo Bills. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at USC.

Early life

A native of Frostproof, Florida, Robey attended Frostproof Middle-Senior High School, where he played quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back, and return specialist. During his senior year, in 2009, he had 764 yards on 88 carries (8.9 avg.) with 9 TDs and caught 17 passes for 232 yards (13.7 avg.) with 6 TDs on offense, had 73 tackles, 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles on defense and averaged 17.1 yards on 8 punt returns and 34.7 yards on 7 kickoff returns.[1] Robey was ranked as a four-star recruit and the 9th best cornerback coming out of high school by Rivals.com.[2] He chose USC over West Virginia, Tennessee, and Clemson, among other schools.

College career

Robey was a first team All-Pac-12 selection as a sophomore in 2011.[3]

Robey entered the 2013 NFL Draft after his junior season.[4]

Professional career

Measurables

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5' ft 7" in 169 lb 4.47 s 1.57 s 2.48 s 4.09 s 6.74 s 37 1/2 in 10'07" ft 1 in 10 reps
All values from 2013 NFL Combine.[5]

Buffalo Bills

Robey was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[6] In a Week 7 matchup against the Miami Dolphins, Robey recorded his first interception, returning it 19 yards for a touchdown. He is currently the starting nickel cornerback for the Bills.

On August 9, 2015, Robey signed a two-year contract extension.[7]

References

  1. http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/robey_nickell00.html
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  3. All-Pac-12 Conference Football Team
  4. USC cornerback Nickell Robey to declare for NFL draft
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