C.J. Robbins

Photo by: Stephen Carrera

Height:
6-5
Weight:
305
Position:
DL
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Peru, Ill.
High School:
LaSalle-Peru

2016: Graduate student … Team Captain … Appeared in all 13 games, starting the last 12 at defensive end … Finished the season with a career-high 29 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 5.5 tackles for loss … Capped his career with three tackles in the Wildcats’ win over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl … Made a season-high five tackles, including two for loss, versus Illinois State … Also had a sack versus the Redbirds … Matched his season high with five tackles in the Wildcats’ 38-31 win at Iowa … Also forced a fumble versus the Hawkeyes … Tallied three stops and a sack at No. 6 Ohio State … Closed the regular season with three tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in the Wildcats’ 42-21 win over rival Illinois … Academic All-Big Ten.

2015: Redshirt senior ... Started 12 of 13 games ... Critical part of a lock-down Northwestern defense and recorded 17 tackles on the year ... Picked up a fumble recovery in victory over Wisconsin ... Recorded three tackles in games versus Illinois and Michigan ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014: Redshirt junior ... Played in 11 games and made eight starts ... Recorded 13 tackles with 2.5 TFLs and two pass breakups ... Assisted on a pair of tackles at Notre Dame ... Posted career-high three tackles in second consecutive game against Nebraska ... Secured three tackles at Minnesota ... Had 1.0 TFL and blocked a field goal attempt against the Nittany Lions ... Made first career start against Cal and made two tackles.

2013: Redshirt sophomore ... Earned a spot in the regular defensive tackle rotation and appeared in all 12 games ... Three total tackles on the year.

2012: Redshirt freshman ... Missed the entire season due to injury.

2011: Missed the entire season due to injury.

High School: ESPN.com three-star selection ... 2010 Illinois All-State honorable mention ... 2010 EdgyTim 5A-8A all-state team ... Two-time News-Tribune first-team all-area (2009 & 2010) ... 2010 Northern Illinois Big 12 West Division All-Conference member ... 2010 WLPO Lineman Award ... 2009 NCIC All-Conference ... Team captain ... Invited to play in the 2011 Shriner All-Star game ... Earned the game-saving tackle vs. United Township when he tackled the QB on a 2-point conversion and LaSalle-Peru leading by just one point, 21-20 ... Registered 49 tackles, 12 TFL's, 3 sacks and 5 fumble recoveries in 2009 & 2010 ... Missed four games his senior season due to an injury ... Cavaliers went 7-3 and reached the 5A playoffs in 2009 ... Four-year Honor Roll member ... 2010 All-Academic team member ... 2009-10 Peer Helper and Big Brother mentor ... Coached by Joe Sassano.

Personal: Born Cameron Douglas Robbins Jr. ... Son of Cameron and Stacey Robbins ... Sister, Jazzmyne, played volleyball at the University of St. Francis (Ill.) ... Communication studies major as an undergraduate ... Enrolled in the integrated marketing communications graduate program through the Medill School of Journalism.