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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Illinois State
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  09/14/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  James Robinson ran for three touchdowns and Illinois State beat Eastern Illinois 21-3 on Saturday. It was Robinson's second straight game with three TD runs for the FCS 13th-ranked Redbirds (2-1), who won their 12th straight home opener. Robinson had a pair of short scoring runs in the first half and broke loose with a 52-yard score early in the third quarter that capped the scoring. He finished with 146 yards rushing on 23 carries. Jeff Proctor had 71 yards on the ground and Brady Davis added another 39 yards on 10 carries and was 5-of-11 passing for 31 yards.

Illinois State held Eastern Illinois (0-3) to 197 yards of offense and sacked Johnathan Brantley six times. The Panthers crossed into Illinois State territory just twice in the second half. One drive ended on Josh Delgado's missed 29-yard field goal attempt, and the second stalled at the Redbirds 25 with an incomplete pass on fourth-and-7. Delgado kicked a 34-yard field goal late in the second quarter. - AP College Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  09/07/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  James Robinson ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns as Illinois State built a 35-0 lead and rolled to a 42-14 win over Morehead State in the Redbirds' home opener Saturday night. Illinois State bounced back from a tough loss at Northern Illinois in its opener. The Redbirds have won three of their four meetings with Morehead State. Robinson capped Illinois State's first drive, racing the final 16 yards for the score barely three minutes into the game.

Tuvone Davis picked off a Mark Pappas pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown a minute later and quarterback Brady Davis ran 52 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-0 after a quarter, then passed 11 yards to Andrew Edgar for a touchdown in the second. Robinson scored his second TD of the half on a 34-yard run. He capped the scoring for Illinois State with a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter. Pappas was 13 of 27 for 125 yards and two touchdowns for Morehead State, throwing for two touchdowns and two interceptions. - AP College Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  08/12/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: James Robinson, Illinois State, Sr.,... Earning All-MVFC First-Team honors for the second-straight year, Robinson led the MVFC with 1,290 rushing yards and tied for second in the league with 12 rushing touchdowns during the regular season. He heads into his senior season ranked fifth in career rushing yards (2,545) and rushing touchdowns (26) at Illinois State. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: Drew Himmelman, Illinois St, Jr.,...The Geneseo, Illinois, native put together a strong sophomore campaign that saw him earn All-MVFC second-team honors. Himmelman started all 11 games at left tackle and was a critical part of the offensive line unit that made ISU the third-highest scoring offense in the conference. He was named the MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week, after helping a pair of Redbird backs each rush for over 100 yards as the Redbirds tallied a season-best 409 yards on the ground in a victory over Southern Illinois on Oct. 13. - Illinois State Football

(DS#19 OT) rSr/2021 OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
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  08/12/19 - Luther Kirk, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 6-0, 194 (DS#13 SS) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: Luther Kirk, Illinois State, Sr.,...Kirk was a 2018 MVFC First-Team selection, starting all 11 games at safety for the Redbirds. The Garland, Texas, native served as one of the team's three captains and tied for the MVFC lead with five interceptions on the season. He ranked second on the team with 61 tackles, including 34 solo stops, and added three pass breakups. - Illinois State Football

(DS#13 SS) Sr/2020 SS Luther Kirk, Illinois State
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  08/10/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT MVFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB James Robinson, Illinois St, Sr.,...Earning All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team honors for the second-straight year, Robinson led the MVFC with 1,290 rushing yards and tied for second in the league with 12 rushing touchdowns during the 2018 regular season. He averaged 117.3 yards per game and 6.3 yards per carry and posted a pair of 200-plus yard rushing performances. Robinson recorded six 100-plus yard rushing efforts and scored multiple touchdowns in four contests throughout the season. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  University of Minnesota head football coach P.J. Fleck announced today that sophomore quarterback Zack Annexstad suffered a foot injury in practice yesterday and will be out indefinitely. "Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, and we feel terrible for Zack," Fleck said. "He worked extremely hard in the spring and summer to put himself in position to compete for the starting job, and I know he will recover from this setback to be even stronger. Zack is an elite teammate and person, and I look forward to him being an important part of the team as a leader while he is recovering."

Annexstad started the first seven games of the 2018 season and played in eight total. He was hampered by injuries during the second part of the year and ended his true freshman season with 97 completions for 1,277 yards and nine touchdowns. - Minnesota Football

(DS#37 QB) rSr/2024 QB Zack Annexstad, Illinois State
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  08/01/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON STATS FCS PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST: James Robinson, Illinois State, RB, Sr., 5-10, 220,...The Rockford, Illinois, product was named a 2018 STATS FCS and HERO Sports FCS All-America Second-Team selection and earned third-team All-America honors from The Associated Press. Earning All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First-Team honors for the second-straight year, Robinson led the MVFC with 1,290 rushing yards and tied for second in the league with 12 rushing touchdowns during the regular season.

He averaged 117.3 yards per game and 6.3 yards per carry and posted a pair of 200-plus yard rushing performances. Robinson recorded six 100-plus yard rushing efforts and scored multiple touchdowns in four contests throughout the season. He was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, after rushing for a career-best 256 yards and two scores in the season finale versus Youngstown State and ran for 202 yards and a score against Southern Illinois. He heads into his senior season ranked fifth in career rushing yards (2,545) and rushing touchdowns (26) at Illinois State. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  07/31/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  The race for the Heisman of the FCS is on. A preseason watch list of 25 players was announced for the 2019 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award on Wednesday. It included at least one player from all 13 FCS conferences. The Payton Award, given to the offensive player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision and first awarded in 1987, has watched past winners such as Steve McNair, Tony Romo, Brian Westbrook, John Friesz, Brian Finneran, Jimmy Garoppolo and Cooper Kupp move on to the NFL. - STATS FCS/NCAA.com

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: RS Christian Uphoff, Illinois State,...Uphoff was named an All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection in 2018 after he ranked No. 17 in the FCS and No. 1 in the MVFC with a 26.1-yard kick return average. The Washington, Illinois, product returned 18 kickoffs for 470 yards and had kick returns of 58 yards in two separate games. He posted returns of over 30 yards four times, while also playing safety in all 11 games, with 18 tackles. - Illinois State Football

(DS#10 SS) rSr/2021 SS Christian Uphoff, Illinois State
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  07/31/19 - Luther Kirk, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 6-0, 194 (DS#13 SS) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DB Luther Kirk, Illinois State,...Kirk was a 2018 MVFC First-Team selection, starting all 11 games at safety for the Redbirds. The Garland, Texas, native served as one of the team's three captains and tied for the MVFC lead with five interceptions on the season. He ranked second on the team with 61 tackles, including 34 solo stops, and added three pass breakups. - Illinois State Football

(DS#13 SS) Sr/2020 SS Luther Kirk, Illinois State
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  07/30/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: RB James Robinson, Illinois State,...Robinson was named a 2018 HERO Sports FCS All-America Second-Team selection and also earned second-team honors from STATS FCS. The Rockford, Illinois, native also earned third-team All-America honors from The Associated Press and was also a finalist for the 2018 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, given to the outstanding offensive player in college football's Division I subdivision.

Earning All-MVFC First-Team honors for the second-straight year, Robinson led the MVFC with 1,290 rushing yards and tied for second in the league with 12 rushing touchdowns during the regular season. He heads into his senior season ranked fifth in career rushing yards (2,545) and rushing touchdowns (26) at Illinois State. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: OL Drew Himmelman, Illinois State,...Himmelman was honored as a HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American honor last season, after a stellar redshirt freshman campaign. The Geneseo, Illinois, native put together a strong sophomore campaign that saw him earn All-MVFC second-team honors.

Himmelman started all 11 games at left tackle and was a critical part of the offensive line unit that made ISU the third-highest scoring offense in the conference. He was named the MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week, after helping a pair of Redbird backs each rush for over 100 yards as the Redbirds tallied a season-best 409 yards on the ground in a victory over Southern Illinois on Oct. 13. - Illinois State Football

(DS#19 OT) rSr/2021 OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
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  07/30/19 - Andrew Edgar, rSr/2022, Illinois State, 5-11, 190 (DS#999 WR) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (HONORABLE MENTION): WR Andrew Edgar, Illinois State,...Edgar was named an FCS Freshman All-American by HERO Sports and Phil Steele following a breakout season in 2018. The MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection finished second in the voting for the 2018 MVFC Freshman of the Year award and set the school freshman receiving mark with 746 yards on 44 receptions. The Chicago, Illinois, native tied for second on the team with four touchdown receptions, ranked fifth in the MVFC with those 746 receiving yards to lead all league freshmen and was sixth in yards per game. - Illinois State Football

(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Andrew Edgar, Illinois State
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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL (HONORABLE MENTION): OL Gabe Megginson, Illinois State,...Megginson was also a MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection in 2018, after he started all 11 games at left guard in his first season for the Redbirds. The Jacksonville, Illinois, native helped lead the way for Robinson, who rushed for a league-leading 1,290 yards with 12 touchdowns. Megginson and Himmelman make up the left side of an experienced offensive line, that returns four starters from a year ago. - Illinois State Football

(DS#107 OG) rSr/2022 OG Gabe Megginson, Illinois State
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