Michigan had nine players selected in this year's NFL Draft, second to only Alabama's and Georgia's 10. One of them, punter Brad Robbins, sounded genuinely surprised when he got the phone call Saturday from the Bengals and head coach Zac Taylor.
When Robbins heard Taylor introduce himself on the other end of the line, he replied, "Oh, Zac Taylor! How's it going?!" And when Taylor told Robbins the Bengals were about to draft him in the sixth round, 217th overall, Robbins had nothing to say but, "Holy &$*#! Thank you! Appreciate that!"
Taylor got a kick out of Robbins' reaction, which can be heard below.
Robbins was also a part of some history with Michigan kicker Jake Moody, who was drafted in the third round by the 49ers. They became the second punter-kicker duo from the same school to be selected in the same draft in the past 40 years, joining Utah's Matt Gay and Mitch Wishnowsky in 2019.
A five-year letterman at Michigan, Robbins finished his career with the No. 2 career punting average in program history.
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