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| WR KOREN ROBINSON #81 |
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| 6' 2" • 205 lbs. • North Carolina State |
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Exp: 7th NFL Season, 2nd Packers Season
Age: 28
Acquired: Free Agent 2006
Current Status: Active Roster
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- Former first-round draft pick was selected No. 9 overall in Seattle by current Packers GM Ted Thompson in 2001
- Made 2005 Pro Bowl as kick returner with Minnesota, leading NFC with 26.0-yard average on 47 returns, including 86-yard TD
- Had best pro season in 2002 in Seattle, catching 78 passes for 1,240 yards and five TDs
- Broke, matched, or came close to several of Torry Holt's receiving records at N.C. State despite playing in only 22 collegiate games and declaring for NFL Draft after sophomore year
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- A first-round draft pick in 2001, signed with the Packers as a free agent during Week 2 of the 2006 season after being released by the Minnesota Vikings during training camp
- Spent 2005 in Minnesota and earned Pro Bowl honors as a kick returner, leading the NFC and ranking fifth in the NFL with a 26.0-yard average
- Played his first four seasons as a pro in Seattle, where he was drafted No. 9 overall by GM Ted Thompson and had more than 2,000 receiving yards combined in 2002 and 2003
- Has eight career 100-yard receiving games, including seven in Seattle, which ranks him fifth in franchise history in that category
- Has 235 career receptions for 3,514 yards (15.0 avg) and 13 TDs, plus 11 catches for 128 yards (11.6 avg) in two playoff games, both with Seattle
- Joined the Vikings as a free agent just before the start of the season and went on to appear in the Pro Bowl as a kick returner despite not having returned a kick since his college days at N.C. State
- Had 47 returns for 1,221 yards, a 26.0 average, to lead the NFC and rank fifth in the NFL
- In Vikings history, his total return yards ranked second all-time and his return average fourth
- Also earned All-NFC honors from Pro Football Weekly as a kick returner
- Added 22 catches for 347 yards and a touchdown, plus four rushes for 27 yards and a TD
- His 15.8-yard receiving average was second on the team
- Joined Washington's Ladell Betts as the only players in the NFL in 2005 to score TDs by rushing, receiving and kickoff return
- Returned a kickoff 86 yards for a TD at the N.Y. Giants (Nov. 13) in 24-21 win
- On the first offensive play at Detroit (Dec. 4), hauled in a Brad Johnson TD toss for 80 yards, the Vikings' longest pass of the season
- Had four catches for 147 yards in that game, the Vikings' lone 100-yard receiving game of the season
- Had a 13-yard rushing TD vs. St. Louis (Dec. 11), his first career rushing TD
- In all had 10 plays of 40-plus yards on the season - seven kickoff returns and three receptions
- Helping Seattle win its first division title in five years, started eight of 10 games and ranked third on the team with 31 catches for 495 yards
- Posted a career-high nine catches against eventual Super Bowl champion New England (Oct. 17), finishing with 150 yards
- Caught TD passes at Tampa Bay (Sept. 19) and at San Francisco (Nov. 7)
- Had four catches for 40 yards in Wild Card playoff game vs. St. Louis (Jan. 8)
- Instrumental on a Seattle offense that helped the team go 10-6 and make the NFC playoffs as a Wild Card, started 15 games and ranked second on club with 65 catches and 896 yards; also had four TD receptions
- Scored the game-winning TD vs. St. Louis (Sept. 21) on 3-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck with one minute left in 24-23 win; finished the day with seven catches for 96 yards
- At Green Bay (Oct. 5), led the team in receiving with eight catches for 75 yards
- Against San Francisco (Oct. 12), caught an 18-yard pass on third-and-9 with 1:47 left to set up the go-ahead field goal
- Had six catches for 122 yards, his only 100-yard game of the season, vs. Cleveland (Nov. 30)
- Scored the final TD of the game in regular-season finale at San Francisco (Dec. 27) that clinched a playoff spot
- In playoff debut, at Green Bay (Jan. 4), led team with seven catches for 88 yards, including a 33-yard grab
- In his best season as a pro, started all 16 games and established career-highs with 78 receptions, 1,240 yards and five TDs, including five 100-yard games
- In single-season team history, his receiving yardage ranked second, his receptions fourth, and his 100-yard games second
- Ranked second in the NFC and fourth in NFL with a 15.9-yard average (min. 60 catches)
- Posted two long receiving plays at St. Louis (Oct. 20), a 79-yard TD pass from Trent Dilfer and an 83-yard catch to the 2-yard line, when he recorded his first 100-yard receiving game, finishing with three catches for 166 yards
- Had eight catches for 100 yards vs. Washington (Nov. 3)
- Had eight catches for a career-high 168 yards with one TD vs. Kansas City (Nov. 24)
- Had a career-high nine catches for 143 yards at Atlanta (Dec. 15), going over 1,000 yards for the season
- Selected ninth overall in the first round of the draft, finished rookie season with 39 catches for 536 yards and one TD
- Best game was five-catch, 78-yard effort at Oakland (Sept. 30)
- Caught first career TD pass at Buffalo (Nov. 18)
- Played in 22 games at N.C. State, declaring for the NFL Draft after his sophomore season
- Tied Torry Holt's school record with 14 100-yard receiving games, accomplishing those in 19 fewer games
- Finished seventh in school history with 110 receptions, fifth with 1,914 receiving yards, fourth with a 17.4-yard average, and third with 15 TD catches
- Returned 24 kickoffs for 560 yards and 28 punts for 312 yards and two TDs
- Also had 28 rushes for 110 yards, giving him 2,896 all-purpose yards for his career, 10th in Wolfpack history
- As a sophomore, led team with 62 receptions for 1,061 yards (17.1 avg) and 13 TDs, earning second-team all-America honors and being named Biletnikoff award semifinalist
- Catches and yards ranked second and third, respectively, on school's single-season record list, behind numbers posted by Holt
- Set school record with six consecutive 100-yard games and tied record with eight on season
- Also returned 20 kickoffs for 506 yards and 14 punts for 218 yards, leading ACC with 15.6 average on punt returns
- Finished season with 1,880 all-purpose yards, tops in ACC and second-highest total in school history
- Set school record with 327 all-purpose yards vs. Minnesota in MicronPC.com Bowl, tallying seven catches for 157 yards (including 23-yard TD), six kickoff returns for 151 yards, and a 19-yard TD run on a reverse
- Named ACC Rookie of the Year as redshirt freshman and league player of the week honors twice, posting 10 receptions for 129 yards and a 40-yard TD vs. Duke, and five catches for 168 yards and a 70-yard TD vs. Georgia Tech
- Also had a career-high 10 catches vs. East Carolina
- First name is pronounced CORE-in
- Born in Belmont, N.C
- Attended South Point High School in Belmont, N.C., and was named Offensive Player of the Year by the Gaston Gazette as a senior tailback, rushing for 1,700 yards and 22 TDs
- Rushed for 893 yards and 12 TDs as a junior, including a 389-yard, three-TD game
- Also earned All-Southwest 3-A Conference honors as defensive back
- In Seattle, donated $1,000 to the National Alzheimer's Association - Seattle/Central Washington chapter - for every TD, 10-catch or 100-yard game, and 40-plus yard catch
- In Minnesota, was named the Vikings recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award by his teammates in 2005
- Recognized by Twin Cities media as winner of the Korey Stringer Good Guy Award in 2005 for his cooperation with the press
- Participated in several Vikings community outreach programs in 2005, including the African American Adoption Agency
- Residence: Raleigh, N.C.
| ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats |
| Game Date |
Opp | Receiving | Rushing | Kick Returns |
| No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Sep 17, 2006 |
NO | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2006 |
@DET | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 |
| Oct 2, 2006 |
@PHI | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2006 |
STL | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2006 Totals | 7 | 89 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 253 | 21.1 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2007 |
@KC | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2007 |
MIN | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2007 |
CAR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 33.7 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2007 |
@DET | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2007 |
@DAL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2007 |
OAK | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2007 |
@STL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2007 |
@CHI | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2007 |
DET | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 |
| 2007 Totals | 21 | 241 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 25 | 596 | 23.8 | 0 |
| Packers Totals | 28 | 330 | 11.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 37 | 849 | 22.9 | 0 |
| Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau |
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