TWO DEEP
Battles

Penn State Nittany Lions

NCAA · Big Ten · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
112 players
Penn State Nittany Lions · WR RoomWR

#2 Zay Robinson

Class RS FR/TRFrom Iowa State (transfer)Ht / Wt 5'11" · 186 lbHometown Des Moines, IA · West Des Moines
Depth-chart placement
Current role
X2
Placement
Backup
Room
WR-F
Experience
2-FR
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

Zay Robinson holds the WR-F · Backup spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s wr-f room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-F · StarterKoby HowardStarter
WR-F · BackupZay RobinsonBackup

Transfer history

2026Iowa StatePenn State Nittany Lions

Background & career

Zay Robinson is a kick returner from Des Moines, Iowa, who played at West Des Moines Valley High School under head coach Gary Swenson. During his high school career, Robinson recorded 84 receptions for 1,070 yards and 16 touchdowns. As a senior, he led the team with 48 catches for 661 yards and three touchdowns, while adding three more touchdowns on kick returns at an average of 33.1 yards per return. Robinson transferred to Penn State from Iowa State, where he appeared in three games during the 2025 season, including a kickoff return against BYU on October 25 and one reception at Oklahoma State on November 29.

Iowa State2025
Penn State2026 — present
Previous schoolIowa StateRecruiting3-star · No. 971 nationalOriginDes Moines, IA · West Des MoinesAlso playsKR2