Trenton Robinson Hometown: Bay City, Mich. High School: Bay City Central Height / Weight: 5-10 / 195 Position: S Experience: 4L

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Game-by-Game Statistics: 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011

CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner had 229 tackles, nine interceptions and 12 pass break-ups in 46 career games, including 32 starts at safety . . . his nine interceptions rank tied for 12th in MSU history . . . two-time All-Big Ten honoree (2010: second team-coaches; 2011: first team-media).

CAREER IN BOWL GAMES: Recorded 27 tackles in his four bowl games (6.8 avg.) . . . had six tackles in the win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl . . . recorded seven tackles vs. Alabama in the 2011 Capital One Bowl . . . tied for a team high with 13 stops in the 2010 Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech . . . had one tackle in the 2009 Capital One Bowl vs. Georgia.

2011 SEASON (SENIOR): First-team All-Big Ten selection by the media; honorable mention pick by the coaches . . . named to ESPN.com All-Big Ten first team . . . elected captain by his teammates . . . started 13 games at free safety . . . ranked third on the team with 80 tackles (5.7 avg.) . . . ranked second in the Big Ten and tied for 22nd in the FBS with four interceptions . . . tied for third on the team with six passes defended (4 INTs, 2 PBUs) . . . had six tackles in the win over No. 18 Georgia in the 2012 Outback Bowl . . . collected a season-high 12 tackles against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game . . . recorded eight tackles in win at Northwestern . . . named Spartan Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-best two interceptions, a pass break-up, and six tackles in win over Minnesota; his first interception led to a Spartan field goal in the fourth quarter, and his second interception came with 10 seconds left in the game and sealed the 31-24 comeback victory for MSU . . . had eight tackles, including one for a 7-yard loss, at No. 13 Nebraska . . . excellent all-around game in victory over No. 4 Wisconsin, recording eight tackles, including a 1-yard tackle for loss, to go along with an interception . . . compiled six tackles and a pass break-up in MSU's fourth straight win over Michigan . . . recorded his first interception of the season vs. Central Michigan and returned it 34 yards; also had five tackles against the Chippewas . . . was featured on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award (nation's top defensive back).

2010 SEASON (JUNIOR): Second-team All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches and Phil Steele . . . received All-Big Ten honorable mention from the media . . . presented the team's Outstanding Underclass Back Award (defense) . . . saw action in all 13 games, including 12 starts at free safety . . . ranked fourth on the team in tackles (career-high 76) and production points (139) . . . led the team and tied for fourth in the Big Ten with four interceptions (0.31 per game) . . . also ranked among the conference leaders in passes defended (tied for second with 12; 0.92 per game) and pass break-ups (tied for third with 8) . . . made seven tackles vs. No. 15 Alabama in the 2011 Capital One Bowl . . . paced the team with seven stops at Penn State to go along with an interception and pass break-up . . . credited with five tackles each at No. 18 Iowa and vs. Purdue . . . matched his season high with eight stops vs. Illinois plus returned an interception 15 yards to set up MSU's final touchdown . . . selected the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after recording seven tackles, an interception and a pass breakup at No. 18 Michigan, as the Spartans held Michigan to a season-lows 162 rushing yards . . . ended the Wolverines' game-opening drive by picking off a Denard Robinson pass in the end zone . . . tallied a team- and season-high eight tackles and a pass break-up vs. No. 11 Wisconsin . . . contributed five stops, an interception and pass break-up vs. Northern Colorado . . . registered five tackles and a pass break-up vs. Notre Dame . . . totaled five stops and matched his career high with two pass break-ups vs. Florida Atlantic at Ford Field . . . compiled eight tackles in the season opener vs. Western Michigan.

2009 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 11 games in 2009, with seven starting assignments at safety . . . recorded 67 tackles, ranking fourth on the team . . . compiled 79 production points . . . collected 13 tackles against Texas Tech, one shy of the Valero Alamo Bowl record . . . recorded seven stops against Penn State . . . racked up a career-high 14 tackles at Purdue . . . after missing games against Minnesota and Iowa (ankle), returned to the starting lineup vs. Western Michigan . . . opened the Northwestern game with a 47-yard kick return before leaving with an ankle injury . . . had two pass break-ups and a tackle in win over Michigan . . . compiled 11 tackles at Wisconsin . . . in his first career start, recorded his first career interception and registered six tackles at Notre Dame . . . tallied nine tackles against Central Michigan . . . recorded four tackles in season opener vs. Montana State.

2008 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Saw action in eight games as a true freshman and collected six tackles (2 solos, 4 assists) on special teams . . . recorded one tackle each vs. Eastern Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Notre Dame, Indiana, Northwestern and Georgia.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated among the nation's top cornerbacks by Scouts, Inc. (No. 58) . . . named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by The Detroit News (No. 13), Scouts, Inc. (No. 15), Detroit Free Press (No. 16), Lansing State Journal (No. 19) and Rivals.com (No. 25) . . . named to The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams . . . three-year starter for Coach Morley Fraser at Bay City (Mich.) Central High School . . . saw action at safety, linebacker, wide receiver and running back during his prep career . . . recorded 45 tackles (12 solos, 33 assists), four interceptions and 14 pass break-ups as a senior . . . also recovered two fumbles in 2007 . . . rushed for 472 yards and five touchdowns as a senior . . . caught 16 passes for 238 yards (14.9 avg.) and two scores in 2007 . . . earned first-team All-Valley honors as a junior . . . son of Mario Robinson and Tammy Wilkinson . . . born Feb. 16, 1990 . . . majoring in sociology.