Robby Ignagni

Bio

2014:  Ignagni finished his Carson-Newman career as the program's all-time leader in knockdowns with 45.  Ignagni started 38 consecutive games at right guard for the Eagles and helped clear the way for Eagle offenses that ranked first, fourth and third in the nation in rushing in his three seasons as a starter. Ignagni helped lead the way for three different 1,000-yard rushers.  Carson-Newman averaged 38 points, 360 yards rushing and 479 yards of total offense with him starting.  The senior is also the strongest member of the team with the best squat and bench press numbers of anyone on the offense or defense. In his senior season he finished with a 71.5 overall grade (the second highest single season grade in school history) and 17 knockdowns. His four, three-knockdown games are the most in school history.  He earned first team All-America honors from the Beyond Sports Network and was also first team all-region and first team All-SAC.

2013: Earned Daktronics All-Region honors after clearing the way for a rushing attack that ranked fourth in the nation with 343 yards per game.  With Ignagni's help, the Eagles scored 50 rushing touchdowns for a second consecutive year.  Ignagni led Carson-Newman's offensive linemen with 26 knockdowns and was third in overall grade.  He had a four-knockdown game against Shorter (10/12), the highest mark of any C-N o-lineman in 2013.  The strongest member of C-N's offensive line, Ignagni had multiple knockdowns in all but three games of his junior year.  He won the Hammer Award on three occasions, the most of any member of the line, which goes to the offensive lineman with the highest overall grade for a game who also impacts the game in a significant manner.  He won his Hammer Awards for his efforts against Mars Hill (10/5), Wingate (11/16) and Newberry (11/23) in the playoffs.  Finished the year spectacularly. His average grade over the final four weeks was a 75, which is considered a passing grade on o-line coach Mike Turner's ever challenging 80-point scale.  

2012: Made the switch from defensive tacjkle to right guard where he started all 12 games for C-N.  Part of an offensive line that cleared the way for the nation's leading rushing attack at more than 375 yards a game.  Helped C-N score 52 rushing touchdowns.  Part of an offensive line that returns its core.  Of the 60 available starts last year, the Eagles return 48 of them.  

2011: Played in seven games, recording two tackles.