The Arizona Wildcats announced two additions for the Arizona Stadium Ring of Honor on Monday: wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan and defensive back Randy Robbins.
McMillan and Robbins will be inducted into the Arizona Stadium Ring of Honor during Arizonaâs season opener against Hawaii on Aug. 30.
In a video posted on the Arizona football social media accounts, UA athletic director DesireÊ Reed-Francois, head coach Brent Brennan and wide receivers coach Bobby Wade â whoâs also in the Ring of Honor â FaceTimed McMillan about his honor during a receivers meeting at the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility.
âEverything you did while you were here, how you carried yourself, how you brought yourself to practice every day, what you were for this team, what you were for this program, it was so incredible,â Brennan told McMillan. âYou live the âBear Down Brotherhoodâ every single day.â
McMillanâs response: âMake sure you put my name next to Bobbyâs.â
In three seasons at Arizona, McMillan recorded a school-record 3,423 yards and 26 touchdowns, which is the third-most in program history. McMillan ended his Arizona career with the most career receiving yards in Arizona history, passing Wade in the Wildcatsâ road finale against TCU.
Arizona receiver Tetairoa McMillan, right, flips a salute after hauling in the Wildcatsâ only score of the afternoon in the third quarter against Arizona State in the 98th Territorial Cup on Nov. 30, 2024, at Arizona Stadium.
McMillan also holds the single-game record for receiving yards (304) and touchdowns (four), which he set in the season opener against New Mexico in August. McMillan ended his college career with 1,162 yards after catch, and his 213 career receptions ranks fourth in UA history behind Mike Thomas, Wade and Dennis Northcutt. Last season, the 6-5, 212-pound McMillan totaled 84 catches for 1,319 yards and eight touchdowns.
McMillan was named a Biletnikoff Award finalist, Polynesian College Football Player of the Year and also received All-Big 12, Associated Press First-Team All-America and AP All-Big 12 honors. McMillan is the first Wildcat to become a First-Team AP All-American since Scooby Wright in 2014.
In April, McMillan became Arizonaâs highest-selected offensive player in NFL Draft history and was chosen eighth overall by the Carolina Panthers.
McMillan, the 12th all-time first-round pick from Arizona, became the first-ever UA receiver to land in the first round of the NFL Draft. Heâs also the highest-drafted Wildcat since linebacker Chris Singleton in 1990.
Former University of Arizona defensive back and Casa Grande native Randy Robbins, left, and his college teammate Ricky Hunley share a laugh at the Coaches for Charity Kickoff Classic, Aug. 11, 2018, in Tucson.
Robbins is one of the best defensive backs in program history.
The cornerback finished his UA career with 12 interceptions, which is tied for the 10th-most in program history. Robbins had four pick-sixes at Arizona from 1980-83. Robbins is tied with Trevin Wade for the ninth-most pass deflections (28). In 1982, Robbins led the Pac-10 in interceptions (6). Robbins was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and a second-team All-American in 1983.
Robbins was a fourth-round selection by the Denver Broncos in the 1984 NFL Draft and played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos. Robbins played in three Super Bowls with the Broncos. Robbins was inducted into the UA Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Arizona kicks off the season against Hawaii on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. on TNT and HBO Max.
