Week Zero Stats: 3 TD (2 offensive), 104 receiving yards, 4 receptions, 26.6 yards per reception, 22 punt return yards (blocked punt and recovery for TD)
Combs stole the show in Robert Morris’ season debut at Wagner on Saturday, a matchup that also served as the first NEC game of the 2026 campaign. The sophomore wide receiver accounted three of the Colonials’ four touchdowns to help his team cruise to the commanding 28-7 win. Combs, who closed out the day with a career-high — and league-leading — 104 receiving yards on four catches, set the tone early when he blocked a punt, recovered it and returned it 22 yards for a first-quarter score. Later in the game, the Cincinnati native gave Robert Morris a 21-7 cushion with 2:03 left in the third after he hauled in a 64-yard touchdown pass from Carson Haggard. Combs put the game away in the fourth quarter, delivering his third score of the day on a 15-yard pass with 5:35 to go in the fourth. He is the first Colonial to garner NEC Offensive Player of the Week distinction on Opening Weekend since two-time All-NEC First Team running back Sam Dorsett did so in 2003.