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2022 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Graduate Student
    Class
  • Alexandria, Virginia
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 210
    Weight
  • Hayfield HS/Maryland
    High School
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Brian Cobbs
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Brian Cobbs
WR
Position
Graduate Student
Class
Alexandria, Virginia
Hometown

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Biography

ALL-STAR GAMES 
Participated in the 2023 College Gridiron Showcase.

HONORS 
Second-Team All-Mountain West (2022).

SCHOOL RECORDS 
His 76 receptions in 2022 are the sixth-most in single-season school history.

2022 (SENIOR SEASON)
Earned second-team all-Mountain West honors as he started all 13 games... Finished the season with 76 receptions for 923 yards and five touchdowns... Led the team in receptions and receiving yards, and tied for first in receiving touchdowns... Also rushed for six yards on two carries and attempted two passes... Had three 100-yard receiving games on the season, which were tied for the third-most in the conference... Posted his first-career 100-yard receiving game against UConn (8/27) in the season opener as he caught eight passes for 108 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown... Had a career-high 10 receptions for 96 yards and a career-best two touchdowns (14, 27) at No. 19 BYU... Had eight receptions for a career-high 136 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown, against Air Force (10/8)... Tied his career high with 10 receptions for 122 yards against San José State (11/19)... Had six receptions for 79 yards, including a career-long-tying 44-yard catch for a touchdown, against Memphis (12/27) in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl... Had multiple receptions in all 13 games and five-plus catches in nine games... Finished the season ranking third in the MW and 32nd in the nation in receptions (5.8 pg), fourth in the MW and 59th in the nation in receiving (71.0 ypg), and fourth in the MW in receiving touchdowns (0.38 pg).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL 
Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com as a graduate transfer… Spent four years at Maryland (2018-21), as he played in 41 games with 12 starts... Caught 59 passes for 858 yards (14.5 ypr) and two touchdowns... Played in 13 games with two starts during the 2021 season and caught 25 passes for 319 yards and one touchdown... Had a season-high-tying four receptions for a season-best 86 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown, against Rutgers... Started all five games in 2020 and had 13 receptions for 188 yards and one touchdown... Had a career-high five receptions for a career-best 99 yards and his first-career touchdown on a career-long 52-yard catch against Rutgers... Played in 11 games with three starts as a sophomore in 2019 and was second on the team with 243 receiving yards on 16 catches... Played in all 12 games with two starts as a true freshman in 2018 as he caught five passes for 108 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star recruit across all major recruiting outlets... Rated the 18th overall player in the state of Virginia by Rivals.com… A 2017 first-team all-metro selection… Caught 39 passes for nine touchdowns and rushed for 11 touchdowns as a senior at Hayfield High School in Alexandria, Virginia… Also threw for 1,095 yards and 11 touchdowns in four starts at quarterback as a senior… Helped lead Hayfield HS to an 8-3 record in 2017… Selected to the all-metro second team as a junior.

PERSONAL
Son of Robert and Lauren Cobbs… Father played football at Penn State (1982-86), winning national titles in ‘82 and ‘86, and played two seasons in the NFL with the New England Patriots (1986-87)… His brother, Michael, plays football at James Madison… Graduated from Maryland in the fall of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

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