Receiver, Maryland and Utah State, 2018–22
Brian Cobbs
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alexandria, VA
Brian Cobbs played receiver at Maryland (2018–21), Utah State (2021), Maryland (2021) and Utah State (2022).
Career highs
10catches, career hightwice; last vs. San José State, 2022136receiving yards, career highvs. Air Force, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highat BYU, 2022Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 48 |
| 2019 | Maryland | 16 | 243 | 15.2 | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 | Maryland | 13 | 188 | 14.5 | 1 | 52 |
| 2021 | Maryland | 25 | 341 | 13.6 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 75 | 893 | 11.9 | 5 | 44 |
| Career | 134 | 1,773 | 13.2 | 7 | 52 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Maryland | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Maryland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 8 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Maryland | 8 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Maryland | 8 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Maryland | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Utah State | 8 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Utah State | 8 | WR | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maryland | 12 | 0.66 | – | – | 7.9 | – |
| 2019 | Maryland | 22 | 0.53 | – | – | 11.7 | 4% |
| 2020 | Maryland | 18 | 0.58 | – | – | 10.4 | – |
| 2021 | Maryland | 32 | 0.67 | 51st (n=410) | 0.67 | 21.5 | 4% |
| 2022 | Utah State | 92 | 0.85 | 69th (n=683) | 0.71 | 77.8 | 10% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2022 Utah State 13 games, 75 catches, 893 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 31–20 | 7 | 78 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 3 | at | L 0–55 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 7–35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 24–34 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 26–38 | 10 | 96 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 34–27 | 8 | 136 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 17–13 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 14–28 | 5 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 27–10 | 4 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 41–34 | 5 | 74 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 35–31 | 10 | 122 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at | L 23–42 | 7 | 75 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 10–38 | 6 | 79 | 1 | – | – | – |
2021 Maryland 13 games, 25 catches, 341 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 30–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 62–0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 20–17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 37–16 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 14–51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 9 | at | L 17–66 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 16–34 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 38–35 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 14–31 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 21–40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 18–59 | 4 | 39 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 27 | at | W 40–16 | 4 | 86 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 54–10 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Maryland 4 games, 13 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 45–44 | 4 | 52 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | W 35–19 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 11–27 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 24–27 | 5 | 99 | 1 | – | – | – |
2019 Maryland 9 games, 16 catches, 243 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 79–0 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 63–20 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 17–20 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 0–59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 48–7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 7–38 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 14–73 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 7–54 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | at | L 16–19 | 2 | 49 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 Maryland 7 games, 5 catches, 108 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 34–29 | 1 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 45–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 14–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at | L 0–23 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 63–33 | 2 | 37 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 32–34 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 3–38 | 2 | 58 | 0 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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