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, 2022

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Maryland510821.6048
2019Maryland1624315.2040
2020Maryland1318814.5152
2021Maryland2534113.6138
2022Utah State7589311.9544
Career1341,77313.2752

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Maryland430000
2019Maryland750.5000
2020Maryland220000
2021Maryland440000
2022Utah State110000
Career18150.5000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Maryland8WRYr 1
2019Maryland8WRYr 2
2020Maryland8WRYr 3
2021Maryland8WRYr 4
2021Utah State8WRYr 4
2022Utah State8WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Maryland120.66––7.9–
2019Maryland220.53––11.74%
2020Maryland180.58––10.4–
2021Maryland320.6751st (n=410)0.6721.54%
2022Utah State920.8569th (n=683)0.7177.810%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 27vs.UConnW 31–⁠207781–––
Sep 3atAlabamaL 0–⁠552330–––
Sep 10vs.Weber StateL 7–⁠352170–––
Sep 24vs.UNLVL 24–⁠346830100
Sep 29atBYUL 26–⁠3810962–––
Oct 8vs.Air ForceW 34–⁠2781361–––
Oct 15atColorado StateW 17–⁠133240–––
Oct 22atWyomingL 14–⁠285450–––
Nov 5vs.New MexicoW 27–⁠104310–––
Nov 12atHawai’iW 41–⁠345740–––
Nov 19vs.San José StateW 35–⁠31101220–––
Nov 25atBoise StateL 23–⁠427750–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MemphisL 10–⁠386791–––
2021 Maryland 13 games, 25 catches, 341 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠24–––100
Sep 11vs.HowardW 62–⁠01170–––
Sep 17atIllinoisW 20–⁠171110100
Sep 25vs.Kent StateW 37–⁠162330–––
Oct 1vs.IowaL 14–⁠51110–––
Oct 9atOhio StateL 17–⁠663240100
Oct 23atMinnesotaL 16–⁠341100–––
Oct 30vs.IndianaW 38–⁠351190–––
Nov 6vs.Penn StateL 14–⁠312270–––
Nov 13atMichigan StateL 21–⁠401120–––
Nov 20vs.MichiganL 18–⁠594390–––
Nov 27atRutgersW 40–⁠164861–––
Dec 29 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 54–⁠104620100
2020 Maryland 4 games, 13 catches, 188 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaW 45–⁠444520–––
Nov 7atPenn StateW 35–⁠192180100
Nov 28atIndianaL 11–⁠272190100
Dec 12vs.RutgersL 24–⁠275991–––
2019 Maryland 9 games, 16 catches, 243 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Aug 31vs.HowardW 79–⁠02580100
Sep 7vs.SyracuseW 63–⁠20–––100
Sep 14atTempleL 17–⁠201220–––
Sep 27vs.Penn StateL 0–⁠59130–––
Oct 5atRutgersW 48–⁠73240200
Nov 2vs.MichiganL 7–⁠384520200
Nov 9atOhio StateL 14–⁠732230100
Nov 23vs.NebraskaL 7–⁠541120–––
Nov 30atMichigan StateL 16–⁠192490–––
2018 Maryland 7 games, 5 catches, 108 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDTklSacksPD
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠291130–––
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠14–––200
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠35–––100
Oct 20atIowaL 0–⁠23–––100
Oct 27vs.IllinoisW 63–⁠332370–––
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠34––––––
Nov 24atPenn StateL 3–⁠382580–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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