Player Dossier

2018-2022

Utah State

Brian Cobbs

WR • 6'2" • 210 lbs • Alexandria, VA, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Brian Cobbs reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

23

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

33

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Maryland • Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Player Story

Brian Cobbs built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Alexandria, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Maryland and Utah State. The clearest part of Brian Cobbs' career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2018 · Rating 0.8492

Hayfield · Quantico, VA

Committed To
Maryland
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Brian Cobbs, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Utah State. Brian Cobbs reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,773
Receptions
134
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Brian Cobbs quick answers

Latest team and position
Utah State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,773
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
Best season
2022 Postseason · Utah State
Top game
Air Force
Recruit profile
3-star · Hayfield · Maryland
High school pipeline
Hayfield · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
893 receiving yards · WR 49th (top 5%) · Mountain West 4th (top 3%) · National 51st (top 3%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland75108040.1
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland916243055.1
2020 Regular SeasonMaryland413188151
2021 PostseasonMaryland13462047.1
2021 Regular SeasonMaryland1321279147.1
2021 Regular SeasonUtah State13-0047.1
2022 PostseasonUtah State13679186.5
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State1369814486.5

Related Context

Brian Cobbs played WR for Maryland and Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brian Cobbs recorded 10 rushing yards, 1,773 receiving yards, and 18 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Utah State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason

Utah State paired 893 primary output with 76.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 77.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2019 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

9

Receiving Yards / G

27

Efficiency

77.1

Usage

17.1

Consistency

59.1

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Howard: 58. Syracuse: 0. Temple: 22. Penn State: 3. Rutgers: 24. Michigan: 52. Ohio State: 23. Nebraska: 12. Michigan State: 49

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 2 by 100. Temple: 1 by 100. Penn State: 1 by 20. Rutgers: 3 by 53.3. Michigan: 4 by 86.7. Ohio State: 2 by 76.7. Nebraska: 1 by 80. Michigan State: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins27.3 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses26.8 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 11/30@ Michigan StateL 16-1924924.524.50040
Sat 11/23vs NebraskaL 7-541121212012
Sat 11/9@ Ohio StateL 14-7322311.511.50016
Sat 11/2vs MichiganL 7-384521313024
Sat 10/5@ RutgersW 48-73248809
Sat 9/28vs Penn StateL 0-59133303
Sat 9/14@ TempleL 17-201222222022
Sat 9/7vs SyracuseW 63-20
Sat 8/31vs HowardW 79-02582929039

Player Story

Brian Cobbs story

Brian Cobbs built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Alexandria, VA wearing No. 8, spending time with Maryland and Utah State. The clearest part of Brian Cobbs' career was his receiving role: 134 catches, 1,773 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 10 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 rushing yards and 18 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brian Cobbs' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Maryland

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020212021202120222022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonMaryland10895.611.5
2019 Regular SeasonMaryland24377.117.1135
2020 Regular SeasonMaryland18877.516.2-55
2021 PostseasonMaryland34177.98.8153
2021 Regular SeasonMaryland34177.98.80
2021 Regular SeasonUtah State34177.98.80
2022 PostseasonUtah State89376.332.1552
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State89376.332.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Air Force

Week 6 · W 34-27 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

136

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

136 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Rutgers

Week 15 · L 24-27 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

95.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Michigan

Week 10 · L 7-38 · Conference game

52

Receiving Yards

92.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs San José State

Week 12 · W 35-31 · Conference game

122

Receiving Yards

90.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

122 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.

#5

@ Rutgers

Week 13 · W 40-16 · Conference game

86

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Postseason · Utah State

893 primary output · 76.3 efficiency · 32.1 usage

86.5

#2

2022 Regular Season · Utah State

86.5

893 primary · 76.3 efficiency · 32.1 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Maryland

55.1

243 primary · 77.1 efficiency · 17.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games