2017 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
7:30 p.m.
Simmie Cobbs Jr.
- Weight:
- 220
- Height:
- 6-4
- Position:
- WR
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park and River Forest
Cobbs declared for the NFL draft on Dec. 21, 2017. He shares fourth in program history with seven 100-yard games, is eighth with 139 receptions and ninth with 1,990 yards.
2017 Honors: First team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) ... IU Offensive Player of the Year ... named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.
2017 (Junior): Finished second in the Big Ten in receptions (72, 29th nationally), fourth in yardage (841), tied for sixth in receiving touchdowns (8, T-42nd) and tied for 11th in total TDs (9) ... led the team in each category ... 72 catches share fourth, three 100-yard games share eighth and eight receiving scores share 10th on Indiana’s single-season charts ... averaged 70.1 yards per game (4th in the Big Ten), 11.7 yards per catch and 6.0 receptions per game (2nd in the Big Ten, T-20th nationally) ... recovered a fumble in the end zone for his ninth touchdown ... started all 12 games ... shared third in the conference in 100-yard games ... accounted for three of the league's 14 double-digit catch games, which tied for fifth among Power 5 wideouts ... was the lone receiver in the B1G and one of eight Power 5 receivers with three 10-plus reception games in 2017 ... topped the team in catches seven times (5 game-high) and yardage four times (2 game-high) ... opened the season with a career-high 11 grabs for 149 yards and two TDs against No. 2 Ohio State ... caught 10 passes for 138 yards and his first two-score game at Maryland ... added 10 receptions for 98 yards in the Charleston Southern win ... closed out the year with seven catches for 105 yards and one touchdown at Purdue ... pulled in five balls for 62 yards with one TD in the victory at Virginia and against No. 4 Wisconsin ... posted a score in seven games ... two-time IU offensive player of the week (Ohio State and Maryland).
2016: Suffered a season-ending injury in the Ball State win, his lone appearance, and received a medical redshirt ... named to the Maxwell Award and Biletnikoff Award Watch Lists.
2015 Honors: Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches and media).
2015 (Sophomore): Made 60 receptions (8th in the Big Ten) for 1,035 yards (3rd) and four touchdowns ... became the sixth Hoosier with a 1,000-yard season and ranks sixth all-time ... averaged 79.6 yards (3rd in the Big Ten), 4.6 receptions per game (9th) and 17.2 yards per catch (3rd) ... led the Hoosiers in receptions, yards, yards per game, catches per game and yards per grab ... posted four 100-yard games (T-6th in program history), which shared third in the conference ... in league games only, he finished first with 18.1 yards per catch, second with 670 yards and 83.8 per game, and tied for ninth with 37 receptions and 4.6 per game ... started all 13 games ... led the team in catches five times (twice with game-high honors) and yardage six times (thrice) ... recorded six games with five-or-more receptions, six games with 80-or-more yards and 10 games with 50-or-more yards ... tallied 20 20-yard grabs, 11 30-yarders, four 40-yarders and a career-long 55-yarder ... collected nine catches for a career-high 192 yards in the win at Maryland ... the 192 yards were the second-most in the Big Ten and are the ninth-most in Indiana history ... added 121 yards with six receptions and the 55-yarder in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Duke ... caught five balls for 107 yards and a 37-yard TD at No. 7 Michigan State ... pulled in seven passes for 107 yards the previous weekend against Rutgers ... added five catches for 84 yards and one score in the Old Oaken Bucket victory at Purdue ... hauled in four grabs for 86 yards against No. 15 Michigan ... in the win at Wake Forest, corralled seven receptions for 75 yards and one touchdown ... three-time IU offensive player of the week (Rutgers, Michigan and Maryland).
2014 (Freshman): Started against Penn State and Purdue ... played in all 12 games ... caught seven passes for 114 yards ... returned one kick for 15 yards ... opened his career with three receptions for 57 yards, including a 34-yarder, in the Indiana State win.
Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach John Hoerster at Oak Park and River Forest High School ... 2013 all-state selection ... named the team’s all-purpose most valuable player ... rated the No. 27 prospect in Illinois by Rivals ... three-year football letterwinner ... also a basketball standout ... mother is Delta Cobbs ... born on Aug. 25, 1995, Simmie O. Cobbs, Jr., is a liberal studies major.
