Brian Cobbs
Brian Cobbs
Moves the chains on third down. He got to Utah State by way of Maryland. His first career honor landed in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 136 rec yds, 8 receptions against Air Force — Week 6, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 1,342 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Blake Anderson.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2022)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah State | 75 | 893 | 11.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 25 | 341 | 13.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Maryland | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 105 | 1,342 | 12.8 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah State | 2 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Utah State | 1 | -4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 10 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022
W 34–27
vs Air Force
8 rec · 136 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Xavier Hutchinson’s 2021 season.
Matches Xavier on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
Hunter Long
Ben Skowronek
Joshua Harris
Matches Jalen on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tru Edwards's graduate season at Louisiana Tech (2024).
Matches Tru on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2018–2022+727%
Up 727% from first season to most-recent.