Players

Randall Cobb
WR #18
Height:
5-10
Weight:
192
Age:
21
College:
Kentucky
Experience:
R

Quick Stats (2011):

REC
25
YDS
375
AVG
15.0
TDS
1
Career Stats
Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
G GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
TOTAL 25 375 -- 61 1 2 5 -- 4 0 3 3
2011 GB 15 0 25 375 15.0 61 1 2 5 2.5 4 0 3 3
Recent Games
WK Opp Result Receiving Rushing Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
1 NO W 42-34 2 35 17.5 32 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2 @CAR W 30-23 2 25 12.5 13 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1
3 @CHI W 27-17 1 13 13.0 13 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
4 DEN W 49-23 2 75 37.5 61 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
5 @ATL W 25-14 2 26 13.0 16 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
6 STL W 24-3 1 6 6.0 6 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
7 @MIN W 33-27 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 1
9 @SD W 45-38 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
10 MIN W 45-7 3 36 12.0 19 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1
11 TB W 35-26 1 11 11.0 11 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
12 @DET W 27-15 2 21 10.5 12 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
13 @NYG W 38-35 0 0 -- -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
14 OAK W 46-16 2 45 22.5 26 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
15 @KC L 14-19 4 53 13.3 16 0 1 4 4.0 4 0 -- --
16 CHI W 35-21 2 22 11.0 19 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
17 DET W 45-41 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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Biography

  • First-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, ESPN.com and SportsIllustrated.com in 2010 as an all-purpose player.
  • Accounted for scores in eight different ways in 2010 with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving.
  • Set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396 in 2010, breaking the previous mark of 2,310 yards by Arkansas’ RB Darren McFadden in 2007.
  • Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team as a quarterback in 2008.
  • Part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams at Alcoa (Tenn.) High, serving as the team’s quarterback as a junior and senior when he threw a combined 47 TDs with just six INTs.

CAREER: One of the most dynamic all-around players in college football, was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 64 overall) as an early entry in the draft…Primarily played wide receiver, but also saw time as a quarterback while returning punts and kickoffs…Was a first-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, ESPN.com and SportsIllustrated.com as a junior in 2010 as an all-purpose player…Set the Southeastern Conference single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396 in 2010, breaking the previous mark of 2,310 yards by Arkansas RB Darren McFadden in 2007…Was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in the country…Was the only player in FBS in 2010 to rank first or second on the team in receiving, rushing and passing…Accounted for scores in eight different ways in 2010 with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving…Also held for placekicks…Holds the Kentucky career record for TDs with 37 while ranking fourth in career scoring with 226 points…Finished career ranked fifth in receptions (144) and sixth in receiving yardage (1,661) despite playing only three seasons…Scored five game-winning fourth-quarter TDs in his career…Was a consensus All-SEC pick in 2010 when he led the team with 84 receptions for 1,017 yards (12.1 avg.) and seven TDs...Added 424 rushing yards and five TDs on 55 carries (7.7 avg.)…Earned first-team All-SEC honors from AP and ESPN.com as an all-purpose player as a sophomore in ’09…Ranked second in the conference in touchdowns, third in punt returns, fourth in all-purpose yardage and seventh in scoring…Led the squad with 39 catches for 447 yards (11.5 avg.) and four TDs…Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team as a quarterback in ’08, opening the final four games of the season at the position…Left-handed signal-caller won his first start at Mississippi State, and is believed to be the first UK true freshman QB to start and win an SEC road game since freshmen became eligible in the early 1970s…Was a teammate of Packers P Tim Masthay at Kentucky…Named “Mr. Football” for Class AA in Tennessee at Alcoa (Tenn.) High in 2007…Was part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams, starting at QB as a junior and senior…Earned all-state recognition each of his final two seasons…Also an honor-roll student, was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students…Was the Packers’ highest draft pick from Kentucky since QB Babe Parilli was selected No. 4 overall in 1952…Was the first player drafted by Green Bay from Kentucky since DT Bill Bushong (seventh round) in 1972…Majored in community communications and leadership development.

2010: First-team All-America selection as an all-purpose player by three services (AP, ESPN.com, SportsIllustrated.com) and a consensus first-team All-SEC pick…Was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in the country…Was the only player in FBS to rank first or second on the team in receiving, rushing and passing…Set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396, topping the previous mark of 2,310 held by McFadden (2007)…Set the school single-season record for all-purpose yards per play (min. 150 plays) with a 12.1 average…Accounted for scores in eight different ways on the season with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving…Led the team with 84 receptions for 1,017 yards (12.1 avg.) and seven TDs…Led the conference in catches per game and recorded four 100-yard games…Finished second on the team with 424 rushing yards and five TDs on 55 carries (7.7 avg.)…Also returned 31 kickoffs for 736 yards (23.7 avg.) and 28 punts for 219 yards (7.8 avg.) and a TD…Completed 5-of-10 passes for 58 yards and three TDs, including a 11-yard scoring strike on a fake FG at Florida (Sept. 25)…Vs. Western Kentucky (Sept. 11): Caught a 35-yard TD pass, threw a 15-scoring strike and returned a punt 50 yards for a TD…Vs. Auburn (Oct. 9): Named National Wide Receiver/Running Back of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards as he had a hand in all four UK touchdowns in the team’s 37-34 loss to the eventual national champions. Rushed for two scores, caught a 16-yard TD, and threw a 6-yard TD pass…Vs. South Carolina (Oct. 16): Caught eight passes for 63 yards (7.9 avg.), highlighted by a 24-yard game-winning TD reception with 1:15 to play to upset the No. 10-ranked Gamecocks…At Mississippi State (Oct. 30): Posted 171 yards receiving and a TD on 12 receptions (14.3 avg.) and a career-high 292 all-purpose yards…Vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 13): Rushed 10 times for a career-best 170 yards (17.0 avg.) and two TDs…At Tennessee (Nov. 27): Caught a career-high 13 passes for 116 yards (8.9 avg.), the second most receptions in a game in school history.

2009: Earned first-team All-SEC recognition as an all-purpose player by AP and ESPN.com…Won team awards as UK’s Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Player and Most Inspirational Offensive Player…Ranked second in the SEC in touchdowns, third in punt returns, fourth in all-purpose yardage and seventh in scoring…His 15 total TDs ranked second on the school’s single-season list…Led the team in receiving with 39 catches for 447 yards (11.5 avg.) and four TDs…Second on the team in rushing with 573 yards and 10 TDs on 94 carries (6.1 avg.)…Returned 24 punts for 308 yards (12.8 avg.), including a 73-yard TD return vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Oct. 24)…Posted a 26.5-yard average on 13 kickoff returns…Averaged 139.4 all-purpose yards per game…At Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 5): Had a season-high 96 receiving yards and a TD on seven receptions (13.7 avg.)…Vs. Louisville (Sept. 19): Caught six passes for 71 yards (11.8 avg.), including a game-winning 12-yard TD catch with 4:28 remaining…At Auburn (Oct. 17): Recorded season-high 109 rushing yards on 12 carries (9.1 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 61-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up his game-winning 4-yard run with 3:17 left…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 28): Rushed for 101 yards and a score on 18 carries (5.6 avg.).

2008: Played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting four contests at WR and the final four games at QB…Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team at QB…The left-hander completed 52-of-99 passes (52.5 percent) for 542 yards, two TDs and five INTs…Rushed for 316 yards and seven TDs on 79 carries (4.0 avg.) and caught 21 passes for 197 yards (9.4 avg.) and two TDs…Also posted an 8.4-yard average on 11 punt returns…By the end of the season, was the only player in the nation to be serving as his team’s starting QB and punt returner…Missed all of one game and most of two others because of a high ankle sprain sustained vs. Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 13)…Vs. South Carolina (Oct. 11): Caught a season-high eight passes for 53 yards (6.6 avg.)…Vs. Arkansas (Oct. 18): Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors as he caught two TD passes in the final 4:15 to give the Wildcats a dramatic 21-20 come-from-behind victory over the Razorbacks. Finished with a season-high 73 yards receiving on five grabs (14.6 avg.). Wore uniform No. 12 in the game as a tribute to WR Dicky Lyons, who had suffered a season-ending injury the previous week…At Mississippi State (Nov. 1): Started his first career game, completing 7-of-13 passes for 56 yards and a TD with an INT in the Wildcats’ 14-13 victory. Believed to be the first UK true freshman QB to start and win an SEC road game since freshmen became eligible in the early 1970s. Also ran for 31 yards and a TD on 12 carries (2.6 avg.) and caught three passes for 33 yards (11.0 avg.)…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 8): Posted season-high 82 rushing yards and a career-high three TDs on 18 carries (4.6 avg.)…Vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 15): Threw for a career-high 144 yards on 11-of-26 passing.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named “Mr. Football” for Class AA in Tennesee as a senior at Alcoa (Tenn.) High…Was part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams at Alcoa, serving as the quarterback as a junior and senior…Earned all-state recognition each of his final two seasons…Rated one of the top 11 prospects in the state by the Orlando Sentinel and was a top-20 selection by Rivals.com…Teams posted a 27-3 mark in his two seasons as quarterback…Completed 89-of-139 passes (64.0 percent) for 1,765 yards, 22 TDs and only two INTs as a senior…Also rushed for 793 yards and 13 TDs on 88 carries (9.0 avg.)…Threw for 1,893 yards, 25 TDs and just four INTs during his junior campaign…Also participated in track all four years and was an all-district selection in basketball as a junior…Competed in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, along with the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams…Finished third in the state in the 100 his senior year, posting his best time of 10.75 seconds…His 4x100 relay unit finished second in the state his junior year…Also an honor-roll student, was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Given name Randall Ladonald Cobb II…Nicknamed “RC”...Born in Maryville, Tenn. …Single…Cousin, Shannon Mitchell, played tight end at Georgia and for the San Diego Chargers (1994-97)…Another cousin, Billy Williams, played wide receiver at Tennessee and was a seventh-round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 1995...Participated in events at Leestown Middle School and Shriner’s Hospital while in college…Also involved with a youth football league and a Read Across America event…Sold hot dogs at University of Tennessee football games when he was younger...Enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, tubing and wakeboarding...Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete, Entourage and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as his favorite TV shows, and Remember the Titans as his favorite movie...Names Tony Dungy’s Quiet Strength as his favorite book and Drake as his favorite musical artist...Attended the Kentucky Derby this year...Residence: Alcoa, Tenn.

  • First-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, ESPN.com and SportsIllustrated.com in 2010 as an all-purpose player.
  • Accounted for scores in eight different ways in 2010 with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving.
  • Set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396 in 2010, breaking the previous mark of 2,310 yards by Arkansas’ RB Darren McFadden in 2007.
  • Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team as a quarterback in 2008.
  • Part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams at Alcoa (Tenn.) High, serving as the team’s quarterback as a junior and senior when he threw a combined 47 TDs with just six INTs.

CAREER: One of the most dynamic all-around players in college football, was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 64 overall) as an early entry in the draft…Primarily played wide receiver, but also saw time as a quarterback while returning punts and kickoffs…Was a first-team All-America selection by The Associated Press, ESPN.com and SportsIllustrated.com as a junior in 2010 as an all-purpose player…Set the Southeastern Conference single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396 in 2010, breaking the previous mark of 2,310 yards by Arkansas RB Darren McFadden in 2007…Was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in the country…Was the only player in FBS in 2010 to rank first or second on the team in receiving, rushing and passing…Accounted for scores in eight different ways in 2010 with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving…Also held for placekicks…Holds the Kentucky career record for TDs with 37 while ranking fourth in career scoring with 226 points…Finished career ranked fifth in receptions (144) and sixth in receiving yardage (1,661) despite playing only three seasons…Scored five game-winning fourth-quarter TDs in his career…Was a consensus All-SEC pick in 2010 when he led the team with 84 receptions for 1,017 yards (12.1 avg.) and seven TDs...Added 424 rushing yards and five TDs on 55 carries (7.7 avg.)…Earned first-team All-SEC honors from AP and ESPN.com as an all-purpose player as a sophomore in ’09…Ranked second in the conference in touchdowns, third in punt returns, fourth in all-purpose yardage and seventh in scoring…Led the squad with 39 catches for 447 yards (11.5 avg.) and four TDs…Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team as a quarterback in ’08, opening the final four games of the season at the position…Left-handed signal-caller won his first start at Mississippi State, and is believed to be the first UK true freshman QB to start and win an SEC road game since freshmen became eligible in the early 1970s…Was a teammate of Packers P Tim Masthay at Kentucky…Named “Mr. Football” for Class AA in Tennessee at Alcoa (Tenn.) High in 2007…Was part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams, starting at QB as a junior and senior…Earned all-state recognition each of his final two seasons…Also an honor-roll student, was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students…Was the Packers’ highest draft pick from Kentucky since QB Babe Parilli was selected No. 4 overall in 1952…Was the first player drafted by Green Bay from Kentucky since DT Bill Bushong (seventh round) in 1972…Majored in community communications and leadership development.

2010: First-team All-America selection as an all-purpose player by three services (AP, ESPN.com, SportsIllustrated.com) and a consensus first-team All-SEC pick…Was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award as the most versatile player in the country…Was the only player in FBS to rank first or second on the team in receiving, rushing and passing…Set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,396, topping the previous mark of 2,310 held by McFadden (2007)…Set the school single-season record for all-purpose yards per play (min. 150 plays) with a 12.1 average…Accounted for scores in eight different ways on the season with rushing, passing, receiving and punt-return TDs, throwing a TD pass on a fake field goal, and posting two-point conversions by rushing, passing and receiving…Led the team with 84 receptions for 1,017 yards (12.1 avg.) and seven TDs…Led the conference in catches per game and recorded four 100-yard games…Finished second on the team with 424 rushing yards and five TDs on 55 carries (7.7 avg.)…Also returned 31 kickoffs for 736 yards (23.7 avg.) and 28 punts for 219 yards (7.8 avg.) and a TD…Completed 5-of-10 passes for 58 yards and three TDs, including a 11-yard scoring strike on a fake FG at Florida (Sept. 25)…Vs. Western Kentucky (Sept. 11): Caught a 35-yard TD pass, threw a 15-scoring strike and returned a punt 50 yards for a TD…Vs. Auburn (Oct. 9): Named National Wide Receiver/Running Back of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards as he had a hand in all four UK touchdowns in the team’s 37-34 loss to the eventual national champions. Rushed for two scores, caught a 16-yard TD, and threw a 6-yard TD pass…Vs. South Carolina (Oct. 16): Caught eight passes for 63 yards (7.9 avg.), highlighted by a 24-yard game-winning TD reception with 1:15 to play to upset the No. 10-ranked Gamecocks…At Mississippi State (Oct. 30): Posted 171 yards receiving and a TD on 12 receptions (14.3 avg.) and a career-high 292 all-purpose yards…Vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 13): Rushed 10 times for a career-best 170 yards (17.0 avg.) and two TDs…At Tennessee (Nov. 27): Caught a career-high 13 passes for 116 yards (8.9 avg.), the second most receptions in a game in school history.

2009: Earned first-team All-SEC recognition as an all-purpose player by AP and ESPN.com…Won team awards as UK’s Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Offensive Player and Most Inspirational Offensive Player…Ranked second in the SEC in touchdowns, third in punt returns, fourth in all-purpose yardage and seventh in scoring…His 15 total TDs ranked second on the school’s single-season list…Led the team in receiving with 39 catches for 447 yards (11.5 avg.) and four TDs…Second on the team in rushing with 573 yards and 10 TDs on 94 carries (6.1 avg.)…Returned 24 punts for 308 yards (12.8 avg.), including a 73-yard TD return vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Oct. 24)…Posted a 26.5-yard average on 13 kickoff returns…Averaged 139.4 all-purpose yards per game…At Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 5): Had a season-high 96 receiving yards and a TD on seven receptions (13.7 avg.)…Vs. Louisville (Sept. 19): Caught six passes for 71 yards (11.8 avg.), including a game-winning 12-yard TD catch with 4:28 remaining…At Auburn (Oct. 17): Recorded season-high 109 rushing yards on 12 carries (9.1 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 61-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up his game-winning 4-yard run with 3:17 left…Vs. Tennessee (Nov. 28): Rushed for 101 yards and a score on 18 carries (5.6 avg.).

2008: Played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting four contests at WR and the final four games at QB…Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team at QB…The left-hander completed 52-of-99 passes (52.5 percent) for 542 yards, two TDs and five INTs…Rushed for 316 yards and seven TDs on 79 carries (4.0 avg.) and caught 21 passes for 197 yards (9.4 avg.) and two TDs…Also posted an 8.4-yard average on 11 punt returns…By the end of the season, was the only player in the nation to be serving as his team’s starting QB and punt returner…Missed all of one game and most of two others because of a high ankle sprain sustained vs. Middle Tennessee State (Sept. 13)…Vs. South Carolina (Oct. 11): Caught a season-high eight passes for 53 yards (6.6 avg.)…Vs. Arkansas (Oct. 18): Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors as he caught two TD passes in the final 4:15 to give the Wildcats a dramatic 21-20 come-from-behind victory over the Razorbacks. Finished with a season-high 73 yards receiving on five grabs (14.6 avg.). Wore uniform No. 12 in the game as a tribute to WR Dicky Lyons, who had suffered a season-ending injury the previous week…At Mississippi State (Nov. 1): Started his first career game, completing 7-of-13 passes for 56 yards and a TD with an INT in the Wildcats’ 14-13 victory. Believed to be the first UK true freshman QB to start and win an SEC road game since freshmen became eligible in the early 1970s. Also ran for 31 yards and a TD on 12 carries (2.6 avg.) and caught three passes for 33 yards (11.0 avg.)…Vs. Georgia (Nov. 8): Posted season-high 82 rushing yards and a career-high three TDs on 18 carries (4.6 avg.)…Vs. Vanderbilt (Nov. 15): Threw for a career-high 144 yards on 11-of-26 passing.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named “Mr. Football” for Class AA in Tennesee as a senior at Alcoa (Tenn.) High…Was part of four consecutive state championship-winning teams at Alcoa, serving as the quarterback as a junior and senior…Earned all-state recognition each of his final two seasons…Rated one of the top 11 prospects in the state by the Orlando Sentinel and was a top-20 selection by Rivals.com…Teams posted a 27-3 mark in his two seasons as quarterback…Completed 89-of-139 passes (64.0 percent) for 1,765 yards, 22 TDs and only two INTs as a senior…Also rushed for 793 yards and 13 TDs on 88 carries (9.0 avg.)…Threw for 1,893 yards, 25 TDs and just four INTs during his junior campaign…Also participated in track all four years and was an all-district selection in basketball as a junior…Competed in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, along with the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams…Finished third in the state in the 100 his senior year, posting his best time of 10.75 seconds…His 4x100 relay unit finished second in the state his junior year…Also an honor-roll student, was named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students.

PERSONAL: Given name Randall Ladonald Cobb II…Nicknamed “RC”...Born in Maryville, Tenn. …Single…Cousin, Shannon Mitchell, played tight end at Georgia and for the San Diego Chargers (1994-97)…Another cousin, Billy Williams, played wide receiver at Tennessee and was a seventh-round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 1995...Participated in events at Leestown Middle School and Shriner’s Hospital while in college…Also involved with a youth football league and a Read Across America event…Sold hot dogs at University of Tennessee football games when he was younger...Enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends, tubing and wakeboarding...Lists Michael Jordan as his favorite athlete, Entourage and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as his favorite TV shows, and Remember the Titans as his favorite movie...Names Tony Dungy’s Quiet Strength as his favorite book and Drake as his favorite musical artist...Attended the Kentucky Derby this year...Residence: Alcoa, Tenn.

 

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