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Cobbs Jr. (born August 25, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Indiana, and was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2018.Table of ContentsEarly years[edit]College career[edit]Professional career[edit]Washington Redskins[edit]New Orleans Saints[edit]Dallas Renegades[edit]DC Defenders[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Early years[edit]Cobbs attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois. He originally committed to Purdue University to play college football but changed his commitment to Indiana University.[1][2]US college sports recruiting information for high school athletesNameHometownHigh school \/ collegeHeightWeightCommit dateSimmie Cobbs, Jr. WROak Park, IllinoisOak Park and River Forest High School6\u00a0ft 4\u00a0in (1.93\u00a0m)220\u00a0lb (100\u00a0kg)Feb 3, 2014\u00a0Recruiting star ratings: Scout:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rivals:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0247Sports: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ESPN:Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 74 (WR) \u00a0\u00a0247Sports: 84 (WR)\u00a0\u00a0ESPN: 74 (WR)Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height\u00a0and weight.In these cases, the average was taken.  ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.Sources:College career[edit]As a freshman, Cobbs started all 12 games of the season. Cobbs recorded 114 receiving yards, with no touchdowns. His longest reception was for 34 yards against Indiana State.[3] Due to Cobbs status as a freshman, as well as competing with teammate and future-NFL player Shane Wynn for receptions, Cobbs overall numbers were limited.Cobbs took a medical redshirt in 2016 after player in only one game that season due to an ankle injury.[4][5] After his redshirt junior season in 2017, Cobbs entered the 2018 NFL Draft.[5][6] During his career, he had 139 receptions for 1,990 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is also tied for fourth in Indiana history with seven 100-yard games.[7]Professional career[edit]Washington Redskins[edit]Cobbs signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft.[9]On September 1, 2018, he was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the season, but signed to the team’s practice squad the next day.[10][11]New Orleans Saints[edit]On December 14, 2018, Cobbs was signed by the New Orleans Saints off the Redskins practice squad.[12] He was placed on injured reserve on January 12, 2019.[13]Cobbs was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[14]Dallas Renegades[edit]Cobbs was signed by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL during training camp. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020.[15]DC Defenders[edit]Cobbs was claimed off waivers by the DC Defenders on January 22, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]On November 17, 2022, Cobbs was drafted by the DC Defenders, returning back to his old team from the 2020 XFL season.[18]References[edit]^ Farmer, Marty (October 18, 2013). “Simmie Cobbs is Purdue-bound”. Oakpark.com. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ Long, Beth (August 6, 2014). “Oak Park’s Simmie Cobbs switches commitment from Purdue to Indiana”. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ “Game Analysis: IU-Indiana State”. Scout.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.^ Osterman, Zach (September 3, 2017). “Try and stop Simmie Cobbs, because IU is betting you can’t”. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ a b Osterman, Zach (December 21, 2017). “IU football star WR Simmie Cobbs declares for NFL draft”. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ “NFL Draft: Indiana receiver Simmie Cobbs declares”. UPI. December 21, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ “Indiana Hoosiers – Simmie Cobbs Jr. – 2017”. Indiana University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2017.^ “Simmie Cobbs”. NFL. Retrieved April 28, 2018.^ Cunningham, Kevin. “2018 NFL Draft: Who is Simmie Cobbs? 5 things to know about Redskins’ UDFA WR”. landof10.com. Retrieved April 29, 2018.^ “9\/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves”. Redskins.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.^ “Kapri Bibbs Among Eight Added To Practice Squad”. Redskins.com. September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2018.^ Standig, Ben (December 14, 2018). “Saints sign intriguing receiver off Redskins’ practice squad”. NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved February 28, 2020.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ Williams, Charean (January 12, 2019). “Saints place Simmie Cobbs on IR, elevate Garrett Griffin”. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.^ “New Orleans Saints make roster moves”. NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). “A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?”. NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.^ “XFL Transactions”. XFL.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). “XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue”. SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.^ “Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed”. ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. 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