Simmie Cobbs Jr.

Wide receiver for Indiana. 2017: 72 catches, 841 receiving yards, 8 TD.

WR · Indiana · #1

6′4″ · 220 lb · Oak Park, IL

Indiana 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Indiana. 2017: 72 catches, 841 receiving yards, 8 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Indiana, 1,990 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 192 yds at Maryland.Maryland · W 47-282015

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Indiana

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014–2015

Kevin Wilson

Indiana

2017

Tom Allen

Indiana

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Indiana4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy

2015Indiana6-7HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Indiana5-7HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (95th percentile). Strength: rec tds (92nd percentile). Concern: rush yards (15th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#28 / 539 · 95th pct

Rec TDs#36 / 539 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#56 / 539 · 90th pct

841

Rush TDs#9 / 283 · 89th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Yards / catch#374 / 539 · 30th pct

11.7

Long catch#425 / 539 · 21st pct

Rush yards#235 / 283 · 15th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.7	64.2	10.7	0.3
Road6g	6.3	76.0	11.8	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.2	68.2	10.5	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	5.8	72.0	12.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Curt Cignetti

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Indiana	72	841	11.7	8	--
2015	Indiana	60	1,035	17.2	4	--
2014	Indiana	7	114	16.3	0	--
Career		139	1,990	14.3	12	--

Season	Team
2017	Indiana	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Indiana	--	--	--	--	--
2014	Indiana	--	--	15	--	--
Career		--	--	15	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2017

W 34–17

at Virginia

5 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD

With H. Whitehead — 43 AVG · 56 LONG · 7 NO · P. Ramsey — 173 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.6 · 32 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-49vs Ohio State	11	149	13.5	1	28	Season-high 149 yds
Wk 2	W 34-17@ Virginia	5	62	12.4	1	29
Wk 4	W 52-17vs Georgia Southern	2	17	8.5	0	11
Wk 5	L 14-45@ Penn State	5	44	8.8	1	18
Wk 6	W 27-0vs Charleston Southern	10	98	9.8	0	23
Wk 7	L 20-27vs Michigan	4	39	9.8	0	14
Wk 8	L 9-17@ Michigan State	7	53	7.6	0	29
Wk 9	L 39-42@ Maryland	10	138	13.8	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 10	L 17-45vs Wisconsin	5	62	12.4	1	22
Wk 11	W 24-14@ Illinois	4	54	13.5	1	35
Wk 12	W 41-0vs Rutgers	2	20	10.0	0	17
Wk 13	L 24-31@ Purdue	7	105	15.0	1	28
Total		72	841	11.3	8	35

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology