22 Facts About Reggie Cobb

Reginald John Cobb was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League.

Reggie Cobb played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, leading the Southeastern Conference in touchdowns his freshman year.

Reggie Cobb was later a member of the inaugural roster of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Reggie Cobb was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he was a four-year starter at Central High School.

Reggie Cobb was named to the Nashville Banner Elite 11, and was ranked the number three recruit in the state by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Reggie Cobb signed with the Tennessee Volunteers in 1986, part of a stellar recruiting class that included future NFL players Alvin Harper, Anthony Miller, Antone Davis, Charles McRae, and Tracy Hayworth.

Reggie Cobb redshirted his first year as veterans William Howard, Keith Davis and Charles Wilson handled the bulk of the team's rushing duties.

Reggie Cobb rushed for 90 yards on 15 carries, including a 54-yard touchdown, in the 1987 Orange-and-White Game, and emerged from spring practice third in the running back rotation behind Keith Davis and Vando Davis.

Reggie Cobb rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns in Tennessee's win over Georgia Tech, picked up 127 yards and two touchdowns against Louisville, scored three touchdowns against Ole Miss, and finished the season with 144 and 140 rushing yards, respectively, in close wins against Kentucky and Vanderbilt.

Reggie Cobb rushed for a career-high 182 yards against Duke, and picked up 111 yards rushing against Ole Miss before leaving the game with an injury.

Reggie Cobb was dismissed from the team prior to Tennessee's game against Alabama in October 1989 after he failed a drug test.

Reggie Cobb's 1,197 rushing yards in 1987 remains the 9th-highest single-season total in school history, and his 2,360 career rushing yards is the school's 10th-highest career total.

In January 1990, Reggie Cobb entered the John Lucas New Spirit Recovery Treatment Center in Houston.

Reggie Cobb was occasionally visited by Tampa Bay coach Ray Perkins, who became one of his advocates.

Reggie Cobb did not re-sign with the Bucs after the 1993 season, and became an unrestricted free agent.

Reggie Cobb signed with the Green Bay Packers in April 1994.

Reggie Cobb was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft.

Reggie Cobb was released by the team after the first game of the season, however.

Reggie Cobb was cut by the Jets at the end of preseason in August 1997.

Reggie Cobb joined the Washington Redskins administration as a scout in 2001, and subsequently worked for six years as Tampa Bay's Southwestern regional scout.

Reggie Cobb joined the San Francisco 49ers, where he was the team's Western regional scout, in 2009.

In July 2011, Reggie Cobb was inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.