How Acquired: Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted rookie free agent on May 15, 2006
College: North Texas Cobbs finished his career at North Texas as the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,050 yards - making him only the 69th player in NCAA history to eclipse the 4,000-yard rushing mark… Cobbs holds the North Texas and Sun Belt Conference career records for rushing yards (4,050), rushing touchdowns (36), rushing attempts (818) and all-purpose yards (5,255)… Averaged 5.0 yards per carry over his career… One of only two running backs ever at North Texas to have two, 1,000-yard rushing seasons… Completed 2-of-3 passes with two touchdowns for a career pass efficiency rating of 407.1… Averaged 21.0 yards on 35 kickoff returns during his career… The first running back at North Texas to lead the nation in rushing and scoring, which he did as a junior in 2003… Earned two undergraduate degrees at North Texas, a bachelor's in Applied Arts and Science and a bachelor's in Sociology. |