Gavin Cobb
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Gavin Cobb
|team=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|image=2023, 85, Gavin Cobb.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=Cobb with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
|status=Active
|import=no
|position1=Wide receiver
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|1|22}}
|birth_place=Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
|number=
|CIS=Manitoba
|college=Simon Fraser
|high_school=Mount Douglas Secondary
|Height_ft=5
|Height_in=10
|Weight_lbs=170
|CFLDraftedYear=2022
|CFLDraftedRound=4
|CFLDraftedPick=30
|CFLDraftedTeam=Edmonton Elks
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2022|2024}}
|playing_team1=Edmonton Elks
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2025}}–present
|playing_team2=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|career_footnotes=
|career_highlights=
|CFL=gavin-cobb/167002/
}}
Gavin Cobb (born January 22, 1998) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Cobb first played NCAA football for the Simon Fraser Clan from 2016 to 2019, while using a redshirt season in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://athletics.sfu.ca/sports/football/roster/gavin-cobb/4095 |title=Gavin Cobb |publisher=Simon Fraser Red Leafs |access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://bvmsports.com/2021/10/05/victoria-bc-native-gavin-cobb-is-thriving-on-his-new-manitoba-bisons-team/ |title=Victoria BC native Gavin Cobb is thriving on his new Manitoba Bisons team |publisher=bvmsports.com |access-date=December 23, 2023}} He then transferred to the University of Manitoba, where he would be able to finish his degree faster, playing for the Bisons of U Sports football.{{cite web|url=https://gobisons.ca/sports/football/roster/gavin-cobb/4415 |title=Gavin Cobb |publisher=Manitoba Bisons |access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://gobisons.ca/news/2020/4/3/elusive-gavin-cobb-ready-for-the-highlight-reel-as-he-joins-bisons-football.aspx |title=Elusive Gavin Cobb ready for the highlight reel as he joins Bisons football |publisher=Manitoba Bisons |date=April 3, 2020}} However, Cobb did not play in 2020 due to the cancelled 2020 U Sports football season. In 2021, he played in six regular season games and two post-season games where he had 27 receptions for 340 yards and five touchdowns.
Professional career
=Edmonton Elks=
Cobb was drafted in the fifth round, 30th overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2022 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 11, 2022.{{cite web |title=Transactions {{!}} Elks sign 2022 draft class |url=https://www.goelks.com/2022/05/11/transactions-elks-sign-2022-draft-class/ |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=May 11, 2022}} However, he suffered a severe ankle injury in the second pre-season game of 2022 and was on the injured list for the entire regular season.{{cite web |title=Elks dealing with more injuries as they seek their first win this week |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9841653/edmonton-elks-injuries-growing/ |publisher=Global News |date=July 18, 2023}}
Following training camp in 2023, Cobb made the team's active roster and played in his first professional game on June 11, 2023, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2023/07/29/cobb-checking-off-goal-with-first-cfl-start-vs-lions/ |title=Cobb checking off goal with first CFL start vs. Lions |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=July 29, 2023}} He later earned his first start on July 29, 2023, against the BC Lions. On October 6, 2023, against the Toronto Argonauts, Cobb scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Tre Ford.{{cite web |url=https://www.goelks.com/2023/10/06/river-cree-recap-elks-come-up-short-against-argos/ |title=River Cree Recap: Elks come up short against Argos |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=October 6, 2023}} He finished the season having played in all 18 regular season games where he recorded 11 receptions for 214 yards and one touchdown, six punt returns for 51 yards, and 11 kickoff returns for 260 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.goelks.com/players/gavin-cobb/167002/ |title=Gavin Cobb |publisher=Edmonton Elks |access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023_CFL_League_Stats_Report_Week_21.pdf |title=2023 CFL Statistics |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 23, 2023}}
In 2024, Cobb played in 11 regular season games where he had seven receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/ |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 11, 2025}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
References
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External links
- [https://www.bluebombers.com/players/gavin-cobb/167002/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Manitoba Bisons football players
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Category:Canadian football people from Victoria, British Columbia
Category:Players of Canadian football from British Columbia