Gavin Cobb (born January 28, 1998) is a Canadian professional
wide receiver for the
Edmonton Elks of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL).
University career
Cobb first played
NCAA football for the
Simon Fraser Clan from 2016 to 2019, while using a
redshirt season in 2018.
He then transferred to the
University of Manitoba
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of
U Sports football
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.
However, Cobb did not play in 2020 due to the cancelled
2020 U Sports football season
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. In
2021
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, he played in six regular season games and two post-season games where he had 27 receptions for 340 yards and five touchdowns.
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Professional career
Cobb was drafted in the fifth round, 30th overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2022 CFL Draft
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and signed with the team on May 11, 2022. However, he suffered a severe ankle injury in the second pre-season game of 2022
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and was on the injured list for the entire regular season.
Following training camp in 2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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, Cobb made the team's active roster and played in his first professional game on June 11, 2023, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[ On October 6, 2023, against the ]Toronto Argonauts
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, Cobb scored his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Tre Ford
Tre Ford (born March 30, 1998) is a Canadian football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was named a Hec Crighton Trophy winner in 2021 as U Sports football's most outstanding player and won the Lois and ...
. 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.
References
External links
Edmonton Elks bio
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1998 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Canadian football wide receivers
Manitoba Bisons football players
Edmonton Elks players
Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Canadian football people from Victoria, British Columbia