Kentucky Makes Big Announcement About Former NFL Star Randall Cobb

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Rowan Fisher-Shotton | Last updated Sep 24, 2025 11:44 AM ET

On Tuesday night at Freedom Hall, University of Kentucky Wildcats alum Randall Cobb joined the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025.

Cobb was honored alongside other Kentucky icons, including former NBA and UK forward Tayshaun Prince, Louisville Cardinals gymnast and longtime judge Carole Liedtke and legendary trap shooter Nora Martin Ross, all celebrated in a ceremony organized by the Louisville Sports Commission.

The University of Kentucky's social media team took to Instagram on Wednesday to celebrate Cobb's latest achievement, posting the caption, "Congratulations, Randall Cobb on being in the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Class."

Cobb was with the Wildcats from 2008 to 2010 before enjoying a successful 13-year career in the NFL.

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As a junior in 2010, Cobb set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards (2,396) and left Lexington second all-time in career touchdowns at Kentucky (37).

He earned first-team All-America and first-team All-SEC honors as a junior and doubled as a passer, rusher, receiver and returner across his three seasons on campus.

2008 (Freshman — 11 games)
Rushing: 79 attempts, 316 yards, 4.0 average, 7 TDs. Receiving: 21 receptions, 197 yards, 9.4 average, 2 TDs. Passing: Part-time QB role - accounted for 542 passing yards and 11 total TDs that season (7 rush, 2 pass, 2 receiving). Scrimmage: 100 plays for 513 scrimmage yards.
2009 (Sophomore — 12 games)
Rushing: 94 attempts, 573 yards, 6.1 average, 10 TDs. Receiving: 39 receptions, 447 yds, 11.5 average, 4 TDs. Returns: 308 yards on 24 punt returns; 345 yards on 13 kick returns; 1 punt returned for a TD. Scrimmage: 133 plays for 1,020 scrimmage yards.
2010 (Junior - 13 games)
Rushing: 55 attempts, 424 yards, 7.7 average, 5 TDs. Receiving: 84 receptions, 1,017 yards, 12.1 average, 7 TDs. Returns: 219 yards on 28 punt returns; 736 yards on 31 kick returns; 1 punt returned for a TD. Scrimmage: 139 plays for 1,441 scrimmage yards.

Across three seasons with Kentucky, Cobb finished with 4,674 all-purpose yards. Those numbers made him one of the nation’s most versatile players before declaring for the 2011 NFL Draft.

The Green Bay Packers selected Cobb in the second round of the 2011 draft (No. 64 overall), and he went on to play for four franchises: Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and New York Jets.

Cobb finished his NFL career with 630 receptions for 7,624 receiving yards and 54 receiving touchdowns across 166 games, adding value as a slot target and return specialist and earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2014.

The Freedom Hall enshrinement is the latest stop on a recognition track that includes the UK Athletics Hall of Fame (2017) and the Kentucky Pro Sports Hall of Fame (2022); Cobb also was named to the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot earlier this year.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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