The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Demarco Cobbs
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 223
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, Okla.
- High School:
- Tulsa Central
A five-year player who saw action in 42 games on defense and special teams … had six career starts ... two-time Academic All-Big 12 choice (2011, ‘14) ... missed all of the 2013 season due to injury suffered at the end of 2012 ... made the switch from defensive back to linebacker during the spring of 2011 … missed the first six games of 2011 due to injury, but returned to play in final seven games … a prep All-American, all-state, all-metro and all-district selection on offense and defense … a versatile athlete who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, safety and kick and punt returner as a prepster … named to PARADE’s All-America High School Football Team … earned second-team All-USA honors on offense by USA Today … a 2010 Under Armour All-America selection … a three-time member of Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … 2011 second team Academic All-Big 12 selection.
SENIOR (2014)
Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams ... second-team Academic All-Big 12 ... recorded a season-high six tackles against UNT, including one for a loss, and half a sack ... also posted his first career interception, which he returned 28 yards for his first career touchdown ... had a special teams tackle against BYU ... totaled two tackles against UCLA ... had two tackles against Kansas ... recorded one stop against Baylor ... served as a game captain vs. Oklahoma ... had five tackles against Iowa State ... recorded three stops against Kansas State ... made two tackles against West Virginia ... recorded two tackles against Oklahoma State ... made two tackles against TCU.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2013)
Missed the whole season due to injury ... was still recovering from the previous season’s knee injury.
JUNIOR (2012)
Played in the first 11 games before being injured and declared out for the season ... started at strongside linebacker in the first four contests, as well against Baylor and Kansas ... made his first career start vs. Wyoming ... posted two QB pressures against the Cowboys ... had five tackles vs. New Mexico ... had four stops vs. Ole Miss and three vs. Oklahoma State ... posted a career-high nine tackles vs. Oklahoma and seven stops, including one TFL, vs. Baylor ... had one stop and one QB pressure against Iowa State ... recorded two tackles against TCU but suffered a season-ending knee injury in the game.
SOPHOMORE (2011)
Missed the first six games of the season due to a broken arm … named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team … three of his four tackles came on special teams … had one QB pressure in the Holiday Bowl against California ... made his season debut against Kansas with one tackle for a 5-yard loss … had two solo tackles at Baylor … recorded one tackle at Texas A&M … also played against Texas Tech, Missouri and Kansas State.
FRESHMAN (2010)
Appeared in 12 games on special teams and one game at defensive back … registered five tackles (one solo) on the season … logged two tackles (one solo) versus Iowa State … registered one tackle against No. 25/24 Baylor, No. 12/11 Oklahoma State and Florida Atlantic.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Corey Russell at Tulsa Central H.S. … a prep All-American, all-state, all-metro and all-district selection on offense and defense … a versatile athlete who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, safety and kick and punt returner as a prepster … named to PARADE’s All-America High School Football Team … earned second-team All-USA honors on offense by USA Today … a 2010 Under Armour All-America selection … a second-team EA SPORTS All-America selection on defense … a member of Rivals’ top 250 and ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the third-best athlete and 18th-best overall prospect by ESPNU and ninth-best athlete by Rivals … tallied 2,556 rushing yards and 41 TDs, 1,673 passing yards and 17 TDs, 213 receiving yards and two TDs, 68 tackles, two INTs and four kickoff return TDs over his final two seasons … named Gatorade’s Oklahoma high school football Player of the Year as senior … a first-team all-state selection on defense … tabbed the state’s Offensive Player of the Year by the Oklahoman … named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association all-state team as a defensive back … selected as the Tulsa World’s Player of the Year and an all-metro selection on defense … recipient of the 2009 Ford Award, given to the top high school football player in eastern Oklahoma … named the district 4-5A player of the year … rushed for 1,404 yards (9.8 ypc) and 17 TDs while passing for 642 yards and seven TDs … recorded 62 tackles, a sack, eight TFL, an INT and a fumble recovery that was returned for a TD on defense … also returned four kickoffs for TDs … helped Tulsa Central to an 8-3 record and its first playoff appearance since 2003 … named the ESPN RISE Southwest Region Player of the Week and the Tulsa World athlete of the week after rushing for 246 yards and four TDs, passing for a TD and returning a kickoff 95 yards for a TD in a 48-31 win over Tahlequah … also named athlete of the week after rushing for 244 yards and three TDs and recording five tackles and a blocked field goal in a 33-3 win over Stilwell, helping Tulsa Central clinch a playoff berth … rushed for 1,082 yards and 20 TDs while passing for 1,012 yards and six TDs as a junior … also caught six passes for 213 yards (35.5 ypc) and two TDs while returning two kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns … intercepted two passes on defense … recorded 171 rushing yards and four TDs and 115 passing yards and two TDs, including a two-point conversion, in a 40-28 win over Ada … was a three-year letterman in track and field and lettered in basketball as a sophomore … posted a career-best of 21.79 in the 200 meters.
PERSONAL
Born in Tulsa, Okla. … actively involved with his church and sang in the church choir ... graduated in December 2014 with a double-major in applied learning and development, and physical culture and sports ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2010; fall 2012; spring 2013).
COBBS' CAREER STATISTICS
2011
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Rice | DNP | |||||||
| BYU | DNP | |||||||
| UCLA | DNP | |||||||
| Iowa State | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP | |||||||
| Oklahoma State | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas | 1 (1) | 1-5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | DNP | |||||||
| Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2012
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| Wyoming | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| New Mexico | 5 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 4 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 3 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 9 (7) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 7 (3) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iowa State | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TCU | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Oregon State | DNP-inj |
2013
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| New Mexico St. | DNP-inj | |||||||
| BYU | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Ole Miss | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Kansas State | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Iowa State | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Oklahoma | DNP-inj | |||||||
| TCU | DNP-inj | |||||||
| Kansas | DNP-inj | |||||||
| West Virginia | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Oklahoma State | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Texas Tech | DNP-Inj | |||||||
| Baylor | DNP-Inj |
2014
| Opponent | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
| North Texas | 6 (2) | 1-6 | 0.5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BYU | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baylor | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa State | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas State | 3 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma State | 2 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 2 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TCU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DEFENSE
| Year | G/GS | TT (Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | QBP | PBU | FF | FR | High |
| 2010 | 12/0 | 5 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/ISU |
| 2011 | 6/0 | 4 (4) | 1-5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/BYU |
| 2012 | 11/6 | 35 (14) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/OU |
| 2013 | 0/0 | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | 13/0 | 26 (13) | 1-6 | 0.5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/UNT |
| Career | 42/6 | 70 (32) | 3-13 | 0.5-6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/OU |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Year | G | TT (Solo) | FF | FR | PBLK | KBLK |
| 2010 | 12 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 42 | 8 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 9 vs. Oklahoma (Jr.)
Tackles For Loss: 1, three times, vs. Kansas (So.), Baylor (Jr.) & UNT (Sr.)
Sacks: 0.5, vs. North Texas (Sr.)
QB Pressures: 2, at Oklahoma State (Jr.)
Inteceptions: 1 vs. North Texas (Sr.)
