Cobi Hamilton

Cobi Hamilton

Hamilton (11) with the Arkansas Razorbacks
No. 87     Cincinnati Bengals
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-11-13) November 13, 1990
Place of birth: Texarkana, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas
College: Arkansas
NFL Draft: 2013 / Round: 5 / Pick: 197
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-SEC (2012)

Cobi Hamilton (born November 13, 1990) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football at Arkansas. He was considered one of the top wide receiver prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft. The Bengals selected him with the 197th overall pick in the draft in the sixth round with a selection acquired from the New England Patriots in 2011 for Chad Johnson.

High School

Cobi attended Texas High School in Texarkana, Texas where he set the Tigers’ single-season receiving yardage record as a senior with 64 receptions for 1,071 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was all-district and all-area in his career and he was named the All-Northeast Texas Offensive Player of the Year. As a junior, he had 29 receptions for 726 yards and seven touchdowns. He was a high school teammate of former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett. He finished fourth in the 200 meters at the AAU National Junior Olympics (21.41)

Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the No.63 wide receiver in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Arkansas over offers from Missouri, Oklahoma State and Texas.

College career

Hamilton attended the University of Arkansas from 2009 to 2012. As a senior he was an All-SEC selection after recording 90 receptions for 1,335 yards and five touchdowns. The receptions and yards were school records. On September 22, 2012, he set an SEC record for receiving yards in a game with 303. He finished his career with 175 receptions for 2,854 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Track and field

Hamilton was also a track star at the University of Arkansas, where he ran the 60 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters.

Personal bests

Event	Time (seconds)	Venue	Date
60 meters	7.07	New York, New York	February 4, 2011
100 meters	10.60	Denton, Texas	May 16, 2009
200 meters	21.09	Fayetteville, Arkansas	March 5, 2010

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measureables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2 in	212 lb	32 1/2 in	8 3/4 in	4.56 s			4.31 s		29.5 in	0 ft 107 in	11 reps
All values from the NFL Combine

2013 NFL Draft

Hamilton was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round (197th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

External links

• Arkansas Razorbacks bio