Jeremiah Cobb RB Auburn |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #23 ROLE: Work-Horse Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.42 seconds (89%*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 21.9 DOB: 10/27/2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #23 | |
| ROLE: Work-Horse Back | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.42 seconds (89%*) | |
| Age: 21.9 DOB: 10/27/2004 | |
| Overall Rating: |
80.0 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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81% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Rushing: |
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83% |
| Break Tackles: |
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66% |
| Receiving/Hands: |
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44% |
| Pass Blocking: |
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30% |
| Run Blocking: |
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48% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
6th
Overall Rank:
#184
Position rank:
#13 (RB)
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| College Games: 34 College Snaps: 769 | ||
ESPN RATING: 81/100
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247 RATING: 92/100
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RIVALS RATING: 6.0 (98%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Zamir White - Georgia |
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79% |
| Pierre Strong Jr. - South Dakota State |
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79% |
| Will Shipley - Clemson |
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79% |
Draft Profile: Bio
Auburn's leading rusher in 2025, Cobb ran for more than 6,500 yards and 75 touchdowns at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory in Alabama and signed with the Tigers as a four-star recruit in the 2023 class. He rushed for 172 yards and two touchdowns over 11 games as a freshman, then was limited to four games and 65 yards in 2024.Cobb took over the lead back role as a junior in 2025, carrying 175 times for 969 yards and five touchdowns at 5.5 yards per carry without a fumble, adding 11 receptions for 83 yards. He topped 100 yards five times, including 121 yards and two scores against Ball State, 111 against Missouri and a career-high 153 on 28 carries at Arkansas, and became the featured runner after captain Damari Alston left the program midseason.
In December 2025 Cobb announced he would return to Auburn for his senior season rather than enter the transfer portal or the draft, giving the Tigers back their leading rusher for the 2026 campaign.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Led Auburn with 969 yards as the every-week feature back.
- Elite timed speed that shows on the 343 breakaway yards.
- Ground tape sits in the national top tier despite a struggling offense.
- Twenty-eight-carry, 153-yard grind at Arkansas proved the volume tolerance.
- Zero fumbles across 186 touches of featured work.
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Blitz pickup tape is the worst in this running back group.
- Receiving impact stayed minimal: eleven catches on an every-down snap share.
- Five touchdowns on 175 carries reflects an offense, and a back, that stalled near the paint.
- Slighter 200-pound frame limits the inside-the-five and protection projections.
Scouting Report: Summary
The production survived the circumstances: 969 yards and top-tier rushing tape as the feature back in an Auburn offense that spent the season fighting itself, with elite timed speed showing up in breakaway chunks and a twenty-eight-carry night at Arkansas proving he can carry a game plan. Zero fumbles across 186 touches adds the ball security that keeps young backs on the field, and he returns to Auburn for 2026 as the offense's most reliable piece.The third-down package is missing in its entirety. His pass protection tape is the worst in this group, eleven catches is minimal receiving impact for an every-down snap share, and the slighter 200-pound frame explains both while limiting the goal-line role, five touchdowns on 175 carries the proof. Until one of those columns moves, NFL teams see a two-down speed back in a league that platoons that profile.
A junior season under a new Auburn offense gives him the cleanest possible stage to add the missing downs, and speed backs with his tape who learn even adequate protection have a long history of late-round-to-riser arcs. The projection is a draftable change-of-pace back with more than enough burst to win a committee role early in a pro career, and the swing skill, the third-down package, is squarely in his own hands.
How other scouting services rate Jeremiah Cobb (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
253.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
18.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.