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2017 Football Roster

Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz
Mike Gryniewicz

2 James Cobbs

  • Position WR
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 200
  • Hometown Urbana, Ill.
  • High School Urbana HS

Biography

118932017:  Started seven games as a senior before an injury ended season... fourth on the team in receptions with 17, garnering 297 yards and five touchdowns... 37.1 yards per game was second best on the team... carried the ball 13 times for 68 yards... had three kick returns for 84 yards... John Scott Boren Most Inspirational Football Player.

2016:  Named Most Valuable Performer (Offense)... All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin First Team... Started all 10 games at wide receiver... led the Red Men with 39 receptions for 730 yards and 7 touchdowns... 2nd in the CCIW with 136.9 all purpose yards per game... 8th in the CCIW with 3.9 receptions per game... 4th in the CCIW with 73.0 receiving yards per game... led the CCIW at 26.0 yards per kick return... 6th in CCIW in scoring with 5.4 points per game... season-long 71 yard TD reception against Aurora on 9/3... second on the team in scoring with nine total touchdowns... led the Red Men in kickoff returns with 21 for 545 yards and one touchdown... had a 97 yard return touchdown at Carroll on 10/1... led the Red Men in all purpose yards with 1369... fifth on the team in rushing with 20 carries for 94 yards and one touchdown... named CCIW Special Teams Player of the Week on 10/3 (first since 2008).

2015: Played all 10 games at wide receiver.....Led the team with 32 receptions for 485 yards and four touchdowns... Added 90 yards rushing....Returned five kicks for 94 yards... Averaged 15.2 yards per catch......Finished with seven catches for 82 yards against St. Norbert......Caught four passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns against Olivet....Rushed for a PAT against Olivet...Returned a kick for 33 yards against North Central. 

2014:  Starting wide receiver in all 10 games…team leader in pass receptions with 616 yards and ranked eighth in the CCIW with an average of 61.6 yards per game…caught six passes for 140 yards in the Oct. 11 Elmhurst game, including a 55-yard reception…caught a 27-yard touchdown pass against Lakeland on Sept. 27…returned eight kickoffs and averaged 25.1 yards per return.

High School:  Named All-Big 12 Conference and Champaign News-Gazette all-area his senior year…his junior-year team won a league championship and qualified for the state playoffs…coached by Nathan Watson…lettered twice in track and field.

Personal:  Exercise and sport science major.

Career Single-Game Highs (Thru 2016):
Rush Attempts  4 (2 times)
Rush Yards  23 vs. Millikin (10/29/16)
Long Rush  17 (2 times)
Rush TDs  2 vs. Elmhurst (10/10/15)
Receptions  8 vs. Wheaton (11/15/14)
Receiving Yards  140 vs. Elmhurst (10/11/14)
Long Reception  71 vs. Aurora (9/3/16)
Receiving TDs  2 vs. Olivet (9/12/15)
Kick Returns  4 (2 times)
Kick Return Yards  133 vs. Carroll (10/1/16)
Long Kick Return  97 vs. Carroll (10/1/16)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2014Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 178 lbs
    1
  • 2

    2015Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'11" 190 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 200 lbs
    2