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A transfer wide receiver from Houston...played in 11 games with one start in his one season at Houston...previously played in 28 games for Wyoming, including making 12 starts in 2022 and posting 35 catches for 407 yard and two touchdowns.

2024: Appeared in 10 games and made three starts...on the year, made nine receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown...caught one pass for nine yards in his USF debut against Bethune-Cookman (8/31)…hauled in one pass for three yards that resulted in a touchdown at Southern Miss (9/14)…received two passes for 24 yards against Miami (9/21)…recorded two receptions for 23 yards at Tulane (9/28)...recorded two receptions for 69 yards against Memphis (10/8)...hauled in one reception for 12 yards at Rice (11/30).

2023 (HOUSTON): Appeared in 11 games (176 snaps: 76 slot, 54 wideout, 46 kick/punt return)...made one start in the season finale at UCF (Nov. 25)...recorded eight receptions for 71 yards...had one catch for a season high 17 yards vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)...season high two catches for 15 yards at Kansas State (Oct. 28)...made catches in six of 11 appearances.
 
2022 (WYOMING): Made 12 starts and appeared in 12 of the team's 13 games...had 35 receptions for 407 yards and two touchdowns on the year.
 
2021 (WYOMING): One of the most reliable targets at wide receiver...appeared in 11 games and made five starts...second on team with 25 receptions for 245 yards and recorded one touchdown...averaged 22.3 yards receiving per game and 9.8 yards per catch...had a career-high six receptions vs. Utah State, which tied for team high on season.
 
2020 (WYOMING): Appeared in five games...did not record any statistics...played 43 offensive snaps and 22 snaps on kick return
 
WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL: Caught 62 career passes for 1,253 yards and 25 touchdowns, averaging 20.2 yards per reception...added 1,342 all-purpose yards and had 27 combined touchdowns...a First Team All-District 13 selection in Class 5A-1 as a senior...2019 SA Preps Sub-6A Public School Elite 33 All-Metro Team for San Antonio...caught 27 passes for 661 yards and 17 receiving touchdowns his senior season at Wagner High School in San Antonio...averaged 24.5 yards per reception and had a long reception of 66 yards...recorded 692 all-purpose yards...also played on defense, posting 31 return yards on two interceptions, 19 tackles... helped Wagner to a 13-2 overall record - 8-0 record in District 13 of Class 5A-1 to win the conference in 2019...Wagner advanced to Texas Class 5A-1 State semifinals...selected to and played in the 2020 San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game (Jan. 4, 2020) and was part of the winning Black Team, that defeated the Gold Team 35-34...Dave Campbell's Texas Football described Cobbs as "the most impressive specimen in the game
 
PERSONAL: Nickname is JC...played with Lucas Coley in 2020 and Stacey Snead for a basketball state championship...hobbies include playing NBA2K and basketball...hidden talent is playing basketball...dream job outside football is real estate broker...his motivation for working hard is his brother and father who are not here to see him...sports hero is Muhammad Ali, because of his mentality and how hard he fought for his beliefs...highlight of his life thus far was taking his brother on his official visit before he passed

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HARDEMAN'S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions 6, (2x) last vs. Air Force (9/16/22)
Receiving Yards 77 vs. Tulsa (9/3/22)
Long Reception 51 vs. Tulsa (9/3/22)
Receiving TDs 1, (3x) last at BYU (9/24/22)