Education
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.
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 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.
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. Hamilton was also a standout athlete for the Texas High School track team
He finished fourth in the 200 meters at the Amateur Athletic Union National Junior Olympics, with a time of 21.41 seconds. He finished 4th in the 100 meters at the 2009 Region II-4A Championships, with a career-best time of 10.60 seconds.
He also ran for the Arkansas track team
He ran a personal best of 21.09 in the 200 meter. Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated the Number.63 wide receiver in the nation. He accepted a scholarship offer from Arkansas over offers from Missouri, Oklahoma State and Texas.
Hamilton attended the University of Arkansas from 2009 to 2012.
As a senior he was an All-Securities and Exchange Commission 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 Securities and Exchange Commission record for receiving yards in a game with 303. He finished his career with 175 receptions for 2,854 yards and 18 touchdowns.
2013 NFL Draft
Cincinnati Bengals
On October 13, 2014, the Cincinnati Bengals resigned Hamilton.
On December 24, 2014 he was promoted to the 53-man roster. On July 30, 2015, he was waived by the Bengals. Philadelphia Eagles
On September 10, 2014, Hamilton was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles" practice squad.
On October 6, 2014, the Philadelphia Eagles" released Hamilton.
Miami Dolphins
On August 1, 2015, Hamilton was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins. On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Dolphins.
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers signed Hamilton to a futures contract on January 12, 2016.