Cobb attended Clark High School in Las Vegas, Nevada and was a letterman in football and track. In track, he finished second in the 100 meters at the 1999 Nevada Class 4A Championships, and ran a personal best of 10.4 seconds in the 100 meters. DeAndra" Cobb graduated from Clark High School in 1999.
He last played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
He was regarded as one of the premier kickoff returners in college football, returning four kickoffs for touchdowns (one return shy of the Big Ten Conference record of five) for the Michigan State Spartans in 24 games played.
He earned first-team All-America honors after setting a Michigan State single-season record with three kickoff returns for touchdowns as a junior, which also tied an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I record shared with six others National Football League
Cobb was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2005 NFL Draft in round 6.
Before the 2006 NFL season the Falcons released Cobb. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 22, 2006, but never played a game for the them and was subsequently released.
Canadian Football League
= Hamilton Tiger-Cats Cobb was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 29, 2009.
He was released on June 25, 2009, before being re-signed to the practice roster. He made his professional debut on July 10, 2009, in the Ti-Cats" victory over the British Columbia Lions and was named the Canadian Football League"s offensive player of the week. On March 1, 2011, Cobb was released by the Tiger-Cats.
= Montreal Alouettes Cobb was signed by the Montreal Alouettes on March 18, 2011.
After sustaining an injury in training camp, he was released by the Alouettes on July 12.
Cobb was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
