Randall Cobb’s name is headed into another SEC spotlight.
The Kentucky star was announced Thursday as part of the 2026 SEC Football Legends class, adding another honor to a resume already packed with big-time recognition. Cobb was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, and now he’ll be celebrated again as one of the conference’s all-time standouts.
Cobb’s Kentucky career was the kind that kept stacking accomplishments. He was a First-Team All-American as a junior and earned First-Team All-SEC honors as both a sophomore and junior.
In 2010, he set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yardage with 2,396 yards and finished his time in Lexington with the UK career record for touchdowns at 37. He was also a finalist for the 2010 Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation’s most versatile player.
Versatile barely covers it. During his time at Kentucky, Cobb played wide receiver, quarterback, punt returner, kickoff returner and even handled the holder duties on placekicks. He was the only FBS player to rank first or second on a team in rushing, passing and receiving.
After his junior season, Cobb made the jump to the NFL Draft and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in 2011. His pro career lasted 13 years, and the numbers tell the story: 630 catches, 7,624 receiving yards, 54 receiving touchdowns, two punt return touchdowns and one kickoff return score.
The full 2026 SEC Football Legends class includes Alabama’s Nick Saban, Arkansas’ Felix Jones, Auburn’s Benji Roland, Florida’s Chris Doering, Georgia’s Mark Richt, LSU’s Patrick Peterson, Ole Miss’ Tony Bennett, Mississippi State’s Darius Slay, Missouri’s Sean Weatherspoon, Oklahoma’s Billy Sims, South Carolina’s Sidney Rice, Tennessee’s John Henderson, Texas’ Ricky Williams, Texas A&M’s Sam Adams and Vanderbilt’s Casey Hayward.
The class will be honored Dec. 4-5 in Atlanta and will also be recognized at Mercedes-Benz Stadium before the SEC Football Championship Game on Dec. 5.
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