Randall Cobb is adding another line to a Kentucky résumé already packed with them.
The SEC announced Thursday that Cobb has been named to its 2026 Football Legends class, putting one of Kentucky Football’s most versatile stars in line for recognition during the league’s annual “Weekend of Champions” in Atlanta in early December.
Cobb’s Kentucky run from 2008-10 left a mark everywhere. He earned First Team All-American and First Team All-SEC honors, and the nickname that followed him around campus - the “Swiss Army Knife of College Football” - fit for a reason.
Under Rich Brooks and Joker Phillips, he lined up at quarterback, wide receiver and returner, and in 2010 he set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yardage with 2,396 yards. He also finished with the Kentucky career record for touchdowns at 37, a mark later broken by Benny Snell.
That 2010 season also put Cobb in some rare company. He was a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award, given to the nation’s most versatile player, and he was the only FBS player that year to rank first or second on his team in rushing, passing and receiving.
Kentucky has already had plenty of reason to celebrate him. Cobb was inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017, the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022 and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2025.
His path after Lexington was just as productive. Cobb entered the 2011 NFL Draft after his junior season and went No. 64 overall to the Green Bay Packers.
He made an immediate splash in his pro debut, scoring two touchdowns in Green Bay’s season opener against New Orleans, including a 108-yard kickoff return. Through his first three NFL seasons, he piled up nearly 3,000 yards and 35 touchdowns.
Over 13 seasons in the league, he finished with more than 7,600 yards and 54 touchdowns, and his best statistical year came in 2014, when he posted 1,287 yards and earned a Pro Bowl selection.
Cobb also made sure to finish what he started in school, returning to Lexington in the offseason to work toward his degree, which he earned in 2016. After stepping away from football in 2023, he settled in Nashville, Tenn., with his wife and three children. He joined the SEC Network as a college football studio analyst in 2024 and has remained a regular face around Kentucky, showing up for games and even appearing in the program’s 2025 Super Bowl commercial.
The 2026 SEC Legends class is a heavy-hitting group, led by former Alabama and LSU coach Nick Saban, who is also the subject of a new ESPN docuseries. The class will be honored on Dec. 4 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, then again before the SEC Football Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 5.
2026 SEC Football Legends
Alabama - Nick Saban, Head Coach, 2007-23
Arkansas - Felix Jones, Running Back, 2005-07
Auburn - Benji Roland, Noseguard, 1985-88
Florida - Chris Doering, Wide Receiver, 1991-95
Georgia - Mark Richt, Head Coach, 2001-15
Kentucky - Randall Cobb, Wide Receiver, 2008-10
LSU - Patrick Peterson, Cornerback, 2008-10
Ole Miss - Tony Bennett, Linebacker, 1986-89
Mississippi State - Darius Slay, Cornerback, 2011-12
Missouri - Sean Weatherspoon, Linebacker, 2006-09
Oklahoma - Billy Sims, Running Back, 1975-79
South Carolina - Sidney Rice, Wide Receiver, 2005-06
Tennessee - John Henderson, Defensive Tackle, 1999-2001
Texas - Ricky Williams, Running Back, 1995-98
Texas A&M - Sam Adams, Defensive Line, 1991-93
Vanderbilt - Casey Hayward, Cornerback, 2008-11
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