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Ellis Hobbs III born May 16, 1983is a retired American football cornerback, who last played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa State. He announced February 21, 2011 that he was retiring from the NFL after suffering his second serious neck injury in the past two seasons.
Hobbs holds the NFL record for the longest kickoff return 108 yards a feat he accomplished on September 9, 2007 in a game against the New York Jets.
Contents
* 1 Early years
* 2 College career
* 3 Professional career
o 3.1 New England Patriots
+ 3.1.1 2005–06 seasons
+ 3.1.2 2007–08 seasons
o 3.2 Philadelphia Eagles
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Early years
Hobbs attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas, where he was a standout in football and track. In track, he participated on the 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams and the long jump. In football, he starred at cornerback as well as running back; he ran for 1,701 yards on 233 carries with 29 touchdowns and caught 18 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns.
College career
Hobbs was just seven credits short of graduating when he entered the NFL, and in 2009 our years after leaving college he completed his degree and graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's degree in art and design. three-year starter at right cornerback, he compiled 209 tackles, two sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, and 29 pass deflections during his tenure. He also found success as a kick returner, gaining 490 yards on 24 career kick returns. He earned All-Big 12 Conference first-team honors as a senior. Hobbs also received the Academic Athlete of the Year Award and was a finalist for Christian Athlete of the Year at ISU.ellis hobbs
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