2012 Football Roster
Roster
Kobena, Jeremiah

Jersey Number 25
Jeremiah Kobena
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 179
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Harlem, N.Y.
- High School:
- Cardinal Hayes
- Prev School:
- Milford Academy
Bio
At SU:Â Four letters ... One of 10 true freshmen to play in 2011 ... Enrolled in January 2011 ... Ranks second and fifth in program history with 57 kickoff returns and 1,463 kickoff return yards
Senior Year (2014):Â Played in five games.Â
Junior Year (2013): Played in 12 games … Against Penn State, had one reception for 55 yards … At Northwestern, had four catches for 24 yards … Against Wagner, caught four passes for 55 yards … Against Tulane, caught two passes for 19 yards … At NC State, had two catches for 12 yards … At Georgia Tech, had one catch for 14 yards … At Florida State, had one reception for 10 yards.
Sophomore Year (2012): Played in eight games … Against Northwestern, scored two touchdowns on four catches for 79 yards and averaged 20.4 yards on five kick returns … Against USC, had one catch for 22 yards and returned four kickoffs for 72 yards, including a long of 21 yards … At USF, returned two kickoffs for 37 yards, in his first game back in the lineup after sustaining an upper body injury following the USC game … At Cincinnati, returned one kickoff for 21 yards … Against Louisville, had one reception for 45 yards and returned six kickoffs for 123 yards … At Missouri, returned three kickoffs for a total of 52 yards and a long of 19 … Against West Virginia in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, returned one kickoff for 22 yards.
Freshman Year (2011): Gained 1,027 kickoff return yards, which ranks second on SU’s single-season record list and eighth on the career record list … Against Wake Forest, returned six kickoffs for 120 yards … Against Rhode Island, had a five-yard gain on his first career rush on an end-around and returned three kickoffs for 66 yards … At USC, had six kickoff returns for 92 yards … Against Toledo, returned two kickoffs for 61 yards … Against Rutgers, had four kickoff returns for 83 yards … At Tulane, returned four kicks for 176 yards, including a career-long 79 yard return … Against West Virginia, returned two kickoffs for 59 yards, had one rush for five yards and one reception for four yards … At Louisville, returned five kickoffs for 104 yards … At Connecticut, had four kickoff returns for 75 yards … Against South Florida, returned three kickoffs for 56 yards … Against Cincinnati, had four kickoff returns for 79 yards … At Pittsburgh, returned two kickoffs for 56 yards.
Milford Academy: Recorded 97 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.
High School: Named 2009 New York Daily News Bronx/Manhattan Player of the Year … Earned 2009 New York Daily News and New York Post All-City selection … All-state and all-league selection … Selected for the 2009 Long Island Classic and the 2010 New York State All-Star game … Led the CHSFL AA with 1,798 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in 2009 … Had 460 receiving yards and gained 725 yards on 82 carries as a senior captain … Set the school single-game record with six touchdowns during his senior season … High School Coach: C.J. O’Neil … Also lettered in track, earning all-city and all-state honors … Won the 100-meter Catholic League title in 2009 … Finished sixth in the 2009 New York State 100-meter championship.
Personal: Jeremiah James Kobena … Born in February 1992 in New York, N.Y. … Son of James Kobena and Doris Jarbo … One brother and one sister ... Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies.
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Senior Year (2014):Â Played in five games.Â
Junior Year (2013): Played in 12 games … Against Penn State, had one reception for 55 yards … At Northwestern, had four catches for 24 yards … Against Wagner, caught four passes for 55 yards … Against Tulane, caught two passes for 19 yards … At NC State, had two catches for 12 yards … At Georgia Tech, had one catch for 14 yards … At Florida State, had one reception for 10 yards.
Sophomore Year (2012): Played in eight games … Against Northwestern, scored two touchdowns on four catches for 79 yards and averaged 20.4 yards on five kick returns … Against USC, had one catch for 22 yards and returned four kickoffs for 72 yards, including a long of 21 yards … At USF, returned two kickoffs for 37 yards, in his first game back in the lineup after sustaining an upper body injury following the USC game … At Cincinnati, returned one kickoff for 21 yards … Against Louisville, had one reception for 45 yards and returned six kickoffs for 123 yards … At Missouri, returned three kickoffs for a total of 52 yards and a long of 19 … Against West Virginia in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl, returned one kickoff for 22 yards.
Freshman Year (2011): Gained 1,027 kickoff return yards, which ranks second on SU’s single-season record list and eighth on the career record list … Against Wake Forest, returned six kickoffs for 120 yards … Against Rhode Island, had a five-yard gain on his first career rush on an end-around and returned three kickoffs for 66 yards … At USC, had six kickoff returns for 92 yards … Against Toledo, returned two kickoffs for 61 yards … Against Rutgers, had four kickoff returns for 83 yards … At Tulane, returned four kicks for 176 yards, including a career-long 79 yard return … Against West Virginia, returned two kickoffs for 59 yards, had one rush for five yards and one reception for four yards … At Louisville, returned five kickoffs for 104 yards … At Connecticut, had four kickoff returns for 75 yards … Against South Florida, returned three kickoffs for 56 yards … Against Cincinnati, had four kickoff returns for 79 yards … At Pittsburgh, returned two kickoffs for 56 yards.
Milford Academy: Recorded 97 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.
High School: Named 2009 New York Daily News Bronx/Manhattan Player of the Year … Earned 2009 New York Daily News and New York Post All-City selection … All-state and all-league selection … Selected for the 2009 Long Island Classic and the 2010 New York State All-Star game … Led the CHSFL AA with 1,798 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns in 2009 … Had 460 receiving yards and gained 725 yards on 82 carries as a senior captain … Set the school single-game record with six touchdowns during his senior season … High School Coach: C.J. O’Neil … Also lettered in track, earning all-city and all-state honors … Won the 100-meter Catholic League title in 2009 … Finished sixth in the 2009 New York State 100-meter championship.
Personal: Jeremiah James Kobena … Born in February 1992 in New York, N.Y. … Son of James Kobena and Doris Jarbo … One brother and one sister ... Majoring in communication and rhetorical studies.
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