| Jake Bobo | |
| Number: | 19 |
| Current Team: | Seattle Seahawks |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 207 |
| High School: | Belmont Hill School (Belmont, Massachusetts) |
| College: | Duke (2018–2021) UCLA (2022) |
| Undraftedyear: | 2023 |
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| Status: | Active |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 19 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 196 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Statlabel4: | Return yards |
| Statlabel5: | Return touchdowns |
| Pfr: | BoboJa00 |
Jackson Bobo (born August 4, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke before transferring to UCLA and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seahawks after the 2023 NFL draft.
Bobo grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and attended the Belmont Hill School.[1] He caught 34 passes for 514 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.[2] Bobo was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Duke over offers from Wake Forest, Boston College, and Army.[3]
Bobo began his college career at Duke. He played in all 13 of the Blue Devils' games as a freshman and caught 10 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown. Bobo missed the opening of his sophomore season with a broken collarbone.[4] As a junior, he led Duke with 358 receiving yards on 32 receptions and scored one touchdown.[5] Bobo caught 74 passes for 794 yards and one touchdown in 2021.[6] After the season, Bobo entered the NCAA transfer portal.[7]
Bobo ultimately transferred to UCLA.[8] He caught six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the Bruins' 40–32 upset win over 15th-ranked Washington.[9] Bobo finished the season with 57 receptions for 817 yards and seven touchdowns.[10]
| Season | GP | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| Duke Blue Devils | |||||||
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | 167 | 16.7 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 11 | 32 | 358 | 11.2 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 74 | 794 | 10.7 | 1 | ||
| UCLA Bruins | |||||||
| 2022 | 13 | 57 | 817 | 14.3 | 7 | ||
| Career | 54 | 183 | 2258 | 12.3 | 10 | ||
Following the conclusion of the 2023 NFL draft, the Seattle Seahawks signed Bobo as an undrafted free agent.[11] Following a standout preseason, during which starting wide receiver DK Metcalf praised him as "more detailed than I will ever be,"[12] the Seahawks announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.[13] In a Week 2 win against the Detroit Lions, Bobo caught his first regular-season NFL pass, gaining three yards on a toss from Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith.[14] Bobo caught his first regular-season NFL touchdown during the Week 3 victory over the Carolina Panthers when he came down with a 5-yard jump ball from Smith during the fourth quarter.[15] [16] As a rookie, he appeared in all 17 games. He finished with 19 receptions for 196 yards and two touchdowns.[17]
Amid an outstanding training camp in 2023, running backs coach Chad Morton coined the phrase "More Bobo,"[18] which was quickly picked up by the locker room in recognition of his consistent performance and playmaking abilities. The phrase grew in popularity among both teammates and fans as Bobo continued to impress, with multiple teammates including starters Ken Walker and Geno Smith,[19] [20] repeating it during press conferences; the Associated Press and the Seahawks organization noting the use of the #MoreBobo hashtag among fans.[21]
Bobo is the son of Mike and Casey Bobo, who both graduated from Dartmouth College.[22] Mike played college football at Dartmouth as a wide receiver, where he helped the Big Green to an Ivy League championship,[23] but is not the same Mike Bobo who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs.[24]