Cyrus Hobbi

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Cyrus Hobbi
No. 47
Position Tight end
Class Redshirt.svg Senior
Major Theater
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-09) May 9, 1993 (age 30)
Scottsdale, Arizona
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
Career history
College
  • USC (2011–2015)
High school Scottsdale (AZ) Saguaro
Career highlights and awards
  • Parade High School All-American (2010)
  • Super Prep High School All-American (2010)
  • Prep Star High School All-American (2010)
  • UnderArmour High School All-American (2010)

Cyrus Hobbi (born May 9, 1993) is an American football offensive lineman. He attended the University of Southern California. Hobbi is considered one of the best center prospects of his class. [1]

A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Hobbi attended Saguaro High School, where he was a three-time All-Region and two-time All-State lineman. In his senior year, he helped Saguaro win the Arizona state 4A-1 title and earned All-American honors by Parade , Super Prep, and Prep Star. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Hobbi was ranked as the No. 4 offensive guard prospect in his class. [2] ESPN.com gave him an 82-point grade and ranked him the No. 1 OG prospect. [3] He chose to attend USC over Arizona State and UCLA. [4]

After redshirting his initial year at USC, Hobbi was a backup center and offensive guard as a redshirt freshman in 2012. He appeared in seven games (Hawaii, Syracuse, Stanford, California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona) and even started at Stanford replacing an injured Khaled Holmes. [5]

In 2020, he started to pursue acting and starred as Klein in the horror movie Blade: The Iron Cross, which is part of the Puppet Master franchise. In 2022, he starred in the Bowling for Soup music video for "Hello Anxiety", off their album Pop Drunk Snot Bread . [6]

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References

  1. "2022 NFL Draft Prospect - Position Rankings".
  2. https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2655 [ dead link ]
  3. "Cyrus Hobbi - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN".
  4. "Football: Cyrus Hobbi commits to USC". 31 January 2011.
  5. "Khaled Holmes May Not Play: So Now It's Cyrus Hobbi? Fan's Look". Yahoo Sports. September 12, 2012.
  6. "Watch Bowling for Soup's Relatable Video for 'Hello Anxiety'". 28 September 2022.