The New England Patriots will face an excellent Seattle Seahawks squad on Sunday in their 12th Super Bowl. Seattle's offense features Sam Darnold under center, former MSU star Kenneth Walker in the backfield, and OPOY Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the team's star player.
The offense also features one of the league's better supporting casts. Complementary pieces like Rashid Shaheed, Cooper Kupp, and A.J. Barner are key tenets of Seattle's offense. Even George Holani contributed as a receiver out of the backfield in Zach Charbonnet's absence.
A member of that supporting cast that doesn't get much notoriety is Jake Bobo. During his collegiate career at Duke and UCLA, Bobo recorded over 2,200 yards with 7 touchdowns in his final season. He isn't the fastest, but his size (6-foot-4) has made him a red zone weapon in the NFL as well.
Between the regular season and playoffs, Bobo has just four catches in 2025, but he made his opportunities count during the NFC Championship, catching a 17-yard touchdown.
Jake Bobo has ties to the New England Patriots from his childhood
While Bobo will be playing against New England on Sunday for a chance at his first Super Bowl ring, his loyalties didn't always lie with the Seahawks.
A North Andover native, Bobo grew up a Patriots fan. While that fandom has dissolved since entering the NFL, the same can't be said for his friends and family.
Seahawks WR Jake Bobo is a North Andover native. While his rule for family is that they have to be in “Hawks stuff” if they’re at the game, he said his close friends are still rooting for the Pats 😂
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Bobo's limited involvement this season for Seattle likely means he won't play much of a role outside of special teams on Sunday, but the Rams would have thought the same thing before he caught his fourth career touchdown against them nearly two weeks ago.
The Patriots' depth of cornerbacks will be all hands on deck to stop players like Bobo from making an impact in Sunday's game. The Patriots have one of the league's best starting trios at cornerback, so it will no doubt be tough sledding for Smith-Njigba and company atop the receiver depth chart. The game could come down to matchups involving players like Bobo.
The Patriots will, of course, be laser-focused on the impending threats of Smith-Njigba and Rashid Shaheed, but they'd be foolish not to think that Seattle's supporting cast isn't capable of making a difference.