Player Dossier

2017-2020

Mississippi State

Kobe Jones

DE • 6'4" • 260 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kobe Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

18.1

Consistency

47.8

Season Value

23.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kobe Jones, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State. Kobe Jones shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 6.5 primary output with 11.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

18.1

Usage

6.3

Consistency

47.8

Best Game by takeover score

Missouri

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Arkansas: 1. Kentucky: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Georgia: 0.5. Ole Miss: 0.5. Auburn: 0. Missouri: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas: 3 by 22.5. Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 4 by 36.7. Vanderbilt: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 1 by 9.2. Ole Miss: 5 by 25.8. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Missouri: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=7 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Alabama

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Alabama

Result
Sat 12/19vs MissouriW 51-3231100
Sun 12/13vs AuburnL 10-2440000
Sat 11/28@ Ole MissL 24-31530.5000
Sun 11/22@ GeorgiaL 24-31100.5000
Sat 11/7vs VanderbiltW 24-1730000
Sat 10/31@ AlabamaL 0-4143110
Sat 10/17vs Texas A&ML 14-2810000
Sat 10/10@ KentuckyL 2-2420000
Sat 10/3vs ArkansasL 14-21300.500.500
Sat 9/26@ LSUW 44-34300.500.500

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201720182018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMississippi State4.516.54.5
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State4.516.54.50
2018 PostseasonMississippi State6.511.74.42
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State6.511.74.40
2019 PostseasonMississippi State1117.75.64.5
2019 Regular SeasonMississippi State1117.75.60
2020 Regular SeasonMississippi State618.16.3-5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisville

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5

Primary metric

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#2

Alabama

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#4

Louisville

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.3 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

6.5 primary output · 11.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage

23.9

#2

2018 Regular Season · Mississippi State

23.9

6.5 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 4.4 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State

23.1

6 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 6.3 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.9056

Starkville · Starkville, MS

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

97

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 43 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kobe Jones quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
97