Player Profile

Kobe King

LB • 6'1" • 251 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kobe King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

31.8

Consistency

35.1

Season Value

23.3

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Primary stop by seasons
Penn State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Kobe King, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State. Kobe King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Penn State paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 31.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Penn State

Games

15

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

31.8

Usage

7.9

Consistency

35.1

Best Game by takeover score

Notre Dame

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 0. Boise State: 0. SMU: 0. West Virginia: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0. Illinois: 2.5. UCLA: 0.5. USC: 1. Wisconsin: 0.5. Ohio State: 2. Washington: 2. Purdue: 1.5. Minnesota: 1.5. Maryland: 0

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. Notre Dame: 9 by 37.5. Boise State: 8 by 33.3. SMU: 8 by 33.3. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 7 by 29.2. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 7 by 54.2. UCLA: 5 by 25.8. USC: 7 by 39.2. Wisconsin: 4 by 21.7. Ohio State: 7 by 49.2. Washington: 7 by 49.2. Purdue: 2 by 23.3. Minnesota: 9 by 52.5. Maryland: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=13 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · n=8 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=7 · +0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

15 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

54.2 vs Illinois

Result
Fri 1/10vs Notre DameL 24-2794000
Wed 1/1@ Boise StateW 31-1484000
Sat 12/21vs SMUW 38-1086000
Sat 11/30vs MarylandW 44-730000
Sat 11/23@ MinnesotaW 26-25951.5000
Sat 11/16@ PurdueW 49-10210.5001
Sun 11/10vs WashingtonW 35-674110
Sat 11/2vs Ohio StateL 13-2075110
Sat 10/26@ WisconsinW 28-13410.5000
Sat 10/12@ USCW 33-3075100
Sat 10/5vs UCLAW 27-11520.5000
Sat 9/28vs IllinoisW 21-7741.5010
Sat 9/21vs Kent StateW 56-011000
Sat 9/7vs Bowling GreenW 34-2774000
Sat 8/31@ West VirginiaW 34-1231000

Career Arc

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

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    Penn State

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2021202220222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State06.31.5
2022 PostseasonPenn State717.93.47
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State717.93.40
2023 PostseasonPenn State7.526.76.40.5
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State7.526.76.40
2024 PostseasonPenn State11.531.87.94
2024 Regular SeasonPenn State11.531.87.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Indiana

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.

#3

Northwestern

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

#4

Ohio State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.7 takeover score.

#5

Washington

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Penn State

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage

35.9

#2

2024 Postseason · Penn State

23.3

11.5 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Penn State

23.3

11.5 primary · 31.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8889

Cass Technical · Detroit, MI

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

188

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
188