Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Penn State
Kobe King
LB • 6'1" • 251 lbs • Detroit, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kobe King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
79
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Kobe King built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 41, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kobe King's career was his defensive production: 188...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 25
- Overall
- No. 201
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Kobe King, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Penn State. Kobe King shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 188
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Kobe King quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 188
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cass Technical · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Estacado · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 6 · Pick 25 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Junior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 87 tackles · LB 75th (top 7%) · Big Ten 16th (top 2%) · National 102nd (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 24.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 54 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 47.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 15 | 25 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 15 | 62 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.4 |
Related Context
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Kobe King played LB for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kobe King recorded 188 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Penn State paired 12.5 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.5 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: Minnesota
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Penn State
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
32.5
Usage
7.6
Consistency
33.3
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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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: 2.5. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 62.5. Maryland: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.8 · Games = 13 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/10 | vs Notre Dame | L 24-27 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Boise State | W 31-14 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/21 | vs SMU | W 38-10 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Maryland | W 44-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 26-25 | 9 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Purdue | W 49-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs WashingtonSplash game | W 35-6 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 13-20 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Wisconsin | W 28-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ USC | W 33-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs UCLA | W 27-11 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 21-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Kent State | W 56-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Bowling Green | W 34-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ West Virginia | W 34-12 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kobe King story
Kobe King built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Detroit, MI wearing No. 41, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Kobe King's career was his defensive production: 188 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Kobe King's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 11.3 | 3.4 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 8 | 18.6 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 8 | 18.6 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Penn State | 8.5 | 27.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Penn State | 8.5 | 27.6 | 6.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Penn State | 12.5 | 32.5 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Penn State | 12.5 | 32.5 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 10 · W 45-14 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 13 · W 26-25 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Illinois
Week 5 · W 21-7 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 11 · W 35-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 10 · L 13-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Penn State
12.5 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Penn State
57.4
12.5 primary · 32.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Penn State
47.2
8.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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