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Kobe King

Penn State · Linebacker · 2021-24

TKL
188
TFL
18
SACKS
5

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2021 to 2024, King recorded 188 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.

King was the No. 201 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 12th-highest linebacker rating at Penn State since 1990 and No. 107 among all linebackers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2024
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2025
    • No. 201 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Kobe King season-by-season statistics at Penn State
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20213000
202239403
20235961.50
2024877.531
Total18817.54.54

Seasons with tracked stats at Penn State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Penn State Teammates

  1. 90Tyler Warren2021-24TE
  2. 90Abdul Carter2022-24EDGE
  3. 83Ji'Ayir Brown2020-22S
  4. 80Joey Porter Jr.2019-22CB
  5. 80Jaquan Brisker2019-21S
  6. 77Kalen King2021-23CB
  7. 77Arnold Ebiketie2021EDGE
  8. 75Kaytron Allen2022-25RB
  9. 75Nicholas Singleton2022-25RB
  10. 74Zakee Wheatley2021-25S

Full Penn State all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 91Jay HigginsIowa · 2020-24LB
  2. 91Jacob RodriguezTexas Tech · 2022-25LB
  3. 90Payton WilsonNC State · 2019-23LB
  4. 90Jack CampbellIowa · 2019-22LB
  5. 90Nakobe DeanGeorgia · 2019-21LB
  6. 90Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahNotre Dame · 2019-20LB
  7. 90Ivan Pace Jr.Cincinnati · 2022LB
  8. 88Nathaniel WatsonMississippi State · 2018-23LB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Kobe King) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.