Prairie View A&M · W 44-3 · FCS
No tackles.
Cobbs has tackles in 7 of Baylor’s 8 games: none against Prairie View A&M.
Daniel Cobbs
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 1 sack against Arizona State — Week 5, 2026.
25 tackles · 3.5 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baylor | 25 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 39 | 25 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 71 | 47 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-17vs Auburn | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-19vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 23-13vs Colorado | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-19@ Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 6-17vs TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25@ Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-9@ UCF | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 5.0 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Oct. 30 · W 41-9 at UCF, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 41-9.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 5 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Baylor’s defense played that day
UCF’s 15 drives: 12 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 4.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss. Second quarter, up 21-6.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-3.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Second quarter, down 3-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%5 TFL25 tackles · 5 for loss · 3.5 sacks · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
49.7%
309 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
77.8
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #82 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Dave Aranda.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Baylor
