Keyshawn Cobb: S · Nevada · #5.
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Keyshawn Cobb
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Maurice Linguist, Neal Brown and Jeff Choate. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Fresno State, Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nevada | 27 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 67 | 36 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Career | 96 | 51 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-29vs SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 28-26@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-27@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-16vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-35@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-37vs Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-24vs Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Boise State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL27 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
63.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #332 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Buffalo, West Virginia and Nevada, 96 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Maurice Linguist, Neal Brown and Jeff Choate.
