Keyshawn Cobb

Former safety at Nevada. 2024: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

S · Nevada · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 216 lb · Atlanta, GA

CFB Index 43 · #332 of 537 safetiesMedium confidenceNevada 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 121 nationally · Joined Buffalo

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Nevada. 2024: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 27 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buffalo in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Nevada, 96 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

4 programs, one constant: he played.

202212 games

Signed with Buffalo3-star out of Northeast Mississippi C.C.

2023

The snaps went the other way.

Entered the portal

202410 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

2025

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#121 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

2 coaches

2022–2023

Ken Wilson

Nevada

2024

Jeff Choate

Nevada

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy

2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

43Rotational starter #332 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#504 / 2892 · 78th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1430 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles#1544 / 2892 · 46th pct

Interceptions#314 / 862 · 32nd pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Choate

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

43 · #332 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #332 at the position.

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024

W 49–16

vs Eastern Washington

3 TOT · 2 SOLO

Dominant 33-point win at home against Eastern Washington.

With B. Lewis — 193 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.3 · 65 rush yds (12 car) · M. Bellon — 5 rec · 83 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ Boise State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		27	15	1.0	1.0	1	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology