Kobe Hylton: S · Oklahoma State.
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Kobe Hylton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Conference USA again in 2023. On tape: 11 tackles against BYU, 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
40 tackles. 2 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 40 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | UTEP | 47 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 91 | 54 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 178 | 109 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-22vs No. 12 Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-42@ No. 23 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 13 BYU | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 28-38@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-42vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-38@ TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-56vs Texas Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-52@ No. 23 Colorado | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
40tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL40 tackles · 1 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
56.2%
450 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at UTEP and Oklahoma State, 178 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Dimel and Mike Gundy.
