Kobe Lewis

Senior running back for Florida Atlantic. 2023: 406 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 18 catches.

RB · Florida Atlantic · Sr. · #5

5′11″ · 215 lb · Americus, GA

CFB Index 44 · #162 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceFlorida Atlantic 2023 alumnus

The story

4 running back for Florida Atlantic. 2023: 406 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 18 catches.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2018.
Transferred from Purdue to Florida Atlantic in 2023.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 2821 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Florida Atlantic, 2,102 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

201812 games

Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of Americus Sumter County South

202212 games

Entered the portal

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2821 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

3 coaches

2018–2019

Lane Kiffin

Florida Atlantic

2020

Willie Taggart

Florida Atlantic

era →

2022

Willie Taggart

Florida Atlantic

2023

Tom Herman

Florida Atlantic

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Willie Taggart, and Tom Herman. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Central Michigan1-11HC: John Bonamego · Run-leaning

2019Central Michigan8-6HC: Jim McElwain · Balanced

2020Central Michigan3-3HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2023Florida Atlantic4-8HC: Tom Herman · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

44Rotational starter #162 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long run (94th percentile). Strength: fumbles lost (84th percentile). Concern: success rate (17th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#122 / 426 · 71st pct

5.8

Explosive rate#133 / 426 · 69th pct

8.4%

EPA / carry#237 / 426 · 44th pct

0.14

TD rate#260 / 426 · 39th pct

3.6%

Success rate#353 / 426 · 17th pct

37.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#16 / 333 · 94th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Receptions#83 / 327 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#131 / 327 · 60th pct

100

Yards / carry#174 / 333 · 45th pct

4.8

Rush yards#197 / 333 · 41st pct

406

Rush TDs#181 / 333 · 40th pct

Carries#199 / 333 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

0th → 44th percentile

Success rate

1st → 17th percentile

Explosive rate

9th → 69th percentile

Yards / carry

2nd → 71st percentile

TD rate

3rd → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home5g	21.8	3.5	0.0
Road6g	49.5	5.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	42.0	5.1	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	32.7	3.7	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

44 · #162 of 310 RBs

Two-star recruit. Now #162 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida Atlantic	84	406	4.8	3	--
2022	Purdue	43	146	3.4	0	--
2020	Central Michigan	95	434	4.6	5	--
2019	Central Michigan	182	1,074	5.9	12	--
2018	Central Michigan	10	42	4.2	0	--
Career		414	2,102	5.1	20	--

Season	Team
2023	Florida Atlantic	18	100	5.6	0	--
2022	Purdue	7	56	8.0	0	--
2020	Central Michigan	17	106	6.2	1	--
2019	Central Michigan	23	164	7.1	0	--
2018	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		65	426	6.6	1	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Rice · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08Kobe Lewis run for 75 yds for a TD (Carter Davis KICK)
Week 12 · Tulane · 4&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.96Daniel Richardson pass complete to Kobe Lewis for 22 yds to the TULN 38 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.91Kobe Lewis run for 58 yds to the TLSA 34 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · South Florida · 2&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.59Kobe Lewis run for 12 yds for a TD (Logan Lupo KICK)
Week 10 · UAB · 2&3 · Q4 · EPA +2.32Kobe Lewis run for 14 yds for a TD UAB Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Yards) declined (Carter Davis KICK)
Week 6 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.80Kobe Lewis run for 20 yds to the FAU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · South Florida · 2&14 · Q4 · EPA +1.76Kobe Lewis run for 22 yds to the USF 16 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · Charlotte · 4&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.65Kobe Lewis run for 2 yds to the FAU 36 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Clemson · 2&5 · Q3 · EPA +1.55Kobe Lewis run for 15 yds to the CLEM 42 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · South Florida · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -1.50Kobe Lewis run for a loss of 4 yards to the USF 40

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 10-17vs Ohio	3	1	0.3	0	3
Wk 3	L 14-48@ Clemson	14	49	3.5	0	16
Wk 4	L 17-23@ Illinois	3	3	1.0	0	10
Wk 6	W 20-17vs Tulsa	6	87	14.5	0	58	Season-high 87 yds
Wk 7	W 56-14@ South Florida	11	70	6.4	1	22
Wk 8	L 10-36vs UTSA	3	1	0.3	0	4
Wk 9	W 38-16@ Charlotte	5	13	2.6	0	5
Wk 10	L 42-45@ UAB	16	80	5.0	1	14
Wk 11	L 7-22vs East Carolina	8	6	0.8	0	9
Wk 12	L 8-24vs Tulane	8	14	1.8	0	7
Wk 13	L 21-24@ Rice	7	82	11.7	1	75
Total		84	406	4.4	3	75

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

Kobe Lewis

201812 games

202212 games

202311 games

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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