Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
Kobe Pepe
Kobe Pepe is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at USC.
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at USC: Clay Helton and Lincoln Riley. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Nebraska — Week 10, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
50.4%
420 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
2 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons at USC
- 2025 USC RileyYear 6 · 1 game
- 2024 USC RileyYear 5 · 11 games
- 2023 USC RileyYear 4 · 2 games
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portal
- 2022 USC RileyYear 3 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 USC WilliamsYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 USC HeltonYear 1 · 1 game
- High school St. John BoscoBellflower, CA · Class of 2020Three-star, No. 570 in the 2020 class.Also from St. John Bosco: Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa (Notre Dame), Earnest Greene III (Georgia), Matayo Uiagalelei (Oregon) and 34 more.
Moves
- Entered the transfer portal from USC, Dec 8, 2022.
2020
- RecruitedThree-star, out of St. John Bosco
2023
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portalfrom USC
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, and Lincoln Riley. Multi-era developmental context.