Kobe Savage: DB · Oregon · #5.
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Kobe Savage
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. Named All-Big 12 two seasons running, most recently in 2023. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Maryland — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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 | Oregon | 57 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 57 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | 3 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 58 | 45 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 3 |
| Career | 172 | 114 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-14vs Idaho | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-34vs Boise State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-14@ Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13@ UCLA | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 32-31vs No. 2 Ohio State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-0@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-9vs No. 20 Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-17@ Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 39-18vs Maryland | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 16-13@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-21vs Washington | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 21-41vs No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2024
W 32-31
vs Ohio State
8 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Ohio State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL57 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
48.7%
458 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
67.2
14 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
57 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #369 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Kansas State and Oregon, 172 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
2 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Klieman and Dan Lanning.
