Kobe Stewart is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Buffalo.
Stewart holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Buffalo: Maurice Linguist and Pete Lembo. The first career honor came in 2024: All-MAC. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Central Michigan — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-23@ Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-6vs Saint Francis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21vs Troy | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-30vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ Massachusetts | 10 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 16-24vs Akron | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-3@ Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 19-38@ Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-37vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 26-31vs Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 7.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Week 8 · 2025
W 28-21
1.5 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%3 sacksTFL rate
16%7 TFLHurry rate
14%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
33%3 of 9 pressures43 tackles · 7 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Pete Lembo — 14-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
49.8%
409 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
43 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-MAC
Based on 2025: #6 of 13 Mid-American DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2024)
