Kobe Wilson: LB · SMU · #24.
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Kobe Wilson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton and Rhett Lashlee. All-ACC in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Boston College — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
102 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 5.5 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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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 29-24@ Nevada | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-16vs Florida State | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-27@ No. 22 Louisville | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Boston College | 16 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ Virginia | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 102 | 48 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
Week 14 · 2024
W 38-6
vs California
2 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 32-point win at home against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
102tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%6 TFLSack rate
3%3 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups102 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road6g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #36 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Temple and SMU, 302 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 54 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rod Carey, Stan Drayton and Rhett Lashlee.
