Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
#22
Kobi Albert
Junior defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 175 lb · Birmingham, AL · Fairfield High Preparatory School
Transferred UConn → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
3
interceptions · 2026
1 PBU · 7 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 INT, 1 tackles, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2022.
- Transferred from UConn to Southern Miss in 2026.
Kobi Albert
Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Auburn — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Fairfield Preparatory School
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Will Hall, Reed Stringer, and Blake Anderson. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025UConn
2026Southern Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Mississippi State2-10HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: interceptions (98th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 3 INT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (R-So.): Appeared in two games in only season at UConn…Did not register any statistics…2024 (R-So.): Played in four games with zero starts…Recorded four tackles…Made his Mississippi State debut versus Eastern Kentucky (8/31) and recorded two tackles, both assisted tackles...Registered one as...
The secondary · Southern Miss
- #1Josh Moten61 tackles · 2025
- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #22Kobi Albert2 games · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology