Miami (OH) · W 34-31
1 tackle
The other 8 games average 3 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Kobi Blackwell
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The three seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Maurice Linguist and Pete Lembo. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 8, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, in the 9 games with play by play.
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Last game (Wk 10): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-33@ Florida International | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-55@ No. 14 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-28vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-8@ Toledo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-18vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs Bowling Green | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 34-31@ Miami (OH) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 17 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 21-17
vs UAlbany
1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
23tackles this season23 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Pete Lembo — 20-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Lembo
Pass share
44.4%
292 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.0
9 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #141 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #9 of 21 Mid-American CBs
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%).
The No. 1,513 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pete Lembo.
