Kobe Black
Texas Longhorns
90
Elite

Kobe Black

Texas LonghornsElite
SSDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Kobe Black is the projected starter at SS for Texas Longhorns.

Junior · #6 · 6'2", 202 lbs

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Depth at SS · Texas Longhorns

  1. 1690Kobe BlackStarter
  2. 2977Jonah Williams

Texas Starting Lineup

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Waco Connally, ranked #34 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 1 INT, 0 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit5★ · #34 Natl2-Yr Total28 tacklesTeam Share1%
Waco, TX
Jersey
#6
Class
JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
202 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251510
20241301

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9841
National Rank
#34
High School
Waco Connally
Hometown
Waco, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 61th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -4 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12WOSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

Sep 5WTXSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-7

Kobe Black's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 0 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement13%
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