Kobi Blackwell
Buffalo Bulls
79
Solid

Kobi Blackwell

Buffalo BullsRebuilding
LCBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Kobi Blackwell starting?

Kobi Blackwell is the projected starter at LCB for Buffalo Bulls.

Redshirt sophomore · #0 · 5'8", 180 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Buffalo Bulls

  1. 1079Kobi BlackwellStarter
  2. 22858Drayson Crane
  3. 32449Sayre Smothers
  4. 41249Jackson Small

Buffalo Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the MAC

Joshua FranklinWestern Michigan · NBJaion JacksonCentral Michigan · RCBDJ WalkerOhio · FS

Up next for Buffalo

Buffalo plays Miami (OH) away on Tue, Nov 3. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Buford, ranked #1,513 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 20 tackles, 1 INT, 7 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 79 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,513 Natl2-Yr Total21 tacklesTeam Share6%Percentile82th
Buford, GA
Jersey
#0
Class
RS SO
Height
5'8"
Weight
180 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252017
2024110

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8525
National Rank
#1513
High School
Buford
Hometown
Buford, GA

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.80 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 79.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.80)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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 24WBGSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-24

Oct 17WMASSTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 25-18 OT

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

Final W 23-8

Oct 3LWMUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Sep 26WRMUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-28

Sep 19LPSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 55-13

Sep 12LFIUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 33-20

Sep 3WALBTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 21-17

Kobi Blackwell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
20 tkl · 7 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement75%
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