#18

David Kabongo

S · Utah State · So. · #18

Transferred Oklahoma State → Utah State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

David Kabongo

S · Oklahoma State · So · #18

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#982 national
CFB
College
Oklahoma State
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Nate Dreiling
Utah State
2025era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nate Dreiling → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Utah State

2025Oklahoma State
2026Utah State

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Oklahoma State3-9HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma State1-11HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oklahoma State1260.00.0------
2024Oklahoma State20171.01.0------
Career32231.01.0------

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2024 production profile sits closest to James Reed III’s 2023 season.

Arkansas State · 2023

#2

Elijuwan Mack

Rutgers · 2022

80%
#3

Ken Willis

Cincinnati · 2023

79%
#4

Jackson Greene

App State · 2023

79%
#5

Chrishawn Gordon

Fresno State · 2022

77%

Matches James on

TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aamii Branch's freshman season at Akron (2025).

Aamii Branch

98%match

Akron · 2025

#2

Christian Masterson

Wake Forest · 2021

86%
#3

Saint Mcleod

West Virginia · 2021

85%
#4

Markus Boswell

Akron · 2025

83%
#5

Devin Collier

Georgia Southern · 2025

83%

Matches Aamii on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #14130

Final rank
#14504
Avg #14397.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #14130 this season.