Kobe Hylton
Kobe Hylton
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Kobe Hylton has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 11 tackles against BYU, Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Oklahoma State, 178 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Gundy.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 40 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | UTEP | 47 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UTEP | 91 | 54 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 178 | 109 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 39–31
vs Arkansas
3 SOLO · 3 TOT
Edged out Arkansas at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jalen Mergerson’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kendrick Simpkins's junior season at Western Kentucky (2022).
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