Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Starkville, MS
Kobe Jones: DE · Mississippi State · #52.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kobe Jones
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Four seasons at Mississippi State, three different head coaches: Dan Mullen, Joe Moorhead and Mike Leach. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ole Miss — Week 13, 2020.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 29 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 30 | 14 | 7.0 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 21 | 12 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 17 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 97 | 40 | 21.0 | 7.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 44-34@ No. 6 LSU | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-21vs Arkansas | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 2-24@ Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs No. 11 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-17vs Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-31@ No. 13 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-31@ Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 10-24vs Auburn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 51-32vs Missouri | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%2 sacksTFL rate
14%4 TFLHurry rate
7%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%2 of 4 pressures29 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Leach
Pass share
73.9%
555 pass / 196 run
Plays / game
75.1
10 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
601 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Mississippi State, 7 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 43 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dan Mullen, Joe Moorhead, and Mike Leach. Multi-era developmental context.
