#94

Kobe Pepe

DT · USC · Sr. · #94

CFB Zeitgeist 30Low confidenceReturning to USC for 2026
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Kobe Pepe

DT · USC · Sr · #94

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#570 national
CFB
College
USC
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
2024
2025

Played his entire career under Lincoln Riley.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025USC2--0.00.0------
2024USC1990.00.01----
2023USC3--0.00.0------
Career2490.00.01----

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

USC

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive tackle · USC

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 3 USC players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Stanley McKenzie’s 2024 season.

Stanley McKenzie

92%match

California · 2024

#2

Logan Sagapolu

Washington · 2024

92%
#3

Robert Cooper

Florida State · 2022

85%
#4

Soni Misi

TCU · 2023

85%
#5

Sio Nofoagatoto'a

Arizona · 2023

81%

Matches Stanley on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Based on 6 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stanley McKenzie's junior season at California (2024).

Stanley McKenzie

95%match

California · 2024

#2

Robert Cooper

Florida State · 2022

86%
#3

Denzel Daxon

Illinois · 2023

76%
#4

Patrick Lucas Jr.

Indiana · 2023

75%
#5

Jacobian Guillory

LSU · 2023

73%

Matches Stanley on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9097

Final rank
#9097
Avg #9647.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9097 this season.