Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 21-17@ Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Kobe Pepe
Senior defensive tackle on USC's 2025 roster.
6′2″ · 340 lb · Long Beach, CA
CFB Index 30 · #221 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to USC for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
2 tackles
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on USC's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to St. John Bosco in 2020.
Kobe Pepe
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Kobe Pepe has been at USC through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 2 tackles against Nebraska — Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of St. John Bosco
2023
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
USC
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coaches2020
USC
Coaching transition mid-career: Clay Helton → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024USC7-6HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
30 · #221 of 285 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #221 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
USC
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · USC
Returning around him
- 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 #9 · 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.
Matches Stanley on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stanley McKenzie's junior season at California (2024).
95%match
Matches Stanley on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kobe Pepe
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology