Kobe Smith
Kobe Smith
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Duke | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Duke
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Duke
Returning around him
- 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 3 Duke players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (19 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Duke · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #58 · 2026 recruiting class #71
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sterling Lane’s 2024 season.
Matches Sterling on
Differs from Sterling on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Woods's freshman season at West Virginia (2025).
Matches Ashton on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman futures · sportsbook market
#8 in market ▼ from #6 · 4 books
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #11658
Peaked at #11658 this season.
Background
2026: Returning defensive end ... 2025 Academic All-ACC selection ... in 18 career games, has compiled 10 tackles, one caused fumble and two QB pressures ... recorded one tackle in six contests and a career-high four at Syracuse in 2025 ... credited with a caused fumble at California in 2025 … bo...