| Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 41 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 28, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 236 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Cass Technical High School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kobe King (born January 28, 2003) is an American football linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
King attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. [1] He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions over schools such as Michigan and Iowa. [1]
As a freshman in 2021 King tallied three tackles for the Nittany Lions. [2] In 2022, he recorded 41 tackles with four being for a loss, three pass deflections, a fumble recovery, and a touchdown. [3] In 2023, King made 11 starts for Penn State, where he notched 59 tackles with six being for a loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery. [4] Heading into the 2024 season, he was named a team captain. [5] In 2024, King started all 16 games for the Nittany Lions, where he totaled 97 tackles with eight and a half for a loss, and three sacks, earning second-team all-Big Ten Conference honors. [5] After the season, he declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine [6] [7] [8] | ||||||||||||
King has a twin brother, Kalen, who is a cornerback for the Green Bay Packers. [9]