Penn State Sports Magazine
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WHAT HE DID Just like his twin brother Kalen, Kobe King was a four-year letter- man and two-time team captain. He helped lead Cass Tech to a 38-12 record during those four seasons, including a 2017 campaign in which the Technicians won district and regional championships. They were 9-0 this past fall before Michi- gan paused athletics in November. When the season resumed in early January, they lost to Jamari Buddin and Belleville in the quarter8nals of the Division I playo:s. Neither Kobe nor Kalen was able to play against Belleville, as they were both set to enroll at Penn State the following week- end. In nine games this season, King to- taled 58 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two sacks. For his ca- reer, he had 157 tackles, 36 tackles for loss and 8ve forced fumbles. WHAT HE WON King was named the 2019 Detroit Public School League Linebacker of the Year, in addition to claiming All- City, All-Region and All-State honors in 2019 and 2020. Rivals.com gave King a four-star rating. He's the 15th-ranked in- side linebacker nationally and the ninth- ranked overall player in Michigan. WHERE HE VISITED Kobe and Kalen King visited Penn State for the 8rst time in April 2019 to attend the Blue-White Game. Kobe earned an o:er from the sta: in June, and the brothers returned to Penn State for a junior day in January 2020. Come spring, the Kings narrowed their list down to Penn State, Michigan and Wisconsin, and they both ended up com- mitting to the Nittany Lions on April 10. Overall, King earned 27 scholarship of- fers. QUOTABLE Penn State defensive re- cruiting coordinator Terry Smith: "Kobe is the type of kid who will come here and be a future captain for us. He's a tremendous leader, tremendous work ethic." PHIL'S TAKE King was Michigan's top- rated linebacker at the Division I level this year, and his film makes it obvious why that was the case. He's an extremely instinctive linebacker who will have a chance to excel at the Mike position at STAR LINEBACKER King played in only nine games as a senior but still finished with 15 tackles for loss. Photo courtesy of Rivals.com Rivals.com KOBE KING RIVALS ★★★★ | POS LB | HT 6-0 | WT 237 | HOME Detroit, Mich. | SCHOOL Cass Tech >>