Kobi Blackwell
CB · Junior
5'8" · 185 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #0: Dan Madden (CB), Nino Hill (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- Buford, GA
- High school
- Buford
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8525 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1513
- Class
- 2024
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
Appeared in 12 games and made seven starts at cornerback... had a team-high seven pass breakups... added 20 tackles and an interception... had a season-high five tackles and a pass breakup against UConn (9/27)... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Eastern Michigan (10/4)... had a tackle and two pass breakups against Akron (10/25)... had four tackles at Central Michgan (11/12)... had three tackles and a pass breakup against Miami (OH) (11/19)... had two tackles, a pass breakup and an interception against Ohio (11/28).
2024tap to read
Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo… did appear in one game and had his first career interception against Kent State (11/26). Previous School: Versatile athlete who played defense, offense and special teams at Buford High School in Georgia… had 13 tackles, four passes defended and an interception while also amassing 525 total yards and two touchdowns on 81 carries and nine receptions… helped lead the Wolves to a 36-4 record over his career in Georgia’s highest classification.
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Hoof Prints: Cornerback from Georgia... had an interception in his first career game... father, James, played professional basketball for 20 years, including stints with the Hornets and Celtics... major is computer engineering.
Redshirt-Freshman (2025): Appeared in 12 games and made seven starts at cornerback... had a team-high seven pass breakups... added 20 tackles and an interception... had a season-high five tackles and a pass breakup against UConn (9/27)... had two tackles and a pass breakup against Eastern Michigan (10/4)... had a tackle and two pass breakups against Akron (10/25)... had four tackles at Central Michgan (11/12)... had three tackles and a pass breakup against Miami (OH) (11/19)... had two tackles, a pass breakup and an interception against Ohio (11/28).
Freshman (2024): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo… did appear in one game and had his first career interception against Kent State (11/26).
Previous School: Versatile athlete who played defense, offense and special teams at Buford High School in Georgia… had 13 tackles, four passes defended and an interception while also amassing 525 total yards and two touchdowns on 81 carries and nine receptions… helped lead the Wolves to a 36-4 record over his career in Georgia’s highest classification.