Texas, Texas A&M working to get visit from 5-star CB Kobe Black
Waco (Texas) Connally five-star cornerback Kobe Black is one of the nation’s most-coveted prospects. The battle just to get a visit from him is evidence of that.
Texas and Texas A&M are both working to schedule visits from Black for this coming weekend as Texas takes on Oklahoma in Dallas and Texas A&M hosts Alabama.
Texas recruiting insider Gerry Hamilton spoke about both schools’ attempts to get Black on campus to Josh Newberg on One’s The Inside Scoop football recruiting show.
“Kobe Black was not on campus this [past] weekend,” Hamilton said about Black. “He’s been dealing with a little bit of an injury, so that’s kept him on Saturdays I think getting treatment a little bit. But, what will be interesting this weekend, Texas is trying get him up for the Red River game against Oklahoma, Texas hosts recruits this week.
“Texas A&M is working hard to get him on campus for an official visit for the Alabama game. So we’ve talked about it before, I really see this coming down to Texas versus Texas A&M, and there’s no reason for me to back off that right now. It’s going to be very interesting to see where he visits this weekend if he visits anybody. But for the last couple of months, this has been the weekend A&M has been targeting to get Kobe Black on campus.”
Black is the nation’s No. 25 overall prospect and No. 3 cornerback in the 2024 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking — a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 7 player in Texas.
He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $224,000. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.
Kobe Black Scouting Summary
On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power writes this about Black as a prospect:
“Big-bodied defensive back with coverage instincts and ball skills. More filled out than most of his highly-rated peers at the position. Checked in at 6-foot-1 and around 185 pounds prior to his senior season. Has plus length for the position with a wing span over 6-foot-7. Displays strong change of direction in the camp setting, highlighted by a 4.15-second short shuttle at Under Armour’s Dallas camp. Works as an outside corner on Friday nights. Instinctive in coverage. Reads and jumps routes. Technically sound in coverage relative to this stage.
“Smooth in his movements. Has the length, size and strength to reroute receivers at the line. Projects as a plus-run defender. Shows ball skills and made plays on the ball as a junior with 9 pass breakups and 2 interceptions. Also lined up at wide receiver for Waco Connally where he showed playmaking skills and overall coordination. Tracks the football over his shoulder and comes down with high-point grabs in traffic. Not an overly twitchy athlete relative to most high-end cornerback prospects. Quicker than fast. Could also project at safety long-term given his strengths and physical skill set. Also plays basketball and runs track. Very young for the cycle with a late June birthday.”
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