Oklahoma State University Athletics
2024 Cowboy Football Roster
Roster
Kobe Hylton
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Snellville, GA
- High School:
- South Gwinnett
Pronounced KO-bee HILT-in
Career Highs
Tackles 11 at BYU, 2024
TFL 2.5 vs. North Texas, 2022 (at UTEP)
Sacks 0.5 vs. NM State, 2022 (at UTEP)
Passes Broken Up 2, 2x, last at MTSU, 2023 (at UTEP)
Interceptions 1 at Baylor, 2024
Arrived as a transfer and spent one season in Stillwater ... Earned two honorable mention all-conference honors in Conference USA ... Finished his career with 34 games played and 186 total tackles.
2024 (Super Senior): Played in all 12 games started each of the final eight ... Recorded 40 total tackles with 31 solo stops... Also had one tackle for loss at Tulsa and an interception at Baylor that he returned for 25 yards ... Had a pass breakup at Tulsa and another at Baylor ... Had at least one tackle in each of the final 11 games and multiple tackles in nine contests ... Recorded a career-best 11 tackles in the game at BYU ... Served as a game captain against Baylor.
2023 (Senior at UTEP): An honorable mention All-Conference USA pick for a second straight year who led UTEP’s defensive backs and ranked third on the team with 54 tackles … Played in and started 10 games at safety … Had 27 solo stops, 0.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two quarterback hurries, a fumble return and two forced fumbles … Had a season-high nine tackles at Arizona against New Mexico State, as well as eight tackles against Louisiana Tech and six against FIU.
2022 (Junior at UTEP): Earned honorable mention honors to the All-Conference USA team in his first season at UTEP … Ranked third on the team with 91 tackles, leading all UTEP defensive backs … The team leader with 54 solo stops … Added 10.0 tackles for loss, with half a sack, three breakups, five QB hurries, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick … Tallied a career-high 10 tackles at New Mexico with 1.5 tackles for loss, a hurry and pass breakup against the Lobos … Matched a career best with 10 tackles at Louisiana Tech, adding a tackle for loss, forced fumble and blocked kick against the Bulldogs … Opened his UTEP career with nine tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against North Texas.
2021 (Redshirt at Louisiana): Did not play while taking a redshirt.
2020 (Sophomore at NEO): Played in six games at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, recording 19 total tackles, an interception, nine pass breakups, a forced fumble and a sack.
2019 (Freshman at Long Island): Started two of eight games at LIU and had 11 tackles, with a season-high of four against Villanova … Played both cornerback and safety.
High School: Played for coach Steven Davenport at South Gwinnett … A talented defensive back who also worked on offense in his high school career … Committed to Long Island University, in part due to his connection with relatives on his father’s side living in New York and near Philadelphia.
Personal: Son of Allan Hylton and Nathaleen Ward-Hylton.
