Penn State linebacker Kobe King makes stay or go decision; is he coming back or going to the NFL?
Penn State football redshirt junior linebacker Kobe King has declared his plans for the 2025 season. Here's what it is.
King declares for NFL Draft
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Bad call. He definitely could use another year of development before trying NFL
Stings a bit because of his experience and talent, which is to say a good college LB. I don’t see him getting drafted TBH. We’re paper thin at LB.
I’m not sure losing our top 2 WRs is all that harmful. I blame Allar more than most on here but when your “top” WR averaged 3 receptions and 48 yards per game, you’d better hope you have something better in the pipeline.
The only problem with bringing in external WR's is that they never seem to get on the same page as the QB.
ergo.... Dante Cephas.
I wish Kobe luck. I don't know why he thinks he's NFL caliber, but I applaud his confidence.
ergo.... Dante Cephas.
I wish Kobe luck. I don't know why he thinks he's NFL caliber, but I applaud his confidence.
Does Rojas move to MLB and the youngsters fill in at WLB? Deluca is not starting MLB material.
Wallace struggled to catch balls in traffic but he still had > 700 yds. He would have had more targets next year with Warren gone.I’m not sure losing our top 2 WRs is all that harmful. I blame Allar more than most on here but when your “top” WR averaged 3 receptions and 48 yards per game, you’d better hope you i have something better in the pipeline.
I think Wallace and King are big losses.
Precisely 720 yards in 15 games. Or 48.0 yards per game, which is pathetic from the team’s top producing WR. Could he have improved here next year? Possibly, but (as of now) he’d have the same guy throwing to him, the same guy coaching him, and with the departure of Warren might command more attention from opposing defenses. He’s more of a depth loss than a quality loss. It will be a disaster if there is no WR on the roster come September who can produce more than 48 yards per game.
For as good or bad as he was last season, there wasn't anyone on the roster that was better. I don't think either of the transfers coming in are better. So for the second straight year we lose our top WR without a realistic path to improving the room
King was very good against the run. ND exposed his coverage ability and speed. My core Penn State, beer drinking, discussion group has talked all season that our LB group, while pretty good, was not up to LBU standards.
Rojas is very athletic and still has a higher ceiling, but he was often out of position and many times blockable . DeLuca, a real footballer, smart and I love him out there, isn’t physically or athletically an elite backer. King was a nice upgrade from Elsden, but wasn’t near the excellent to elite range.
So hopefully Conner can work some magic to improve DeLuca and Rojas and get one of the depth guys to step up. We have some potentially good ones there.
Carter was so disruptive, he helped what I think are good but not great LB’s to play more than acceptable football. Hopefully Sutton can do some of that next season.
Rojas is very athletic and still has a higher ceiling, but he was often out of position and many times blockable . DeLuca, a real footballer, smart and I love him out there, isn’t physically or athletically an elite backer. King was a nice upgrade from Elsden, but wasn’t near the excellent to elite range.
So hopefully Conner can work some magic to improve DeLuca and Rojas and get one of the depth guys to step up. We have some potentially good ones there.
Carter was so disruptive, he helped what I think are good but not great LB’s to play more than acceptable football. Hopefully Sutton can do some of that next season.
WR's don't concern me they were average at best. We already have 2 more coming in as well as another portal window to go through. I believe King could use another year, wish him nothing but the best. See how active PSU gets in the portal with LB's now.....
Rojas is not the answer @ MLB. Either T. Robinson steps up or they need a starter portal MLB.
Wylie and Nelson will be back from injury. Speca is young but got a little playing time last year. It may be a little late for a portal starter to be found.
As yet, we haven't been able to utilize it to properly upgrade our WR room. Hopefully that changes this cycle.
I think both Kings made a premature leap to the NFL. Both could have used another season to rehab their playing image ... Kalen to try to get back to where he was the year prior, and Kobe to prove he's better in coverage and quicker overall. Not sure why they were both so intent on leaving when their NFL futures were murky upon departure.
Even though we didn't see much production (outside of the huge catches to save the season against USC), you'd have to assume that Fleming was an upgrade to what we had based on his playing time. Same with Cephas, he played a bunch so we obviously needed him. Tinsley had a nice season for us and is still hanging on in the NFL.
I'm not expecting us to get someone that comes in and becomes a first rounder putting up 1k yards...but that's not what we need at this point. Add one more Tinsley to the mix and I'd feel much better about what we've got heading into next year.
Impatience and both direct and indirect peer pressure...as you know wisdom comes when you age
I think maybe he was referring to PSU portal WRs and PSU’s QB. Though to be fair, the non-portal WRs and PSU’s QB weren’t on the same page either.
Looking at a sample size of only a handful of WRs and only one team is not a good way to evaluate success of portal WRs. Need to look at how they have done with all teams.