Top Texas target Kobe Black sets announcement date
Waco (Texas) Connally cornerback Kobe Black finally has his decision date. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Cen-Tex four star is ready to make his announcement.
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Black is down to the following schools: Texas, LSU, Oklahoma State, Oregon, and Texas A&M.
Texas holds the cards here. From relationships with former Connally teammates and current Texas players Jelani McDonald and Tre Wisner, plus Duncanville (Texas) EDGE and UT commit Colin Simmons in his ear, the Longhorns have been the most consistent program in the pursuit.
Black ranks as the No. 42 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 10 player in the state of Texas.
He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $164K. 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.
On3 PERSONAL LIFE
Black is the youngest from a family of college-level players. His oldest brother played hoops in junior college, his middle brother, Korie, plays football for Oklahoma State, and his father Keith was at Kansas State under Bill Snyder. His father was roommates with College Football Hall of Fame quarterback Michael Bishop. Black is a multi-sport star on the football field, hardwood in basketball and on the track for the Connally Cadets, where he excels in the 4×100, 4×200 and 4×400 relays. In football, he does a little bit of everything for Connally. In 2022, he racked up 337 yards rushing and six touchdowns on the ground. He also had 305 yards receiving and five touchdown grabs. He also had 21 tackles, two interceptions and two tackles for a loss at cornerback – an impressive number, especially since teams would not throw his direction. As a sophomore, Black had 41 tackles and seven pass breakups. Those numbers were solid enough for him to be named the Waco Tribune’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year.
