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Jersey Number 94
Kobe Pepe
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- St. John Bosco HS
Bio
CAREER: He has appeared in 16 games in his career, tallying 22 tackles and 1 PBU.
2025: Pepe will battle for playing time on the defensive line as a redshirt senior in 2025.
2024: Pepe recorded 19 tackles and 1 PBU while seeing action in all 13 games as a redshirt senior defensive tackle in 2024.
2023: Pepe appeared in 4 games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) on the defensive line as a redshirt junior in 2023. He recorded 4 tackles (2 against Nevada and 1 versus Stanford and Louisville).
2022: Pepe saw action in 1 game versus Colorado as a redshirt sophomore in 2022.
2021: Pepe was sidelined as a redshirt freshman defensive lineman in 2021 after having right shoulder surgery.
2020: Pepe, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school, was a backup defensive lineman as a first-year freshman in 2020. Overall, in 2020 while appearing in 2 games (Utah and Washington State), he had 3 tackles (all versus Washington State).
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area first team, Southern California News Group All-Region, Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team first team and All-Trinity League Most Valuable Defensive Lineman as a senior defensive tackle at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.). He had 80 tackles, including 12.5 for losses (with 11 sacks), 5 deflections and a forced fumble in 2019. St. John Bosco won the 2019 CIF Division 1 and California State Open championships.
As a junior in 2018, he made Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State honorable mention while getting 68 tackles, including 5 for losses (with a sack), plus a deflection and a forced fumble.
He had 19 tackles and 2 deflections as a 2017 sophomore.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Psychology and minors in Real Estate Development and American Studies in the spring of 2024. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Gerontology – Aging Services Management. He was named after late Lakers star Kobe Bryant. He was selected to the 2025 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society for his accomplishments in the classroom.
2025: Pepe will battle for playing time on the defensive line as a redshirt senior in 2025.
2024: Pepe recorded 19 tackles and 1 PBU while seeing action in all 13 games as a redshirt senior defensive tackle in 2024.
2023: Pepe appeared in 4 games (San Jose State, Nevada, Stanford and the Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) on the defensive line as a redshirt junior in 2023. He recorded 4 tackles (2 against Nevada and 1 versus Stanford and Louisville).
2022: Pepe saw action in 1 game versus Colorado as a redshirt sophomore in 2022.
2021: Pepe was sidelined as a redshirt freshman defensive lineman in 2021 after having right shoulder surgery.
2020: Pepe, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2020 after graduating a semester early from high school, was a backup defensive lineman as a first-year freshman in 2020. Overall, in 2020 while appearing in 2 games (Utah and Washington State), he had 3 tackles (all versus Washington State).
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2019 PrepStar All-American, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1 Defensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area first team, Southern California News Group All-Region, Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team first team and All-Trinity League Most Valuable Defensive Lineman as a senior defensive tackle at St. John Bosco High in Bellflower (Calif.). He had 80 tackles, including 12.5 for losses (with 11 sacks), 5 deflections and a forced fumble in 2019. St. John Bosco won the 2019 CIF Division 1 and California State Open championships.
As a junior in 2018, he made Cal-Hi Sports Junior All-State honorable mention while getting 68 tackles, including 5 for losses (with a sack), plus a deflection and a forced fumble.
He had 19 tackles and 2 deflections as a 2017 sophomore.
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences with an emphasis in Psychology and minors in Real Estate Development and American Studies in the spring of 2024. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Gerontology – Aging Services Management. He was named after late Lakers star Kobe Bryant. He was selected to the 2025 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society for his accomplishments in the classroom.
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