Kobe Prentice
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| No. 19 – New England Patriots | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 10, 2004 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Calera (Calera, Alabama) |
| College | Alabama (2022–2024) Baylor (2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Kobe Prentice (born March 10, 2004) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and Baylor Bears and he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Panthers in 2026.
Early life
[edit]Prentice attended Calera High School in Calera, Alabama.[1] As a senior, he had 1,229 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. He originally committed to the University of Maryland, College Park to play college football, but changed to the University of Alabama.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Prentice was named a starter his true freshman year at Alabama in 2022.[4] In his first career game, he had five receptions for 60 yards.[5][6]
College statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 2022 | Alabama | 10 | 31 | 337 | 10.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Alabama | 8 | 18 | 314 | 17.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career[7] | 18 | 49 | 651 | 13.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9+5⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 30+1⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 4.39 s | 1.58 s | 2.51 s | 4.50 s | 7.16 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 12 reps |
| All values from Pro Day[8] | ||||||||||||
Prentice was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers after the conclusion of the 2026 NFL draft.[9] He was waived on July 24.[10]
On July 25, Prentice was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Thomas, Ben (August 7, 2021). "A-List No. 12: Alabama WR commit Kobe Prentice is 'model player, kid'". AL.com. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Calera’s Kobe Prentice signs with Alabama
- ↑ Alabama football lands Calera receiver Kobe Prentice, its fifth commitment of July
- ↑ Former Calera standout Kobe Prentice named Alabama starter
- ↑ Kobe Prentice Has a Strong Showing in His Debut for Alabama
- ↑ The work ethic that made Alabama freshman Kobe Prentice is rooted in family
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/Kobe-Prentice-1.html
- ↑ "Kobe Prentice College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Hill, Kassidy (May 7, 2026). "Panthers sign 10 undrafted rookies". Panthers.com. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Kobe Prentice: Let go by Carolina". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Moves". Patriots.com. July 25, 2026. Retrieved July 26, 2026.