Kobe Smith holds the RDE · Depth spot in Duke Blue Devils’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kobe Smith is a 6'3", 225-pound defensive end for Duke from Chattanooga, Tenn., where he lettered four seasons at Red Bank. A three-star prospect, Smith appeared in four games during his 2024 redshirt freshman campaign and was named one of the program's three D-Squad Players of the Year. In 2025, he saw action in all 14 games, recording 10 tackles, two QB pressures, and one caused fumble while logging 316 snaps. Smith earned 2025 Academic All-ACC honors and was a Duke Tough Award recipient. The redshirt sophomore currently has 10 career tackles across 18 games played.