Clarification: Safety David Kabongo Not Making Arizona Trip

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State could be losing one of its rising safeties to the transfer portal. Chris Low of On3 is reporting Cowboy safety David Kabongo is planning on entering the transfer portal. 

Pokes Report spoke with an impeccable source who tells us while Kabongo is not officially in the transfer portal, he’s not making the trip out to Arizona. He did, however, practice with the team all week. 

He did not redshirt last season, having to play a significant number of games last year due to injury. So, he still has a redshirt available and has played in the Pokes’ first four games of the season. So, staying home and not playing against Arizona preserves his chance to potentially redshirt moving forward. So, while it’s unclear whether or not a transfer is in the future, a redshirt like DT De’Marion Thomas is doing is certainly on the table.

Kabongo is a sophomore safety out of Byron Nelson HS in Fort Worth, TX. Through four games this season, Kabongo has recorded 12 total tackles, six solo and six assisted, and one fumble recovery for 13 yards.

Last year as a true freshman, he was thrust into playing due to injuries and recorded 16 total tackles, 14 of which were solo stops. He recorded seven total tackles in the blowout loss to Colorado.

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Kabongo assisting on a tackle against Arizona State last season.

Kabongo would marks the third safety to enter the transfer portal since the firing of former head coach Mike Gundy and defensive coordinator, Todd Grantham. Dylan Smith and DeAndre Boykins are the other two safeties in the portal.

Long snapper Shea Freibaum was the first player to announce he’s entering the portal and defensive tackle De’Marion Thomas is taking a redshirt and sitting out the rest of the season. He’s staying in Stillwater, however, and continuing to practice.