Kobey Eaton

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Position:
CB
Hometown:
Vancouver, Wash.
High School:
Evergreen HS

2019: Will provided needed experience and depth at corner as a senior ... In the first scrimmage of the spring, Eaton picked off a tip passed … Had an interception in the Grizzlies second scrimmage of the spring.

2018: Made the switch to defense in 2018 from receiver ... Saw action 5 games and contributed to his team's success primarily in a special teams role … Returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown and registered two tackles in the Griz Spring Game

2017: Eaton played in seven games and saw most of his action on special teams … Returned 12 kicks for 217 all-purpose yards … Longest return of the season was 28 yards, set against Valparaiso … Returned a career-high five kicks for 90 yards against Idaho State … Returned at least one kick in six of his seven games

2016: Played in seven games … caught one pass for six yards against Sacramento State on Oct. 15.

2015: Was a redshirt his true freshman year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Eaton was a three-sport standout at Evergreen HS, and was named MVP in football, basketball (twice), and track...he was the team captain in football (three times) and basketball (twice)...he was an all-league selection in football as a junior and senior...his senior year he had 19 catches for 526 yards and 6 TDs...He was tabbed "sprinter of the year" as a senior and was an all-league pick in track...a four-year starter in football for head coach Don Johnson.

PERSONAL: Eaton is a communications major...his mom is Jessica Strange of Vancouver, and his dad is Maurice Eaton of Camas, Washington.