2024 Football Roster
Roster
Webb, Kentrell

Jersey Number 8
Kentrell Webb
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Paetow HS
- Prev School:
- Tulane
Bio
As a Sophomore (2024)
- Fall Dean's List honoree (3.5+ GPA)
- Fall Academic All-Big 12 Conference
- 2024-25 UH Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Representative
- Started all 12 games at safety
- Single-season high 12 games played
- PFF Big 12 Team of the Week – Week 2 at #15/13 Oklahoma (Sept. 7)
- Fourth on the team with 54 tackles
- One of five Cougars with 50+ tackles
- Multiple tackles in 11 of 12 games
- 787 snaps played
- 717 defensive snaps played (most on team)
- 323 snaps at free safety, 284 snaps in box and 107 snaps at corner
- Team high 50 snaps on field goal block
- First-career fumble recovery at BYU (Nov. 30)
- Matched career-high 0.5 tackles for loss at Kansas (Oct. 19)
- Career-high eight tackles at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- 54.0 tackles ranked sixth among Big 12 underclassmen defensive backs
- Second among UH safeties in PFF defensive grade (61.3)
- Two-time honorary UH flag bearer – at Cincinnati (Sept. 21) and vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- Spent two seasons at Tulane (2022-23)
- Played 11 games (310 snaps) during 2023
- 179 defensive snaps including 93 at free safety
- 17 tackles, including 13 solo stops
- Two passes defended
- Four tackles in three games played in 2022 (61 snaps)
- 56 of 61 snaps on defense including 48 at cornerback
- Redshirted during 2022
- Prepped at Paetow
- 2021 Class 5A Texas Sports Writers Association First Team All-State
- 2021 Team Captain
- 2021 Texas Class 5A-Division I State champion
- Paetow defeated College Station, 27-24, for title
- Defensive MVP in Class 5A-Division I state final (9 tackles, 1 INT)
- Game-changing interception before halftime in the win
- 10 interceptions as a senior
- Fourth-most interceptions in the country
- Led state of Texas in interceptions
- As a senior, added 46 tackles including 6.0 TFLs
- Nickname: Spydaa (last name is ‘Webb’)
- Hobbies: gaming and family time
- Previously played on same 7-on-7 team with Stephon Johnson
- Dream job outside of football: CEO of own company
- Something most people don’t know: he’s a neat freak
- Hidden talent: cooking; when he moved, he began experimenting with different meals
- Chose UH because he’s looking to rebuild hometown team with Coach Fritz
- One word to describe himself on the field: BEAST
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Mexican
- Biggest motivation for working hard: his mother and all she’s given for him
- Highlight of life thus far: state championship MVP as a senior
- Best advice: don’t live by no man’s opinion
- Sports hero: Emmitt Smith – grew up a Cowboys fan and played running back until high school
- Most memorable athletic feat: HS state championship and Cotton Bowl vs. USC
- Unique fact: interested in fashion and fast cars
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25
Camp Availability: Head Coach Willie Fritz
Monday, August 04