Cooper Catalano
Cooper Catalano
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wisconsin | 56 | 31 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 31 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2025
W 13–10
vs Washington
1 TFL · 12 SOLO · 19 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wisconsin
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Wisconsin
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: +8 net (33 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wisconsin · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #28 · 2026 recruiting class #78
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaiden Ausberry’s 2024 season.
Matches Jaiden on
Differs from Jaiden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Antoine Deslauriers's freshman season at Syracuse (2025).
Matches Antoine on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10144
Peaked at #10144 this season.
Background
Honors and Awards 2025: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 9) 2025 Season: Played in all 12 games, making five starts at linebacker as a true freshman … finished the season with 56 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 4.5 TFLs… earned the Big Ten Defensive player of the Week award for his breakout perf...