Cooper McDonald
Cooper McDonald
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Houston — Week 6, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at TCU, 130 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Gary Patterson → Sonny Dykes. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TCU | 25 | 11 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 39 | 20 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 41 | 26 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 25 | 18 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 130 | 75 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 5 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Amadeo West’s 2020 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jalil Clemons's graduate season at Southern Miss (2024).
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