Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 249 lb · Chicago, IL
Demetrius Cooper: DE · Michigan State · #98.
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Demetrius Cooper
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. He has spent two seasons in the Michigan State defensive front. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Northwestern — Week 9, 2017.
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 23 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 28 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 17-10vs Iowa | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-10@ No. 7 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 17-9vs Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-39@ Northwestern | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs No. 7 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Maryland | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-7@ Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 21 Washington State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2017
W 27-24
vs Penn State
0.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%2 sacksTFL rate
19%6 TFLHurry rate
24%7 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
26%2 of 10 pressures29 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Mark Dantonio, all run-leaning offenses — 13-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
44.3%
423 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan State, 5 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
