Jalen Cooper
Jalen Cooper
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | 19 | 321 | 16.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 19 | 321 | 16.9 | 2 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (14 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #32
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Teddy Hoffmann’s 2025 season.
Matches Teddy on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Young’s path through Lafayette.
Julius Young
Malik Murray
Kyndon Fuselier
Amari Rodgers
Matches Julius on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Teddy Hoffmann's freshman season at NC State (2025).
Matches Teddy on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jalen Cooper
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #733
Peaked at #733 this season.