Kooper Ebel
Kooper Ebel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State linebacker corps. The receipt: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against TCU — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 77 | 38 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 69 | 32 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 149 | 73 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 16–13
vs Iowa
6 TOT · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyle Soelle’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Hill Jr.'s junior season at Texas (2025).
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