Niko Cooper
Niko Cooper
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Tyson Helton.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Western Kentucky | 38 | 25 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 43 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2023
W 38–35
at Old Dominion
1 TOT
Edged out Old Dominion on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
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 2023 production profile sits closest to Matt Jones’s 2022 season.
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Differs from Matt on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Garret Fountain's senior season at San Diego State (2023).
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