Omarion Cooper
Omarion Cooper
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Mike Norvell, Deion Sanders and Ryan Silverfield. 2025 brought the first one: All-AAC. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Tulane — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-AAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Silverfield.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-AAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Memphis | 39 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado | 37 | 32 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Florida State | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 107 | 77 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 15 | 4 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025
W 34–31
vs South Florida
5 TOT · 3 SOLO
Edged out South Florida at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Memphis
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Memphis
Returning around him
- 1 Memphis player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (51 in / 47 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Memphis · Last season: 8-5 (AP #22) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #72
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Charles’s 2025 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Hudson Clark's graduate season at Arkansas (2024).
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