Tamarcus Cooley
Tamarcus Cooley
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Tamarcus Cooley has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt: 11 tackles against Houston — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lane Kiffin
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 17–10
at Clemson
3 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
LSU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · LSU
Returning around him
- 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (41 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #11
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Durante Jones’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Rashad Torrence II's junior season at Florida (2022).
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