Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Terrence Cooks II
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 231 lb · Pearland, TX
CFB Index 41 · #372 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles for loss: 91st percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
22
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2021.
Terrence Cooks II
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Terrence Cooks II has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1.5 TFL against North Texas — Week 3, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Shadow Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 46 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 75 | 35 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Terrence Cooks II's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +8 tackles, +1.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Strength: tackles (89th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups22 tackles · 3 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #37 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
Returning starter at linebacker for a 7-6 Texas State team that went -3 in the portal.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Solomon Deshields’s 2023 season.
80%match
Matches Solomon on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Hayden Hatcher's senior season at Kansas (2023).
Matches Hayden on
Weight
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Terrence Cooks II
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #12Javante Mackey25 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology