| Evan Cooper, Jr. |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
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| High School:
American Heritage
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 190
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| Position:
CB
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Fourth-year senior.
2007: Played in all 12 games with one start ... received the starting nod at Army ... had three tackles against Buffalo ... made two takedowns against BGSU, Army, and Ohio ... also forced a fumble against the Black Knights ... broke up a pass in the win over NIU ... lettered.
2006: Played in all 12 games with nine starts as a second-year sophomore ... Started the first nine games ... made 52 tackles (31 solo), one TFL, one PBU and one FF ... named the coaching staff's defensive player of the game at Minnesota after a seven tackle (five solo) performance ... posted 12 total stops versus Clemson, including one TFL and a forced fumble ... lettered.
2005: Played in seven games as a true freshman ... saw action against Wisconsin, Toledo, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Maryland, Miami, and Virginia ... made four solo tackles ... had two solo stops at Wisconsin and one tackle versus Maryland and Miami ... one of 11 true freshmen to see action ... lettered.
High School: A 2005 graduate of American Heritage HS in Delray Beach, Fla. ... Florida Sun Sentinel first-team All-County Small School honoree at DB under head coach Sam Bryant ... led Palm County with 10 INTs ... had 53 tackles and recovered two fumbles ... also showed big play ability by scoring two TDs on defense ... standout sprinter who qualified for state finals in two events as a junior.
Personal: Born February 11, 1987 ... son of Evan Cooper, Sr., and Shawnyielle Cooper ... father starred at Michigan before playing DB and returning kickoffs for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1984-87 ... sport and recreation management major.
COOPER'S CAREER STATS
Year GP-S S A TT TFL Sack FF FR INT QBH PBU Blk
2005 7-0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 12-9 31 21 52 1.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2007 12-0 6 7 13 0.5 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 31-9 41 28 69 1.5 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Cooper's Career Highs
Tackles 12 (Clemson, 2006)
Solo 7 (Clemson, 2006)
Asst. 5 (vs. Clemson, 2006)
PBU 1 (twice, last Northern Illinois, 2007)
TFL 1 (twice, last at Ohio, 2007)
FF 1 (twice, last at Army, 2007)
