Ernest Cooper
Stanford Cardinal
75
Solid

Ernest Cooper

Stanford CardinalRebuilding
ROLBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Ernest Cooper starting?

Ernest Cooper is the projected starter at ROLB for Stanford Cardinal.

Redshirt senior · #44 · 6'4", 250 lbs

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Depth at ROLB · Stanford Cardinal

  1. 14475Ernest CooperStarter
  2. 24957Gabe Kaminski
  3. 34853Drew Cunningham

Stanford Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Arlington Martin, ranked #154 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 23 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit4★ · #154 Natl3-Yr Total50 tackles · 4 sacksTeam Share5%
Arlington, TX
Jersey
#44
Class
RS SR
Height
6'4"
Weight
250 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20252353
2024222.51
2023500

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9391
National Rank
#154
High School
Arlington Martin
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 77th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 77% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LNDTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 58-7

Oct 3LWAKETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 57-3

Sep 19LDUKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-7

Sep 5LMIATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-6

Aug 29WHAWTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 37-27

Ernest Cooper's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

23 tkl · 5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement38%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.