DeNigel Cooper
Wisconsin Badgers
85
Great

DeNigel Cooper

Wisconsin BadgersSolid
DTDefenseGreatTRANSFER · App State
2nd String / Backup

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DeNigel Cooper is listed 2nd string at DT for Wisconsin Badgers.

Redshirt sophomore · #93 · 6'3", 277 lbs

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Depth at DT · Wisconsin Badgers

  1. 13085Charles PerkinsStarter
  2. 29385DeNigel CooperYou
  3. 39265Nolan Vils

Wisconsin Starting Lineup

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Up next for Wisconsin

Wisconsin plays Rutgers at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Camden County, ranked #1,507 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 23 tackles, 1 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,507 NatlTeam Share3%
Kingsland, GA
Jersey
#93
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
277 lbs
Transfer
App State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2310.5

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8528
National Rank
#1507
High School
Camden County
Hometown
Kingsland, GA

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 64th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 64% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 29% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 24WUSCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-7

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

Final W 31-3

Sep 26WPSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 24-20

Sep 19WEMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 54-10

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

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Team Role

23 tkl · 1 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement43%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.