Is Ernest Cooper starting?
Ernest Cooper is the projected starter at ROLB for Stanford Cardinal.
Ernest Cooper is the projected starting ROLB on a Average Stanford — 82 OVR.
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- 14482Ernest CooperStarter
- 24964Gabe Kaminski
- 34860Drew Cunningham
What's Next
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 82 overall (Good tier).
- Jersey
- #44
- Class
- RS SR
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
Career Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| 2024 | 22 | 2.5 | 1 |
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 77-rated defense; 77th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 82.
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
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
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | LMIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29 | WHAW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ernest Cooper's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.