Tamarcus Cooley
LSU Tigers
88
Great

Tamarcus Cooley

LSU TigersContender
SSDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

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Tamarcus Cooley is the projected starter at SS for LSU Tigers.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Rolesville, ranked #990 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 70 tackles, 2 INT, 2 PBU. That's 7% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #990 NatlTeam Share7%Percentile92th
Knightdale, NC
Jersey
#0
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
198 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20257022

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
0.8647
National Rank
#990
High School
Rolesville
Hometown
Rolesville, NC

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 92th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 92% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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.

The People's Ratings

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88
Great
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Team Role

70 tkl · 2 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement70%

Depth at SS · LSU Tigers

  1. 1088Tamarcus CooleyStarter
  2. 22879Jhase Thomas
  3. 32575Aiden Hall
Coach LSUTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.