Ernest Cooper

OLB · #44 · Stanford · SR · 6'4" · 250 · Arlington, TX

Projected ROLB starter

24 2025 tackles

3 · 5 2025 sacks · TFL

0 2025 INT + PD

38 Career games (13 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL
2025	Stanford	12	6	24	3	5
2024	Stanford	12	7	22	1	2
2023	Stanford	10	0	5	0	0
2022	Stanford	4	0	10	1	3

Tackles per game 2.0 49

Havoc plays 11 89

INT + pass breakups 0 0

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 10.2% 68

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 69

Sack rate 4.9% 22

Wk	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL
W2	@ BYU	2		1
W3	BC	2	1	1
W8	FSU	1		1
W10	PITT	3	1	1
W13	CAL	2	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#152

Julian Armella IOL · St. Thomas Aquinas FSU

#153

Collin Sadler OT · Greenville CLEM

#154

Ernest Cooper IV DL · Arlington Martin STAN

#155 Kaytron Allen RB · IMG Academy PSU

#156 Jaren Kanak ATH · Hays OKLA

DLs in the class

#20 Zxavian Harris Germantown MISS

#21

Marquis Gracial St. Charles MIZZ

#22

Ernest Cooper IV Arlington Martin STAN

#23 Tyre West Tift County TENN

#24

2025 · 89th pctile of OLBs

Recruit · 94th pctile of class