East Carolina · L 12-28
No tackles.
Tulsa · L 17-38
No tackles.
Florida Atlantic · L 49-51
7 tackles
The other 5 games average 4 tackles. This one was 3 above.
King has tackles in 6 of Rice’s 8 games: none against East Carolina and Tulsa.
Cooper King
Played for two head coaches at Rice: Mike Bloomgren and Scott Abell. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 7 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ No. 3 Notre Dame | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-28vs Western Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-38@ Fresno State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-16vs UTSA | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 49-51@ Florida Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 49-51 at Florida Atlantic, play by play
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Rice’s defense played that day
Florida Atlantic’s 12 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 10.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -3 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Pass share
20.2%
100 pass / 394 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
11.2%
116 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Bloomgren, Pete Alamar, and Scott Abell. Multi-era developmental context.
