Cooper Lanz is a defensive lineman at Baylor who has not played in Baylor's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Baylor lists 27 defensive linemen this season.
Baylor is 5-3. Next: vs Iowa State, Sat Nov 7.
Lanz wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the Baylor defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU, Week 8, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-38vs Auburn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-45@ No. 17 SMU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Samford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-27@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-34vs Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 36-42@ TCU | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 20-41@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-3vs UCF | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-55vs No. 15 Utah | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-41@ Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 30-3
vs UCF
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 27-point win at home against UCF.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
6%2 hurries33 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Dave Aranda — 22-28 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Aranda
Pass share
55.5%
510 pass / 409 run
Plays / game
76.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #122 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #11 of 35 Big 12 DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
The No. 1,317 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big 12 as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Aranda.
