#93

DeNigel Cooper

Sophomore defensive lineman for Wisconsin. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 23 tackles.

DL · Wisconsin · So. · #93

6′3″ · 265 lb · Kingsland, GA · Camden County

CFB Index 36 · #295 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceTransferred App State → Wisconsin for 2026

via uwbadgers.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 12:30 pm ETvs Eastern MichiganCamp Randall StadiumWisconsin by 23.5

How he plays

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

QB hurries: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

0.5

sacks · 2025

1 TFL · 23 tackles · 5 hurries

Best game: 0.5 sacks, 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Arkansas State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 defensive lineman for Wisconsin. 2025: 0.5 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 23 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2024.
Transferred from App State to Wisconsin in 2026.

His career, year by year

DeNigel Cooper

DL · Wisconsin · So · #93

Disrupts the pocket from the interior. App State to Wisconsin — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Old Dominion, Week 9, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

36Below cohort / limited sample #295 of 420?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (92nd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (26th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#188 / 2975 · 92nd pct

Sacks#1367 / 2975 · 51st pct

0.5

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Tackles#1813 / 2975 · 38th pct

Tackles for loss#1936 / 2975 · 28th pct

1.0

Solo tackles#2127 / 2975 · 26th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.2
Road6g	2.3	0.1	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	0.2	0.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Luke Fickell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #295 of 420 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	App State	23	9	1.0	0.5	1	--	--
Career		23	9	1.0	0.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 34-11@ Charlotte	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 20-13vs Lindenwood	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 22-38@ Southern Miss	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 14-47@ Boise State	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 3 tackles
Wk 6	W 27-23vs Oregon State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-20@ Georgia State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 37-45vs Coastal Carolina	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 21-24@ Old Dominion	3	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 10-58@ James Madison	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 26-24vs Marshall	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	L 29-30vs Arkansas State	1	0	0.5	0.5	—	1
Bowl	L 10-29vs Georgia Southern	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		23	9	1.0	0.5	—	1

The defensive line · Wisconsin

#97Junior PoyserDL · Jr.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#91Hammond Russell IVDL · Sr.2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
#30Charles PerkinsDL · Sr.2 tackles for loss · 2025
#93DeNigel CooperDL · So.1 tackle for loss · 2025
#76Dillan JohnsonDL · Jr.0 tackles for loss · 2025

7 more on the roster · Wisconsin team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

DeNigel Cooper

2024

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

3-Tech Penetrator

Background

The defensive line · Wisconsin