Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2020: 3.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
6′4″ · 257 lb · Gahanna, OH
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 33 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2020: 3.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.
Jonathon Cooper
Jonathon Cooper has played for two head coaches in five seasons at Ohio State. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Big Ten. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Michigan State, Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio State, 10 sacks — drafted at #239 overall by Denver.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DenverEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (84th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 24 | 12 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 23 | 14 | 6.0 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 15 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 74 | 45 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 52-17vs Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-25@ Penn State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-27vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-12@ Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 22-10vs Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 |