#25

Ronald Cooper

Senior cornerback for Georgia State. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 19 tackles.

CB · Georgia State · Sr. · #25

6′0″ · 180 lb · Savannah, GA

CFB Index 34 · #244 of 339 cornersLow confidenceGeorgia State 2023 alumnus

The story

4 cornerback for Georgia State. 2023: 1 interception, 2 pass breakups, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Georgia State in 2020.
Transferred from Georgia State to Mercer in 2025.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

CB recruit

No. 3099 nationally · Signed with Georgia State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia State, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2020

Signed with Georgia State2-star out of Jenkins

2025

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#3099 national

CFB

College

Georgia State

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Shawn Elliott

Georgia State

Played his entire career under Shawn Elliott.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Shawn Elliott — 19-19 over that span.

2021Georgia State8-5HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2022Georgia State4-8HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-heavy

2023Georgia State7-6HC: Shawn Elliott · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #244 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Solo tackles#1319 / 2842 · 52nd pct

Interceptions#323 / 827 · 31st pct

Tackles#1999 / 2842 · 28th pct

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road6g	2.2	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dell McGee

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #244 of 339 corners

Two-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Georgia State	19	16	1.0	2	1	--
2022	Georgia State	4	4	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Georgia State	4	--	0.0	--	--	--
Career		27	20	1.0	2	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 35-14vs UConn	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 41-25@ Charlotte	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 30-17@ Coastal Carolina	3	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-24vs Marshall	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 27-44@ Georgia Southern	4	3	0.0	—	1	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 10	L 14-42vs James Madison	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 14-42vs App State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 14-56@ LSU	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 24-25@ Old Dominion	1	1	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 45-22@ Utah State	1	1	0.0	1	0
Total		19	16	1.0	1	2

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

Ronald Cooper

2020

2025

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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