Ryan Cooper Jr.: DB · Oregon State · #1.
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Ryan Cooper Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Oregon State secondary. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Colorado — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Nov 2OregonLive Oct 26
Sports Illustrated Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Oregon State | 37 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oregon State | 40 | 24 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9 | 3 |
| Career | 77 | 48 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 16 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-17@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-7vs UC Davis | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-9vs San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-38@ No. 21 Washington State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs No. 10 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-24vs No. 18 UCLA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-19@ Colorado | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 62-17vs Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-22vs No. 5 Washington | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-31@ No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL37 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 18-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jonathan Smith
Pass share
46.9%
380 pass / 431 run
Plays / game
62.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
399 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #121 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Oregon State, 77 tackles — the college career is complete.
