#7

Shammond Cooper

Senior linebacker for Akron. 2025: 66 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

LB · Akron · Sr. · #7

6′2″ · 220 lb · Saint Louis, MO

CFB Index 43 · #350 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Akron for 2026
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The numbers

66

tackles · 2025

4.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks · 1 PBU

Best game: 9 tackles, 2 TFL, at Nebraska

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Akron. 2025: 66 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks.

  • Signed as a 4-star recruit to Illinois in 2019.
  • Transferred from Illinois to Akron in 2023.
His career, year by year

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles: 89th percentile.

The full scouting read

Shammond Cooper

LB · Akron · Sr · #7

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across six seasons and two programs, four head coaches: Lovie Smith, Rod Smith, Bret Bielema and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Wyoming — Week 1, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log

The linebacker corps · Akron

  1. #7Shammond CooperLB · Sr.66 tackles · 2025
  2. #32Gage SummersLB · Sr.54 tackles · 2025
  3. #25Jason HockerLB · R-So.8 tackles · 2025
  4. #18Dwight NunooLB · R-Sr.6 tackles · 2025
  5. #8Rich BenengeLB · So.4 tackles · 2025

9 more on the roster · Akron team page

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