Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Terrence Cooks II
Senior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 231 lb · Pearland, TX
CFB Index 41 · #372 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas in 2021.
Terrence Cooks II
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Terrence Cooks II has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas — Week 1, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Texas4-star out of Shadow Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 0.8 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
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
41 · #372 of 583 LBs
Former four-star. Now #372 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #37 of 63 Sun Belt LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 14 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 46 | 22 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 67 | 31 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Linebacker · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tyler Grubbs’s 2022 season.
Matches Tyler on
Tackle volume
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Tyler on
Class year (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Grubbs's junior season at Louisiana Tech (2022).
90%match
All-AAC
Matches Tyler on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Tyler on
Hurry rate (higher)
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #12Javante Mackey25 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology