Cooper McDonald

LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Haslet, TX, USA

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Cooper McDonald shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.

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Regular defensive contributor

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Solid production for a linebacker

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Reliability

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 3
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Washington • San Diego State • TCU
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Player Story

Cooper McDonald built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Haslet, TX wearing No. 44, spending time with San Diego State, TCU, and Washington. The clearest part of Cooper McDonald's career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8946

Cocoa · Cocoa, FL

Committed To: Florida
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2026

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Latest team and position: TCU · LB
Career Tackles: 132
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 42 games
Best season: 2023 Regular Season · San Diego State
Top game: San José State
Recruit profile: 4-star · Cocoa · Florida
High school pipeline: Cocoa · 37 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 44 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank: 25 tackles · LB 503rd (top 41%) · Big 12 185th (top 26%) · National 1,657th (top 28%)

Cooper McDonald played LB for Washington, San Diego State, and TCU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cooper McDonald recorded 132 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with San Diego State.

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