Player Dossier

2022-2025

Baylor

Cooper Lanz

DL • 6'4" • 286 lbs • Denton, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cooper Lanz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

17.1

Consistency

12.1

Season Value

12.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Baylor

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Baylor
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cooper Lanz, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Baylor. Cooper Lanz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Baylor paired 0 primary output with 6.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 17.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Baylor

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

17.1

Usage

7.9

Consistency

12.1

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 1. SMU: 0. Unknown: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas State: 1. TCU: 1. Cincinnati: 0. UCF: 2. Utah: 0. Arizona: 0. Houston: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 4 by 26.7. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. TCU: 5 by 30.8. Cincinnati: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 2 by 28.3. Utah: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UCF

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/29vs HoustonL 24-3130000
Sat 11/22@ ArizonaL 17-4131000
Sun 11/16vs UtahL 28-5542000
Sat 11/1vs UCFW 30-322110
Sat 10/25@ CincinnatiL 20-4130000
Sat 10/18@ TCUL 36-4253100
Sat 10/4vs Kansas StateW 35-3433100
Sat 9/27@ Oklahoma StateW 45-2711000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown11000
Sat 9/6@ SMUW 48-4542000
Sat 8/30vs AuburnL 24-3842001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Baylor

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBaylor06.91.4
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor417.764
2024 PostseasonBaylor39.73.8-1
2024 Regular SeasonBaylor39.73.80
2025 Regular SeasonBaylor517.17.92

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCF

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

#2

UCF

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.

#3

TCU

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.

#4

TCU

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.7 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Baylor

0 primary output · 6.9 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.1

#2

2025 Regular Season · Baylor

12.9

5 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Baylor

11.4

4 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8444

St. Edward · Lakewood, OH

Committed To
Ohio
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

87

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cooper Lanz quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
87