Player Career

Cooper Lanz Career Story

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Player Story

Cooper Lanz story

Cooper Lanz built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Denton, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Cooper Lanz's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Cooper Lanz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Baylor

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20222023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBaylor06.91.4
2023 Regular SeasonBaylor417.75.54
2024 PostseasonBaylor511.741
2024 Regular SeasonBaylor511.740
2025 Regular SeasonBaylor718.96.92

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCF

Week 5 · W 36-35 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

81.9 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.

#2

vs TCU

Week 10 · W 37-34 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 42 Kansas State

Week 6 · W 35-34 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 76 UCF

Week 10 · W 30-3 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 37 TCU

Week 8 · L 36-42 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Baylor

7 primary output · 18.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage

47.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Baylor

39.6

0 primary · 6.9 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Baylor

32.8

4 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games