Usage Score
7.6
Player Dossier
2022-2025Stanford
Ernest Cooper
LB • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Arlington, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ernest Cooper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
20.6
Consistency
51.9
Season Value
29.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Stanford
22232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
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.
Ernest Cooper, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Stanford. Ernest Cooper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Stanford paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 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: Pittsburgh
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
7.6
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 0. BYU: 1. Boston College: 2. Virginia: 0. San José State: 0. Florida State: 1. Pittsburgh: 3. California: 2. Notre Dame: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 3 by 32.5. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Florida State: 3 by 22.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 38.3. California: 3 by 32.5. Notre Dame: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.9 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 20-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs California | W 31-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Pittsburgh | L 20-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Florida State | W 20-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San José State | W 30-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Virginia | L 20-48 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Boston College | W 30-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ BYU | L 3-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Hawai'i | L 20-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Stanford
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Stanford | 4.5 | 23.8 | 6.7 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Stanford | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 3.5 | 11.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Stanford | 9 | 20.6 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arizona State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.4 takeover score.
#2
Pittsburgh
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#3
San José State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#4
Boston College
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
#5
California
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Stanford
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35
#2
2025 Regular Season · Stanford
29.4
9 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Stanford
20.2
4.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.9391
Martin · Arlington, TX
- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
62
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 29 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.