Dakota Cochran

LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Shaker Heights, OH, USA

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Dakota Cochran shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 37.9 disruption score.

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Impact Production

Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Central Michigan
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

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Dakota Cochran built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Shaker Heights, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Dakota Cochran's career was his...

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Class 2021 · Rating 0.8233

Shaker Heights · Cleveland, OH

Committed To: Central Michigan
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2021

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Latest team and position: Central Michigan · LB
Career Tackles: 216
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Central Michigan
Top game: Western Michigan
Recruit profile: 3-star · Shaker Heights · Central Michigan
High school pipeline: Shaker Heights · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 1 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 81 tackles · LB 102nd (top 8%) · Mid-American 15th (top 3%) · National 137th (top 3%)

Dakota Cochran played LB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dakota Cochran recorded 216 tackles and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Central Michigan.

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