Usage Score
9.4
Player Dossier
2021-2024Tulane
Keith Cooper Jr.
DL • 6'5" • 280 lbs • Dickinson, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Keith Cooper Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
27.6
Consistency
53.1
Season Value
30
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Tulane • Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
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.
Keith Cooper Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Houston. Keith Cooper Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Houston paired 14 primary output with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tulane, Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 4 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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2024 Regular Season · Houston
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
9.4
Consistency
53.1
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 2. Oklahoma: 4. Rice: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. TCU: 1. Kansas: 0. Utah: 1. Kansas State: 1. Arizona: 2. Baylor: 1. BYU: 1.5
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. UNLV: 3 by 32.5. Oklahoma: 5 by 60.8. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 5 by 25.8. Iowa State: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 2 by 18.3. Kansas: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 4 by 26.7. Arizona: 6 by 45. Baylor: 9 by 47.5. BYU: 4 by 31.7
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=4 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · n=8 · +0.6 vs Wins
First Half1.3 · n=6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half1.1 · n=6 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ BYU | L 18-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Baylor | L 10-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Arizona | L 3-27 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Kansas State | W 24-19 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Utah | W 17-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Kansas | L 14-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ TCU | W 30-19 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Iowa State | L 0-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Cincinnati | L 0-34 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | vs Rice | W 33-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 12-16 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs UNLV | L 7-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Tulane
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Houston
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
20212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulane | 6.5 | 12.7 | 3.3 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Tulane | 8 | 16.8 | 11.9 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Tulane | 15.5 | 24 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Tulane | 15.5 | 24 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 14 | 27.6 | 9.4 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UTSA
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
5
Primary metric
Game with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.5 takeover score.
#4
UCF
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
Cincinnati
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · Houston
14 primary output · 27.6 efficiency · 9.4 usage
30
#2
2023 Postseason · Tulane
24.4
15.5 primary · 24 efficiency · 7.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Tulane
24.4
15.5 primary · 24 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8522
Neumann Goretti · Philadelphia, PA
- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
113
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 44 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.