Player Career

Kooper Ebel Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kooper Ebel story

Kooper Ebel built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Hartley, IA wearing No. 47, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Kooper Ebel's career was his defensive production: 149 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Iowa State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Kooper Ebel's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State.

The arc is straightforward: Kooper Ebel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State04.20.8
2024 PostseasonIowa State826.37.78
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State826.37.70
2025 Regular SeasonIowa State1740.910.69

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Iowa State to Penn StateP4 to P479.8Jan 5, 2026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 121 Oklahoma State

Week 14 · W 20-13 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

97.2 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 60 Arizona State

Week 10 · L 19-24 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

85.8 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Arkansas State

Week 4 · W 52-7

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Houston

Week 5 · W 20-0 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Baylor

Week 6 · W 43-21 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

74.4 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Iowa State

17 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage

66

#2

2024 Postseason · Iowa State

42.2

8 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Iowa State

42.2

8 primary · 26.3 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games