Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025LSU
Tamarcus Cooley
S • 6'0" • 198 lbs • Knightdale, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tamarcus Cooley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Maryland • NC State • LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Tamarcus Cooley built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Knightdale, NC, spending time with LSU, Maryland, and NC State. The clearest part of Tamarcus Cooley's career was his defensive...
Read the storyTamarcus Cooley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · NC State. Tamarcus Cooley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 113
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Tamarcus Cooley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · S
- Career Tackles
- 113
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · NC State
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- High school pipeline
- Rolesville · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 0 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 70 tackles · S 51st (top 10%) · SEC 33rd (top 5%) · National 277th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 12 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 12 | 59 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Tamarcus Cooley played S for Maryland, NC State, and LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Tamarcus Cooley recorded 113 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
NC State paired 14.5 primary output with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, NC State, LSU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · LSU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
29.7
Usage
5.9
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 0. Clemson: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Florida: 1. Ole Miss: 2.5. South Carolina: 2. Vanderbilt: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Alabama: 1. Arkansas: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Oklahoma: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 11 by 45.8. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Florida: 9 by 47.5. Ole Miss: 6 by 50. South Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Vanderbilt: 5 by 20.8. Texas A&M: 7 by 29.2. Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas: 8 by 33.3. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
50 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/28 | @ Houston10+ tackles | L 35-38 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Western Kentucky | W 13-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Arkansas | W 23-22 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Alabama | L 9-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas A&M | L 25-49 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Vanderbilt | L 24-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 20-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 19-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Florida | W 20-10 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 23-7 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Clemson | W 17-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tamarcus Cooley story
Tamarcus Cooley built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a safety from Knightdale, NC, spending time with LSU, Maryland, and NC State. The clearest part of Tamarcus Cooley's career was his defensive production: 113 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with LSU. 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 Tamarcus Cooley's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU, Maryland, and NC State.
The arc is straightforward: Tamarcus Cooley 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.
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Maryland
2023
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
LSU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 8.4 | 1.7 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | NC State | 14.5 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 14.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | NC State | 14.5 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | LSU | 6.5 | 29.7 | 5.9 | -8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | LSU | 6.5 | 29.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 7 Ole Miss
Week 5 · L 19-24 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 1 · L 21-26 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs Wake Forest
Week 6 · L 30-34 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Duke
Week 11 · L 19-29 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 5 · W 24-17
4
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · NC State
14.5 primary output · 25.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · NC State
55.5
14.5 primary · 25.6 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Maryland
40.9
0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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