Player Career

Cooper Catalano Career Story

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

Player Story

Cooper Catalano story

Cooper Catalano built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Richfield, WI wearing No. 44, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Cooper Catalano's career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 pass defended across 8 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Wisconsin. 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 Cooper Catalano's production has multiple signals. With 8 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Cooper Catalano 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

    Wisconsin

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonWisconsin835.510.6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 13 Washington

Week 11 · W 13-10 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#2

@ No. 4 Oregon

Week 9 · L 7-21 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 1 Indiana

Week 12 · L 7-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

2

Havoc Plays

77.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.

#4

vs No. 12 Iowa

Week 7 · L 0-37 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1.5

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#5

vs No. 2 Ohio State

Week 8 · L 0-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

64.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Wisconsin

8 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 10.6 usage

70.9

Milestones

5

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games