Player Dossier

2025-2025

SMU

Jalen Cooper

WR • 6'2" • 180 lbs • Cibolo, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jalen Cooper reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

12.2

Efficiency

88.4

Consistency

61.1

Season Value

65.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · SMU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

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.

Jalen Cooper, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · SMU. Jalen Cooper reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

SMU paired 321 primary output with 88.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 88.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · SMU

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

45.9

Efficiency

88.4

Usage

12.2

Consistency

61.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 41. Unknown: 73. Baylor: 89. Missouri State: 68. TCU: 13. Syracuse: 28. California: 9

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. Arizona: 3 by 91.1. Unknown: 5 by 97.3. Baylor: 2 by 100. Missouri State: 5 by 90.7. TCU: 1 by 86.7. Syracuse: 2 by 93.3. California: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

Wins45.7 · n=3 · +8.7 vs Losses
Losses37 · n=3 · -8.7 vs Wins
First Half67.8 · n=4 · +51.1 vs Second Half
Second Half16.7 · n=3 · -51.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

100 vs Baylor

Result
Sat 1/3vs ArizonaW 24-1934113.713.70031
Sun 11/30@ CaliforniaL 35-38199909
Sat 10/4vs SyracuseW 31-182281414023
Sat 9/20@ TCUL 24-351131313013
Sat 9/13@ Missouri StateW 28-1056813.613.60037
Sat 9/6vs BaylorL 45-4828944.544.50175
Sun 8/31vs Unknown57314.614.60138

Career Arc

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

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    SMU

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonSMU32188.412.2
2025 Regular SeasonSMU32188.412.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

89

Primary metric

89 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

73

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

73 receiving yards with a 97.3 efficiency score.

#3

Missouri State

68

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

68 receiving yards with a 90.7 efficiency score.

#4

Arizona

41

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.

#5

Syracuse

28

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · SMU

321 primary output · 88.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage

65.4

#2

2025 Regular Season · SMU

65.4

321 primary · 88.4 efficiency · 12.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.935

Steele · Cibolo, TX

Committed To
SMU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

321

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 7 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Jalen Cooper quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career receiving yards
321