Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Georgia Southern
Deshon Cooper
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deshon Cooper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Deshon Cooper built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 41, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Deshon Cooper's career was his defensive...
Read the storyDeshon Cooper, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Deshon Cooper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 46
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Deshon Cooper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · DE
- Career Tackles
- 46
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DE 148th (top 45%) · Sun Belt 156th (top 34%) · National 1,870th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 12 | 25 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 10 | 20 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.2 |
Related Context
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Deshon Cooper played DE for Georgia Southern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deshon Cooper recorded 46 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 21 primary output with 26.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 13.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Georgia Southern
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
13.2
Usage
3.9
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 0. South Carolina State: 2. Clemson: 0. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 0. New Mexico State: 0. UL Monroe: 0.5. Troy: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. Georgia State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. South Carolina State: 5 by 40.8. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 2 by 13.3. Troy: 5 by 30.8. Coastal Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Carolina State
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs South Carolina State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 23-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Georgia State | W 35-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 41-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Troy | L 21-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ UL Monroe | L 25-44 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ New Mexico State | W 48-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs South Alabama | W 48-13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Arkansas State | W 28-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Clemson | L 7-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs South Carolina StateSplash game | W 37-6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deshon Cooper story
Deshon Cooper built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a defensive end from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 41, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Deshon Cooper's career was his defensive production: 46 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Georgia Southern. 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 Deshon Cooper's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: Deshon Cooper 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
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Georgia Southern
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 21 | 26.2 | 8.3 | 21 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Southern | 4.5 | 13.2 | 3.9 | -16.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 4.5 | 13.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 7 · L 27-35 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs South Carolina State
Week 1 · W 37-6
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Coastal Carolina
Week 14 · L 17-28 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Troy
Week 9 · L 16-38 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#5
@ App State
Week 11 · L 6-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
21 primary output · 26.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Georgia Southern
20.2
4.5 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
20.2
4.5 primary · 13.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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