Player facts
- Team
Carolina Panthers- Position
- Defensive Tackle
- Born
- Mar 30, 2003 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Dickinson, TX, USA
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 280 lbs
- College
- Houston
- Experience
- 1 season
- Status
- Practice Squad
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  KC | L 24-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  SF | L 35-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LV | L 27-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Keith Cooper Jr. (born March 30, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars and for the Tulane Green Wave.
From Wikipedia’s article on Keith Cooper (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Cooper attended high school at Dickinson located in Dickinson, Texas. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Tulane Green Wave.
Tulane
During his three-year career at Tulane from 2021 through 2023, he recorded 73 tackles with 17 being for a loss, 10.5 sacks, and a forced fumble. After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Cooper decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Houston
Cooper transferred to play for the Houston Cougars. During his one season at Houston in 2024, he totaled 46 tackles with nine being for a loss, three and a half sacks, and 29 pressures. For his performance during the 2024 season, Cooper was named second-team all-Big 12.
From Wikipedia’s article on Keith Cooper (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Keith Cooper Jr.