Overview
- Cooper announced his decision on X on Sunday as the NCAA’s January transfer window enters its final week.
- He logged 134 tackles, eight interceptions and 22 pass breakups in 38 games at Iowa State, earning first-team All-Big 12 in 2023 and the league’s Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2022.
- He appeared in four games in 2025 before a mid-September ACL tear ended his season, granting an extra year of eligibility.
- On3 ranks him the No. 11 overall player and No. 4 cornerback in the transfer portal.
- His move extends Campbell’s pipeline from Ames to State College, complementing additions like RB Carson Hansen and multiple Iowa State defensive backs as the secondary also loses players such as Dejuan Lane.