Overview
- Cooper gains an extra season after a 2025 injury limited him to four games, during which he logged nine tackles, an interception and four pass breakups.
- Across four years with Iowa State he recorded 134 tackles and eight interceptions, earning first-team All-Big 12 in 2023 and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2022.
- On3 ranks him the No. 11 player in the portal, while 247Sports lists him as a three-star transfer and Rivals/On3 rate him as a four-star.
- The 6-foot, 195-pound El Paso native follows Campbell from Ames, joining fellow former Cyclones Rocco Becht, Benjamin Brahmer and Carson Hansen in State College.
- PennLive counts Cooper as Penn State’s 33rd transfer addition as the roster is overhauled, giving cornerbacks coach Terry Smith a veteran option for 2026.