2017 Football Roster
Edmiston, Cooper
Jersey Number 42
Cooper Edmiston
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gatesville, Texas
- High School:
- Gatesville
- Prev School:
- Gatesville
Bio
TULSA – A three-year letterwinner and two-year starter … has played in all 37 career games and has 24 starts since coming to Tulsa … has 237 tackles, 9.5 stops for -23 yards, five interceptions, five fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles and one pass break-up in his career … needs one more fumble recovery to tie the school's career record of six ... has 13 career double-figure tackle games … has collected over 100 tackles in each of the last two years …
2018 – Played and started all 12 games … had team-highs of 113 tackles, four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles … was an honorable mention all-conference selection … had seven double-digit tackle games … had a takeaway in five of the final nine games … collected nine tackles, one stop for -1 yard and one fumble recovery at Texas … totaled 11 stops and added one TFL for -3 yards and one forced fumble vs. Arkansas State … had seven tackles and two interceptions at Temple … tallied 10 stops, one pick-off and one forced fumble at Houston … had a season-high 12 tackles and added one pass break-up vs. #23 USF ... compiled 12 stops and recovered one fumble against Tulane ... had 10 stops, including one tackle for -1 yard vs. UConn ... tallied 7 stops and one TFL for -2 yards at Memphis … had 11 tackles at Navy … totaled 10 tackles and one interception against SMU, thus earning the AAC's weekly honor roll for his performance … was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List in 2018 ...
2017 – Played in all 12 games and started 11 contests … did not start the Navy game … had 106 stops, two tackles for -9 yards, two fumble recoveries and one interception … had six double-figure tackle games … had a career-high 17 tackles, including 11 solos at UConn … tallied 13 tackles and blocked a field goal vs. Temple … totaled 10 stops vs.#23 USF and #21 Memphis … totaled six tackles vs. Houston and eight stops at Tulane … had eight stops and one fumble recovery vs. Navy … totaled four tackles and recovered one fumble vs. New Mexico … had 10 tackles against Toledo … totaled 12 tackles and had his first career interception against Louisiana … totaled three tackles and one TFL for -7 yards at #10 Oklahoma State …
2016 – Played in all 13 games in 2016, mostly on special teams … started one game … made his first collegiate start at MIKE linebacker in place of Trent Martin against Tulane, and responded with a team-high nine tackles … totaled 18 tackles on the season … on his first career play in the season opener vs. San Jose State he had a goal-line stop on 4th-and-one, thus preventing an Spartan touchdown … had two tackles against both San Jose State and North Carolina A&T.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Gatesville High School … played tight end and linebacker … had 413 tackles and five quarterback sacks on defense and caught 44 passes for 616 yards and four touchdowns … was credited with 145 tackles, eight TFLs, three PBUs and two sacks as a senior … also caught 22 passes for 366 yards and four TDs his senior campaign … helped lead his team to the Area championship and regional semifinals his senior season … was named to the Centex Top-25 by the Waco Tribune, ranking No. 9, as a senior … was named the District co-Defensive MVP and the Killeen all-area MVP his senior season … was a two-time all-district first team selection and earned second-team all-district honors as a sophomore … totaled 130 tackles, six forced fumbles and three interceptions his junior season … high school coach was Kyle Cooper.
PERSONAL – Favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … his favorite TV show is “Sons of Anarchy” … favorite game as a child was flashlight tag … favorite food is ribeye steak … his dream job is to be the general manager of the Dallas Cowboys … has two older siblings … his brother, Cole, played football at Baylor from 2013-16 … parents are Clint and Gina Edmiston … majoring in business management with a sports management specialization … born March 25, 1998 in Grapevine, Texas.
2018 – Played and started all 12 games … had team-highs of 113 tackles, four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles … was an honorable mention all-conference selection … had seven double-digit tackle games … had a takeaway in five of the final nine games … collected nine tackles, one stop for -1 yard and one fumble recovery at Texas … totaled 11 stops and added one TFL for -3 yards and one forced fumble vs. Arkansas State … had seven tackles and two interceptions at Temple … tallied 10 stops, one pick-off and one forced fumble at Houston … had a season-high 12 tackles and added one pass break-up vs. #23 USF ... compiled 12 stops and recovered one fumble against Tulane ... had 10 stops, including one tackle for -1 yard vs. UConn ... tallied 7 stops and one TFL for -2 yards at Memphis … had 11 tackles at Navy … totaled 10 tackles and one interception against SMU, thus earning the AAC's weekly honor roll for his performance … was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List in 2018 ...
2017 – Played in all 12 games and started 11 contests … did not start the Navy game … had 106 stops, two tackles for -9 yards, two fumble recoveries and one interception … had six double-figure tackle games … had a career-high 17 tackles, including 11 solos at UConn … tallied 13 tackles and blocked a field goal vs. Temple … totaled 10 stops vs.#23 USF and #21 Memphis … totaled six tackles vs. Houston and eight stops at Tulane … had eight stops and one fumble recovery vs. Navy … totaled four tackles and recovered one fumble vs. New Mexico … had 10 tackles against Toledo … totaled 12 tackles and had his first career interception against Louisiana … totaled three tackles and one TFL for -7 yards at #10 Oklahoma State …
2016 – Played in all 13 games in 2016, mostly on special teams … started one game … made his first collegiate start at MIKE linebacker in place of Trent Martin against Tulane, and responded with a team-high nine tackles … totaled 18 tackles on the season … on his first career play in the season opener vs. San Jose State he had a goal-line stop on 4th-and-one, thus preventing an Spartan touchdown … had two tackles against both San Jose State and North Carolina A&T.
HIGH SCHOOL – Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Gatesville High School … played tight end and linebacker … had 413 tackles and five quarterback sacks on defense and caught 44 passes for 616 yards and four touchdowns … was credited with 145 tackles, eight TFLs, three PBUs and two sacks as a senior … also caught 22 passes for 366 yards and four TDs his senior campaign … helped lead his team to the Area championship and regional semifinals his senior season … was named to the Centex Top-25 by the Waco Tribune, ranking No. 9, as a senior … was named the District co-Defensive MVP and the Killeen all-area MVP his senior season … was a two-time all-district first team selection and earned second-team all-district honors as a sophomore … totaled 130 tackles, six forced fumbles and three interceptions his junior season … high school coach was Kyle Cooper.
PERSONAL – Favorite professional sports team is the Dallas Cowboys … his favorite TV show is “Sons of Anarchy” … favorite game as a child was flashlight tag … favorite food is ribeye steak … his dream job is to be the general manager of the Dallas Cowboys … has two older siblings … his brother, Cole, played football at Baylor from 2013-16 … parents are Clint and Gina Edmiston … majoring in business management with a sports management specialization … born March 25, 1998 in Grapevine, Texas.
FB | Tre Lamb Navy Preview
Monday, September 08
FB | Tre Lamb New Mexico State Preview
Monday, September 01
FB | Tre Lamb Abilene Christian Preview
Monday, August 25
FB | Lamb Media Availability 8-20
Wednesday, August 20
