Ty Cooper

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
240
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Louisville, Miss.
High School:
Louisville HS
Prev School:
Tulane

CAREER NOTES: First year at Tulsa … Transferred to TU from Tulane where he spent the 2025 spring semester … Played four seasons at Mississippi State prior to transferring to Tulane … Has appeared in 35 career games with three starts and has made 55 career tackles.

SEC Graduate
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent four years at Mississippi State …. Spent the spring semester at Tulane … Played in 35 career games with three starts and had 55 tackles, 3.0 tackles for a loss and 1 sack.

Played in 12 games with one start in 2024.
Recorded 29 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack during his junior season.
Appeared in all 12 games with two starts during his redshirt sophomore season.
Played both on the defensive line and special teams.
Recorded 13 tackles, three solo and 10 assisted.
According to PFF, earned a season-high tackle grade of 75.2 against Southern Miss.
Made his first career start as a Bulldog on Nov. 18, 2023 against Southern Miss.
Appeared in three games during the 2022 season.
Finished with six tackles including a split tackle for loss and earned a redshirt.
Recorded a tackle in State's win in the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois.
Appeared in eight games as a true freshman and finished with seven tackles and one-half tackle for loss.
Made collegiate debut at No. 15 Texas A&M.

HIGH SCHOOL

Prepped at Louisville High School under head coach Tyrone Shorter.
Three-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports.
Rated as the No. 60 defensive end recruit by 247Sports.
Tabbed a top-20 recruit in Mississippi by ESPN (No. 19), Rivals (No. 20) and 247Sports (No. 17).
Named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen as a senior.
For his career, piled up 211 tackles, including 66.0 tackles for loss and 22.0 sacks.
Added four fumbles recovered, three fumbles caused and two interceptions.
Scored twice in his career on defense, once on a fumble return and once on an interception.
As a senior, logged 112 tackles, including 40.0 tackles for loss.
Totaled 12.0 sacks ... Had three forced fumbles, three fumbles recovered and one interception.
As a junior, posted 63 stops with 21.0 tackles for loss and nine sacks.
Added one interception and one fumble recovered.
As a sophomore, logged 35 tackles.
Posted 4.0 tackles for loss.
As a freshman, lone tackle was a sack.
Invited to the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game.