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Jonathon Cooper

Ohio State · Edge Rusher · 2016-20

SACKS
10
TFL
15
TKL
74

Career totals · 5 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2016 to 2020, Cooper recorded 74 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

Cooper was the No. 239 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 38th-highest edge rusher rating at Ohio State since 1990 and No. 187 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2020
    • Third-team all-conference
  2. 2021
    • No. 239 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Jonathon Cooper season-by-season statistics at Ohio State
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
20166110
201715320
20182362.50
20196111
2020243.53.51
Total7414.5102

Seasons with tracked stats at Ohio State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Ohio State Teammates

  1. 93C.J. Stroud2020-22QB
  2. 93Marvin Harrison Jr.2021-23WR
  3. 91Caleb Downs2024-25S
  4. 91Jeremiah Smith2024-26WR
  5. 90Garrett Wilson2019-21WR
  6. 90Justin Fields2019-20QB
  7. 86Chris Olave2018-21WR
  8. 86Shaun Wade2017-20CB
  9. 83Jaxon Smith-Njigba2020-22WR
  10. 80Cody Simon2020-24LB

Full Ohio State all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Jonathon Cooper) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.