Cooper King

2024 Saw action in six games on defense and special teams and was credited with a pair of tackles in his first collegiate action… Made his debut vs. Texas Southern and was credited with a pair of tackles on 12 snaps… Added 35 snaps on special teams. 2023 Did not see action during a redshirt freshman season. Stratford HS Three-year starter for coach Todd Rankin at Stratford and was named second-team TSWA All-State… District 17-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior as the Spartans won the bi-district championship… Credited with 109 tackles., 14 TFL (4 sacks), and four forced fumbles as a senior and 309 tackles, 24.5 TFL (10 sacks), and nine forced fumbles in his career… National Merit Commended Scholar, AP Commended Scholar, Academic All-State, National Honor Society Vice President. Personal Full name: Cooper King … Born: September 2… Parents: Geoff and Catherine King…One brother, one sister… Father played football at SMU when the program returned in 1989... Grandfather, Rufus was inducted into the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame after earning All-American and All-SWC honors as a guard, helping lead the Owls to the 1960 Sugar Bowl and went on to play in the Hula Bowl and Coaches All-American All-Star games… Great uncle, Boyd King, played center alongside his brother at Rice while another great uncle, Doug Mills, played at Rice from 1962-64… Cousin, Toby Mills, played at Arizona State and was in camp with Dallas and Atlanta in the NFL after playing for Frankfort in NFL Europe... Rice major: Business... Rice College: Will Rice