Kaden Cooper

Played in all 12 games as a junior ... Played wide receiver and appeared frequently on special teams ... Caught three passes for 20 yards and a touchdown ... Had two of those catches against Abilene Christian, including a15-yard touchdown catch from DC Tabscott in the fourth quarter (10/4) ... Also had one catch against SEMO (9/6) ... Had two rushes for two yards ... Made three tackles on special teams, including games against Central Arkansas (10/11), EKU (10/18) and Southern Utah (11/22). Played in nine games with one start against Utah Tech ... Rushed seven times for 41 yards to average 5.9 yards per carry ... Longest run was a 23-yard sweep against UT Martin (Sept. 14) ... Caught three passes for 26 yards ... Longest catch was a 21-yard grab against SEMO in the FCS Kickoff (Aug. 24) ... Ranked eighth on the team with 114 special teams reps ... Was one of 11 players with at least 100 reps on special teams. Played in all 11 games as a "gadget" player on offense ... Rushed 16 times for 69 yards, averaging 4.3 yards per carry ... Caught five passes for 46 yards ... Was involved in a notorious trick play that helped lead UNA to a 20-7 win over Tennessee Tech where he took a jet sweep handoff and tossed back to TJ Smith, who threw to quarterback Noah Walters for a 26-yard touchdown ... Had a season-long 27-yard run in the fourth quarter of a 31-30 win against Utah Tech, setting up the go-ahead touchdown catch by Dakota Warfield on the very next play with 1:37 remaining ... Had a season-long 19-yard catch in his UNA debut against Mercer at the FCS Kickoff ... Had 49 all-purpose yards in the Utah Tech win ... Added 26 rushing yards against EKU. Played running back and wide receiver at Opelika High School under head coach Erik Speakman … Helped lead the Bulldogs to three playoff appearances (2020-2022) … Named team captain and two-time player of the week in 2021 and 2022 … Also lettered in track and basketball … A/B honor roll student. Birthday is September 20 … Son of Catrina Cooper and Bishop Moss ... Has four siblings … Major is Nursing.