2008 Football Roster
Roster
Brandon Cooper
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, TX
- High School/Previous School:
- Fort Bend Marshall HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Has seen action in 19 games during his Mississippi State career on the defensive line . . . After redshirting his initial season in Starkville, saw his playing time increase as his redshirt freshman season developed . . . Has made 14 tackles, including one and one-half for loss (minus 8 yards), one-half of which was a quarterback sack (minus 5 yards) as a reserve at defensive end . . . Came to the Bulldogs from the talent-rich Houston-area high school ranks.
2008:
Played in all but one game (11 of 12) during his sophomore season . . . Only missed seeing playing time in the team’s Week 11 win over Arkansas . . . Made 10 hits, including one and one-half for loss (minus 8 yards), one-half of which was a quarterback sack (minus 5 yards) . . . Recorded a pair of tackles in the Bulldogs’ season opener at Louisiana Tech . . . Added one hit in Mississippi State’s SEC opener vs. Auburn . . . Had one more tackle a week later at Georgia Tech . . . Credited with one tackle, a half quarterback sack (minus 5 yards), in State’s mid-season win over Vanderbilt . . . Combined with Charles Burns on a 10-yard sack mid-way through the second quarter in the victory over the Commodores . . . Had one tackle, a 3-yard tackle for loss, in his team’s homecoming win over Middle Tennessee . . . Made three hits in Week 9 game against Kentucky . . . Added another tackle a week later at Alabama.
2007:
Played in eight games as a reserve defensive end for the Bulldogs during his redshirt freshman campaign . . . After not seeing action in the first five games of the year, he saw action in the final eight . . . Made four hits as a reserve at defensive end . . . Saw his first collegiate playing time against UAB in Week 6 . . . Made his first career tackle at West Virginia two weeks later . . . Added another hit in Week 11 at Arkansas, in the season-ending Battle For The Golden Egg win over Ole Miss, and in State’s 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl victory over Central Florida.
2006:
Redshirted his true freshman season.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated with the top 35 defensive linemen in the Midlands by Prep Star Magazine in its season-ending issue . . . Named first-team, Class 20-5A all-district selection on the defensive line in suburban Houston, Texas, by Texas High School Football.com . . . That recruiting website ranked him as the #11 defensive line prospect in the state of Texas . . . Credited with running a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash and with a 275-pound bench press max at the University of Houston combine run by the Rivals.com recruiting website . . . Also listed with a 32-inch vertical jump by Rivals . . . Helped lead Fort Bend Marshall to a 9-1 record during his senior season and a District 20 championship with a 7-0 mark in league play . . . Registered 52 tackles and a quarterback sack during his junior season for the Buffalos . . . Played for head coach Dennis Brantley at Marshall, a school that has only been playing football the last three years . . . Solid high school student with a 3.0-plus grade point average on the prep level . . . Other top scholarship offer: Iowa State . . . Committed to Mississippi State in June 2005.
PERSONAL:
Born Brandon Glen Cooper, 11-10-87, in Houston, Texas . . . Son of Mr. Alton Cooper and Ms. Rhoda Cooper . . . Majoring in management of construction & land development.
