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Rice · 2026

Cooper King

LBJunior5' 10", 211 lbsHouston, TX
Rice Owls1-6 · TDC #119
Snap share
46%
1 of 5 started · likely 38–55%
Tackles
22
821st of 5410 in FBS
Solo
9
Tackles for loss
1
1348th of 2452 in FBS
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays11752nd / 2575
Tackles for loss11083rd / 1913
Run stops41624th / 3263
Sacks0—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles12—

Charting

Where King's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Passes defended
0
0 broken up · 0 intercepted
QB hurries
0
as the play text names the rusher
Tackles after a catch
5
11.2 yds per catch on those
YAC on those catches
7.8
yds after the catch before his tackle
Coverage plays
5
PBUs + INTs + tackles after a catch

The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.

Career

3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farRice#119 · 1-6546%2210001
2025Rice#126 · 5-848%810.5001
2024Rice#104 · 4-813%20000—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cooper King's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Cooper King's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 at Notre Dame (Week 2)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1Houston ChristianW 31–35.6310.5000··
2@Notre DameL 0–526.81050000··
3Western MichiganL 21–285.4410000··
4@Fresno StateL 24–385.6310.5000··
5UTSAL 14–164.8210000··
6@East CarolinaL 12–28—no stats recorded
7TulsaL 17–38—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games5.62291000··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles22821st / 5410
Solo9—
Tackles for loss11348th / 2452
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Houston Christian✓ LB58~29 (3–53)350%
Wk 2 · Notre Dame—65~65 (33–65)10100%
Wk 3 · Western Michigan—63~38 (4–63)460%
Wk 4 · Fresno State—68~53 (27–62)378%
Wk 5 · UTSA—71~30 (3–54)242%
Season1 GS463215 (174–254)2246%

Position Room

9 LBs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
54Austin HarnetiauxLBSR5011—3
33Stone CombsLBSR4740—0
44Cooper KingLBJR2210—0
14Beau BartonLBJR110.50—0
56Seth ClarkeLBFR61.51—3
13Tariq MayLBSR410.5—0
40Jayden CupittLBFR400—0
34Kaleb BlantonLBSO200—0
42DeReyon JenkinsLBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Rice depth chart →