Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1752nd / 2575 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1083rd / 1913 |
| Run stops | 4 | 1624th / 3263 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 12 | — |
Where King's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
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.
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Rice#119 · 1-6 | 5 | 46% | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Rice#126 · 5-8 | 4 | 8% | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Rice#104 · 4-8 | 1 | 3% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 31–3 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | L 0–52 | 6.8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | L 21–28 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | @ | L 24–38 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | L 14–16 | 4.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 6 | @ | L 12–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | L 17–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.6 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 22 | 821st / 5410 |
| Solo | 9 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1348th / 2452 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Houston Christian | ✓ LB | 58 | ~29 (3–53) | 3 | 50% |
| Wk 2 · Notre Dame | — | 65 | ~65 (33–65) | 10 | 100% |
| Wk 3 · Western Michigan | — | 63 | ~38 (4–63) | 4 | 60% |
| Wk 4 · Fresno State | — | 68 | ~53 (27–62) | 3 | 78% |
| Wk 5 · UTSA | — | 71 | ~30 (3–54) | 2 | 42% |
| Season | 1 GS | 463 | 215 (174–254) | 22 | 46% |
9 LBs on the Rice roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Austin Harnetiaux | LB | SR | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 33 | Stone Combs | LB | SR | 47 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Cooper King | LB | JR | 22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Beau Barton | LB | JR | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 56 | Seth Clarke | LB | FR | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 13 | Tariq May | LB | SR | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Jayden Cupitt | LB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Kaleb Blanton | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | DeReyon Jenkins | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →