Omarion Cooper

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Lehigh Acres, Fla.
High School:
Lehigh Senior HS
Prev School:
Florida State / Colorado / Florida State

Honors

• ACC Defensive Back and Rookie of the Week (11/13/21)
• 2021 Devaughn Darling Defensive Freshman of the Year (at Florida State)

2024 (at Florida State)

• Appeared in three games in 2024, ending with two tackles and one pass breakup
• Both tackles and pass breakup came in season debut against Memphis
• Also played against SMU and Clemson

2023 (at Colorado)

• Played nine games with eight starts during 2023 season at Colorado
• Recorded 37 tackles, including 32 solo stops with 2.0 for loss and 1.0 sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and five pass breakups for Buffaloes
• Pass breakups total tied for team high
• Registered career-high eight tackles with 1.0 for loss at Oregon
• Recorded seven tackles in win at Arizona State and six stops in win vs. Nebraska
• Made five tackles, including first collegiate sack, vs. USC

2021-2022 (at Florida State)

• Appeared in 12 games with four starts … Recorded 14 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble … Made season-high four tackles, all solo, in 24-23 win vs. LSU…grabbed interception in 44-14 win vs. Boston College … Recorded two solo stops and one forced fumble in 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs Oklahoma … Fumble was forced with 9:41 remaining in fourth quarter with game tied 25-25 … Made three tackles vs. No. 22 Wake Forest … Registered two tackles at No. 14 NC State … Had two solo stops vs. No. 4 Clemson
• Appeared in eight games with starts in each of final three contests in 2021 as a true freshman … Recorded 16 tackles, two interceptions and four pass breakups … Devaughn Darling Defensive Freshman of the Year … Made two tackles, one interception and four pass breakups vs. Miami in first collegiate start … Named ACC Defensive Back and Rookie of the Week for his performance vs. Hurricanes … First true freshman nationally with four pass breakups and one interception in a game since Virginia Tech’s Kendall Fuller in 2013 and first FSU defender with that line since Derwin James in 2017… Five passes defended and four pass breakups were highest single-game totals in ACC in 2021 … Passes defended total tied for third-highest single-game total nationally and pass breakups were tied for fifth-highest single-game total in America … Registered season-high five tackles in season finale at Florida … Had one solo stop vs. Louisville in collegiate debut … Made one interception at Clemson to mark FSU’s first interception by a true freshman since 2018

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Composite four-star recruit rated 41st-highest prospect in Florida and No. 22 cornerback nationally in 247Sports Composite
• Rated No. 9 in America at his position and No. 20 overall in Florida by ESPN … Ranked 136^th in ESPN300
• Three-year letterman at Lehigh Senior … Recorded 81 tackles, 21 pass breakups, three interceptions, one fumble recovery and multiple blocked kicks in his career
• Recorded 29 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups as a senior
• Junior season made 25 tackles, one interception, six pass breakups and one blocked field goal while helping Lightning advance to 7A state playoffs
• Registered 27 tackles, one interception, 11 pass breakups and one fumble recovery as a sophomore