Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
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Dalton Cooper
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Prague, OK
- High School:
- Prague
2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team (Coaches)
2020 Freshman All-America Team (The Athletic)
Had 57 career FBS starts 60 games played in his career ... Spent two seasons at OSU ... Began his career at Texas State where he was an all-conference performer and started 36 games at left tackle.
2024 (Super Senior): Played in nine games and made eight starts, missing some time due to injury ... All his starts came at left tackle ... Named OSU’s co-offensive player of the week for the win over Arkansas ... Served as a game captain against West Virginia ... One the preseason All-Big 12 team and on preseason watch lists for the Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award and Senior Bowl.
2023 (Senior): Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league’s head coaches in his first year at OSU ... Played in every game and started every game but the season opener ... His first two starts came at right tackle and the next 11 came at left tackle ... PFF gave him the highest run blocking grade and overall offensive grade on OSU’s offensive line for the season ... His run blocking grade was also the fifth-best among all Big 12 tackles ... Allowed three sacks on 576 pass plays ... Named to the preseason Senior Bowl watch list.
2022 (Junior at Texas State): Named to the Preseason First-Team All-Sun Belt and the PFF Preseason First-Team All-Sun Belt … Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team and Dave Campbell’s Preseason All-Texas First Team honoree … Placed on the Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team … Started all 12 games as a left tackle … Behind Cooper, Texas State’s offense averaged 325.2 yards per game and racked up 20 touchdowns … Rated the fourth-best offensive lineman in the Sun Belt … Allowed three sacks on 429 pass plays.
2021 (Sophomore at Texas State): Named to the PFF First-Team All-Sun Belt and the Phil Steele All-Sun Belt Third Team … Chosen by coaches to be placed on the All-Sun Belt Third Team … Selected as a member of the Dave Campbell’s All-Texas College Second Team … Started all 12 games as a left tackle … Rated the 6th best offensive lineman in the Sun Belt and the best left tackle in PFF ratings … Surrendered only three sacks on 450 pass plays and saw 814 total snaps.
2020 (Freshman at Texas State): Became a regular starter, starting in all 12 games as a left tackle … Named a Freshman All-American honoree by The Athletic … Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors by Phil Steele and All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention by coaches … Rated the 23rd best offensive lineman in the Sun Belt and the third-best left tackle in PFF ratings … Surrendered only one sack on 503 pass plays … Helped Texas State average 369.7 total yards, 27.7 points and 131 yards rushing.
2019 (at Texas State): Took a redshirt season his first year at Texas State … Saw action against Troy.
High School: Played for coach John Graham at Prague … Named to the Oklahoman’s Preseason Class 2A All-State team and the Shawnee News-Star All-Area team … Blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher as a senior … Recorded 85 tackles and two sacks in 10 games as a senior … Tallied 62 tackles and seven sacks as a junior … Played as an offensive and a defensive lineman … Rated the No. 30 overall prospect in Oklahoma by 247Sports … Also a talented basketball player and was selected to play in the Senior All-Star game.
Personal: Son of John and Stefanie Cooper.
