Aaron Cooper

Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Lancaster, CA
High School:
Paraclete HS

2020 (Spring 2021) -- Played in all three games played with a start at Eastern Washington ... No. 2 on the squad with 20 total tackles, including 13 stops ... established new career-high 12 tackles at Eastern Washington with eight solo stops ... recorded tackles for lost yardage against Southern Utah and Eastern Washington ... intercepted a pass at UC Davis and forced a fumble at Eastern Washington.

2019 -- Started all 11 games at Will linebacker as a sophomore ... third on the team with 67 tackles (37 solo), including 6.0 tackles for lost yardage and one sack ... led the team with seven pass breakups ... one quarterback hurry in Oregon State game ... sack was versus Northern Colorado in season finale ... season-high 11 tackles in both the Idaho and Oregon State contests ... pair of pass breakups at Idaho ... earned team's Mel Kaufman Award.

2018 -- Played in seven of Cal Poly's 11 games as a redshirt freshman ... earned five total tackles (four solo), including season-high two stops in season opener at North Dakota State ... also recorded tackles versus Northern Arizona, Montana State and Southern Utah.

2017 -- Redshirt ... made seven tackles in 2018 Spring Game.

High School -- A 2017 graduate of Paraclete High School in Lancaster, Calif. ... as a strong safety recorded 88 tackles and four interceptions as a senior under head coach Dean Herrington ... returned one of the interceptions 45 yards for a touchdown in state Division 3-AA title game and also recovered a fumble for a touchdown ... caught four passes, one for a touchdown, and broke up four passes, recovered three fumbles and forced another fumble ... also caught a pair of two-point conversion passes ... led Spirits to 12-4 overall mark, Gold Coast League Valley Division) title, CIF-Southern Section Division 6 championship and California state Division 3-AA title ... Cooper earned first-team All-Gold Coast League, All-Valley and All-CIF-Southern Section Division 6 honors ... also competed in track and field with best marks of 51.86 in 400, 5-11 in high jump and 20-10 in long jump ... served as a student ambassador ... chose Cal Poly because of its "great environment and great football program."

Personal -- Son of Michael Cooper and Camila Webber ... four sisters, Kiraya, Makhi, Maliyah and Anaiya ... enjoys juggling ... member of Cal Poly's Black Student Union ... born in Palmdale, Calif. ... majoring in psychology.