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Keanon Cooper
2/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Keanon Cooper
Safety
6-0, 200
Dallas, Texas
Skyline High School
An athletically versatile performer who played all over the field as a prep possesses great range and outstanding closing speed strong tackler who packs a punch member of the ESPN 150 rated as the No. 128 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com No. 12 outside linebacker and the No. 6 player in Texas by ESPN.com tapped as the No. 13 player in the Dallas Metroplex by the Dallas Morning News received four stars from Rivals, which rates him as the nation’s No. 24 safety and the No. 45 overall player in Texas rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 37 safety in the country by Scout Selected to play in the prestigious Under Armor All-America Game one of four Skyline products to sign with the Gophers along with Da’Jon McKnight, Troy Stoudermire and Spencer Reeves.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Skyline High School, where he was a three-year starter key member of a top-ranked defense that allowed just 203.8 yards per game in 2007 helped lead Skyline to a 12-2 record and its deepest run in the playoffs since 1972 as the Raiders reached the Class 5A Division Region Final posted staggering statistical numbers as both a junior and a senior totaled 141 tackles, three blocked punts, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior in 2007 earned Class 5A first team all-state honors from The Associated Press a second team all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association also earned first team All-Area honors from the Dallas Morning News and was a first team All-District 11-5A pick racked up 143 tackles, including four sacks, nine interceptions, five fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles as a junior in 2006 also had a blocked punt return for a touchdown earned first team All-Area and first team District 11-5A honors coached by Reginald Samples.
RECRUITING: Selected Minnesota over offers from Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami-FL, Michigan and Oklahoma.
PERSONAL: Keanon Cooper was born Oct. 28, 1989 son of Vickie Cooper.
Safety
6-0, 200
Dallas, Texas
Skyline High School
An athletically versatile performer who played all over the field as a prep possesses great range and outstanding closing speed strong tackler who packs a punch member of the ESPN 150 rated as the No. 128 overall player in the nation by ESPN.com No. 12 outside linebacker and the No. 6 player in Texas by ESPN.com tapped as the No. 13 player in the Dallas Metroplex by the Dallas Morning News received four stars from Rivals, which rates him as the nation’s No. 24 safety and the No. 45 overall player in Texas rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 37 safety in the country by Scout Selected to play in the prestigious Under Armor All-America Game one of four Skyline products to sign with the Gophers along with Da’Jon McKnight, Troy Stoudermire and Spencer Reeves.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Skyline High School, where he was a three-year starter key member of a top-ranked defense that allowed just 203.8 yards per game in 2007 helped lead Skyline to a 12-2 record and its deepest run in the playoffs since 1972 as the Raiders reached the Class 5A Division Region Final posted staggering statistical numbers as both a junior and a senior totaled 141 tackles, three blocked punts, three interceptions, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior in 2007 earned Class 5A first team all-state honors from The Associated Press a second team all-state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Association also earned first team All-Area honors from the Dallas Morning News and was a first team All-District 11-5A pick racked up 143 tackles, including four sacks, nine interceptions, five fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles as a junior in 2006 also had a blocked punt return for a touchdown earned first team All-Area and first team District 11-5A honors coached by Reginald Samples.
RECRUITING: Selected Minnesota over offers from Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami-FL, Michigan and Oklahoma.
PERSONAL: Keanon Cooper was born Oct. 28, 1989 son of Vickie Cooper.
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