Jonathon Cooper is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Cooper in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cooper's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jonathon Cooper
Top 24% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
Height6'4"
Weight257 lb
BornJan 8, 1998
Age28
CollegeOhio StateSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2021
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2021 | 23–24 | DEN | 16 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 457 | 44.6% | 236 | 60.8% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -7.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | DEN | 14 | — | 38 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 441 | 47.2% | 261 | 67.4% | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 88.3 | 0.4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | DEN | 17 | — | 60 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 8.5 | 29.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 836 | 73.8% | 109 | 23.7% | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 66.7 | 3.9 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | DEN | 17 | — | 55 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 10.5 | 41.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 820 | 69.9% | 66 | 13.8% | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 67.6 | -1.7 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 86 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | — | 48 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 16 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 682 | 61.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 60.9 | -3.0 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 234 | 116 | 118 | 33 | 63 | 31.5 | 127.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,236 | 60.0% | 679 | 31.8% | 46 | 32 | — | — | — | 100 | 37 | 26 | 185 | 9 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2291 all-time of 4,695. 8.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #239 (Rd 7) · DEN · 2021 · +38.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
18.8 expected · Δ+38.2
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