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Roster

Jersey Number 41
Cooper McDonald
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Haslet, Texas
- High School:
- Northwest
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AT WASHINGTON |
2021: Played in all 12 games, starting 10 of them (all other than Oregon and WSU) ... two tackles, including a sack, vs. Montana ... three tackles at Michigan ... had two tackles in the win over Cal ... also made two stop at Oregon State ... six tackles, one TFL, vs. UCLA ... three tackles, including one for a loss, in the win at Arizona ... three tackles, one-and-a-half tackles for loss and half of a sack in the win at Stanford ... one tackle vs. Oregon and also at Colorado ... three tackles, one of them for a loss, vs. WSU.
2020: Saw action in four games during his true freshman season ... played in each of the first three games ... made one tackle in the Oregon State game ... also had a tackle in the win over Arizona.
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HIGH SCHOOL |
Lettered three years for the Northwest Texans, helping them to a 6-5 record in 2019 … named to the Dallas Morning News all-area first team following senior year ... also the District 4-5A Division II defensive MVP and honorable mention all-state ... played with a cast on his broken hand for eight games as a senior ... had 89 tackles, eight tackles for loss and a defensive score to go along with 13 carries for 99 yards and two touchdowns … named to the All-District 4-5A Division 2 first team at outside linebacker as a junior in 2018 ... also honorable mention 5A all-state ... ranked as the nation's No. 36 inside linebacker by 247Sports ... a member of the Northwest track & field team, participating as a sprinter and in both the shot and discus ... won the 5A state title in the discus in 2019, with a throw of 178 feet, 11 inches ... finished third in the state meet as a sophomore in 2018 … brother, Caden, plays linebacker at San Diego State … played for coach Bill Poe at Northwest.
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