Freshman LB Damarion Cooper brings run-stopping juice to Northwestern State
Damarion Cooper enters the 2026 season as a freshman linebacker for Northwestern State, listed at 6-1, 190 and wearing No. 22, with a reputation as a run-attacking front-seven defender.[1][2] His high school résumé backs that up: at Waxahachie, he was a four-year letterwinner and posted 33 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and two sacks as a senior while helping his team reach the playoffs deep into December.[1] The big selling point is upside—he looks like a physical, aggressive fit for a defense that wants downhill effort and early impact, even if he’s still in the “developing young linebacker” stage.[1][2]
