Tamarcus Cooley holds the SS · Starter spot in LSU Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tamarcus Cooley is a safety from Raleigh, NC who attended Rolesville High School and was a three-star recruit in the 2023 class. He began his college career at Maryland in 2023, appearing in two games before transferring to NC State in 2024. At North Carolina State, Cooley appeared in all 13 games with nine starts at nickel, recording a career-high nine tackles and two interceptions against East Carolina in the Military Bowl. He joined LSU in 2025 and started all 13 games at safety, tallying 70 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and two interceptions. Cooley recorded a season-high 10 tackles against Houston in the Texas Bowl. Across three seasons, he has appeared in 28 games with 22 starts, accumulating 113 career tackles and four interceptions.

Marylandthrough 2023

NC State2024

LSU2025 — present