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#8 Kooper Ebel
Class SR/TRFrom Iowa State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 233 lbHometown Hartley, IA · Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Depth-chart placement
Current role
MLB1Placement
StarterRoom
LinebackerExperience
4-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Kooper Ebel holds the MLB · Starter spot in Penn State Nittany Lions’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Iowa State→Penn State Nittany Lions
Background & career
Kooper Ebel is a 6'4", 233-pound linebacker from Hartley, Iowa, who attended Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School. A three-star recruit in the 2023 class, Ebel played three seasons at Iowa State before transferring to Penn State. In 2025, he appeared in all 12 games as a starter, accumulating 77 tackles with 38 solo efforts along with multiple defensive plays. During his 2024 campaign at Iowa State, Ebel started all 14 contests and registered 69 tackles, including 32 solo tackles. He earned Academic All-Big 12 honors in 2024.
Iowa State2023 – 2025
Penn State2026 — presentPrevious schoolIowa StateRecruiting3-star · No. 927 nationalOriginHartley, IA · Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn