Ernest Cooper holds the ROLB · Starter spot in Stanford Cardinal’s rolb room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Ernest Cooper is a 6'4", 250-pound redshirt senior edge rusher for Stanford from Arlington, TX. Cooper arrived as a four-star recruit in the 2022 class and appeared in four games as a freshman, recording 12 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, and a sack. He saw increased action in 2023 with 10 appearances and five tackles. As a junior in 2024, he started seven of 12 games and totaled 22 tackles with 2.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. In 2025, Cooper earned six starts while appearing in all 12 games, posting 23 tackles (12 solo), 5.0 tackles-for-loss, 3.0 sacks, a fumble recovery, and a pass defensed. His 5.0 tackles-for-loss ranked fourth among Cardinal defenders.

Stanford2022 — present