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Name: Zerrick Cooper (Transfer from Clemson)
College: Jacksonville State      Number: 6
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-2   Weight: 230
Position:  Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2022

40 Low: 4.78
   40 Time: 4.86
  40 High: 4.92

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 Data Scout Notes: X-FA-Tryout/25-45 Tier/54%-13-7 in 21/Production Drop in 21 2021: NAC...2020: POPOY-PSDS/P2ndNationalFCS-PSDS...2019: 2ndC...PDSOPOY/POPOYC/PPayton/P1stC...1st team All-OVC, OVC All-Newcomer Team w/251-417-3416-32-14-60.2 pass, 108-371-3.4-6 rush in 13 gms in '18. Transferred from Clemson for '18. Backup w/25-41-2

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Height: 6022
Weight: 230

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Dates: 03/09/22
Hand: 09 3/4  Arm: 33 1/2
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 Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State, Player News


  Zerrick Cooper threw three second-half touchdown passes, Ron Wiggins ran for 102 yards and two scores on just eight carries and Jacksonville State pulled away in the second half to beat Lamar 38-7 in the ASUN-WAC Challenge on Saturday. Lamar led 7-0 after the first quarter on a 5-yard TD run by Jaylon Jackson. Alan Karajic's 21-yard field goal and Wiggins' 18-yard TD run put the Gamecocks (5-5, 3-2) up 10-7 at halftime and started a 38-point run. Cooper took over from there with TD tosses to PJ Wells covering 29 yards, a 33-yarder to Ahmad Edwards and a 21-yarder to Jayson Jones. Wiggins' put the finishing touches on the win with a 55-yard TD run with 4:40 left to play. Cooper completed 16 of 26 passes for 244 yards for JSU. Edwards had five catches for 95 yards, while Josh Samuel carried 15 times for 90 of the Gamecocks' 237 yards on the ground. Freshman Daelyn Williams was 6-of-18 passing for 53 yards for the Cardinals (1-8, 0-5). Jackson ran for 89 yards on 22 carries. Lamar managed only 147 yards of offense, while yielding 493. - AP College Football

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  Zerrick Cooper threw two touchdown passes to Sean Brown, Josh Samuel added two rushing scores and Jacksonville State defeated Abilene Christian 40-25 on Saturday. Cooper threw touchdown passes of 22 yards and 17 yards, the 89th and 90th touchdowns he is responsible for at Jacksonville State (4-5, 2-2 ASUN-WAC Challenge), passing Eli Jenkins (2013-16) to become program's all-time leader (70 passing, 20 rushing). Less than two minutes into the game, Markail Benton picked off a screen pass and returned it 52 yards for the Gamecocks' fifth defensive touchdown of the season. Jacksonville State led thereafter, 20-10 at halftime and 27-16 through three quarters. Samuel's 17-yard run and Brown's second touchdown catch put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. Cooper finished with 214 yards passing and Samuel 119 yards rushing. Peyton Mansell rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another with 301 yards passing but was intercepted three times for the Wildcats (4-5, 1-4). - AP College Football

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  Zerrick Cooper connected with Damond Philyaw-Johnson for a 59-yard touchdown as time expired and Jacksonville State beat Florida State 20-17. Cooper completed 17 of 38 passes for 242 yards. The JSU senior surpassed Eli Jenkins (7,652 yards from 2013-16) as JSU's all-time passing leader. He now has 7,819 passing yards for his career. The Seminoles (0-2) couldn't make a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter hold up. Florida State lost for the first time in 27 games against FCS teams. McKenzie Milton made his first start at Florida State, completing 18 of 31 passes for 133 yards, a touchdown and an interception. JSU beat a FBS team for the second straight year. - AP College Football

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  Jacksonville State earned $400,000 for a trip to Tallahassee. It was a night and victory the Gamecocks will savor for a lifetime. Zerrick Cooper connected with Damond Philyaw-Johnson on a 59-yard touchdown as time expired and Jacksonville State upset Florida State 20-17 on Saturday night. "You've got to play at a certain level execution-wise in these type games and we did that tonight," Jacksonville State coach John Grass said. "(Damond) beat his man, Zerrick made a perfect throw, he made a great cut down there and Ahmad (Edwards) made a big block and got him in the end zone." A year ago, Jacksonville State had a 14-0 lead after a quarter against Florida State.

On Saturday, the Gamecocks (1-1) needed touchdowns on their final two drives but enjoyed late magic as they celebrated by planting a flag at midfield on the Seminoles' logo. Cooper completed 17 of 38 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns. The senior surpassed Eli Jenkins (7,652 yards from 2013-16) as JSU's all-time passing leader. He now has 7,819 passing yards for his career. The Seminoles (0-2) were sluggish from the start as they played six days after an overtime loss to No. 9 Notre Dame. Florida State lost for the first time in 27 matchups against FCS teams. - Jacksonville State/AP College Football


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  Alen Karajic made his fourth field goal with 2:40 remaining and Jacksonville State beat Florida International 19-10 on Friday night for the first FCS victory over an FBS team this season. Jacksonville State (3-1), of the Ohio Valley Conference, got its first win against an FBS school since topping Georgia State in 2013 and Mississippi in '10. JSU outrushed FIU 285-72 despite Zerrick Cooper leaving the game with an injury after one carry. Josh Samuel carried it 25 times for 163 yards and a touchdown, and Uriah West added 24 carries for 116 yards. Karajic made his first three field goals before getting his fourth attempt blocked, snapping a string of seven makes. JSU coach John Grass returned, in the Gamecocks' season finale, after missing last week's win over North Alabama due to testing positive for COVID-19. FIU (0-3), of Conference USA, was held to 156 total yards and six first downs. - AP College Foootball

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  Zerrick Cooper ran for two touchdowns, threw for another and Jacksonville State defeated North Alabama 24-17 on Saturday in the absence of Gamecocks head coach John Grass. Grass announced Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would self-isolate with assistant head coach Jimmy Ogle overseeing Gamecocks. Cooper's second 1-yard score of the day gave the Gamecocks (2-1) a 21-17 lead at the end of the third quarter. Passes of 23 and 40 yards to Trae Berry sparked the quick drive. Alen Karajic extended the advantage with a 36-yard field goal with under 10 1/2 minutes left. Cooper threw for 244 yards with Barry making five catches for 104 yards. Cooper's 14-yard pass to Quan Charleston was his 61st career TD throw, tying Ed Lett's school record. Cooper also ran for 46 yards. Jakobi Byrd's 100th career catch was an 11-yard TD reception of Rett Files' only attempt that gave the Lions a 17-14 lead. Blake Dever threw for 202 yards. Attendance was 4,632, below the 7,000 maximum North Alabama had set for its 14,215-seat stadium. Both the Lions and the Gamecocks are playing four-game fall seasons. - AP College Football

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  Nicario Harper's 64-yard fumble return for a touchdown with about five minutes left helped Jacksonville State pull away from Mercer for a 34-28 victory on a rainy Saturday. Trailing 27-21, Mercer's Harrison Frost completed a pass to Andrew May, but Kolbi Fuqua forced May to fumble and Harper scoped it up and scored to put the Gamecocks ahead 34-21. Frost threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Dirrim with 51 seconds remaining but the Gamecocks recovered the ensuing onside kick.

The Gamecocks' Zerrick Cooper was 12-of-18 passing for 139 yards with touchdown runs from the 1 and 9. Cooper moved into second past Ed Lett on the school's passing yards list with 7,153. Eli Jenkins holds the record with 7,652 yards. Frost was 12 of 25 for 134 yards passing with two touchdown passes. Tyray Devezin had a 3-yard touchdown run and finished with 94 yard rushing to surpass 2,000 career yards. It was the only home game for Jacksonville State (1-1) during its four-game fall schedule, and the first game of Mercer’s three-game fall season. - AP College Football


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  2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State,...Cooper, a senior from Jonesboro, Ga., earned his second-straight All-OVC honor in 2019 after being named a first-team selection in 2018, extending JSU's streak of consecutive seasons with a quarterback on the All-OVC teams to seven. In 2019, Cooper finished the regular season ranked eighth nationally in total offense with 310.3 yards per game, eighth in passing yards with 3,404 yards, ninth in points responsible for with 204 and 11th in passing touchdowns with 28. - Jacksonville State Football

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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT OVC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St, Sr.,...Cooper finished the 2019 regular season ranked eighth nationally in total offense with 310.3 yards per game, eighth in passing yards with 3,404 yards, ninth in points responsible for with 204 and 11th in passing touchdowns with 28. In just two years at JSU, Cooper has the top two single-season passing marks and ranks third in school history for career passing yards (6,820). - Jacksonville State football

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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St, Sr.,...In 2019, Cooper finished the regular season ranked eighth nationally in total offense with 310.3 yards per game, eighth in passing yards with 3,404 yards, ninth in points responsible for with 204 and 11th in passing touchdowns with 28. In just two years at JSU, Cooper has the top two single-season passing marks and ranks third in school history for career passing yards (6,820). - Jacksonville State Football

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  2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): QB - Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State,...A junior from Jonesboro, Ga., Cooper earns his second-straight All-OVC honor after being named a first-team selection in 2018. He extends JSU's streak of consecutive seasons with a quarterback on the All-OVC teams to seven. In 2019, Cooper finished the regular season ranked eighth nationally in total offense with 310.3 yards per game, eighth in passing yards with 3,404 yards, ninth in points responsible for with 204 and 11th in passing touchdowns with 28. In just two years at JSU, Cooper has the top two single-season passing marks and ranks third in school history for career passing yards (6,820). He also has the top two single-season passing touchdown marks and ranks seventh in OVC history and second in JSU history with 60 career passing touchdowns, just one away from Ed Lett's school record of 61 from 1979-82. - Jacksonville State Football

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  OCT 7 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, R-Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper completed 25-of-39 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 44 yards as No. 20 Jacksonville State came from behind to top Tennessee State 31-23. He had touchdown passes for 20, 42 and 8 yards in the game and passed Eli Jenkins for second place on the school's career touchdown list (48). It marked the fourth-straight week he has thrown for three touchdowns, the first JSU player to accomplish that since 2009. Cooper became the sixth player in school history to pass for 5,000 yards in a career during the win.

Cooper ranks third nationally in passing yards (1,879), fourth in points responsible for (120), fifth in total offense (345.0 yards/game), sixth in passing touchdowns (16), seventh in passing yards/game (313.2), 11th in completions/game (24.17), 26th in pass efficiency (149.2) and 28th in completion percentage (63.3%). Others Nominated: Jaelin Benefield, Eastern Illinois; Preston Rice, Murray State; Zion Custis, Southeast Missouri; Chris Rowland, Tennessee State; Bailey Fisher, Tennessee Tech; Peyton Logan, UT Martin. - Ohio Valley Conference Football


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  Zerrick Cooper threw three touchdown passes and Jacksonville State rallied to beat Tennessee State, 31-23 in an Ohio Valley Conference contest Saturday night. The Gamecocks (4-2, 1-1) staked Tennessee State to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. Chris Rowland ran 48 yards for the opening touchdown less than two minutes into the game and his brother, Seth Rowland, followed him into the end zone minutes later from 27 yards out. Antonio Zita kicked a 19-yard field goal with 4:27 left in the first period to extend the lead and added field goals from 29 and 34 yards to complete the Tigers scoring.

Cooper hit Pearson from 20-yards out to cut the Tennessee State lead to a touchdown, and after Zita's second field goal, hit K.J. Stepherson from 42 yards out to make it a 20-17 game at intermission. Cooper found Pearson again with 2:43 left in the third quarter to put the Gamecocks on top, 24-23. Michael Matthews put the game away with a 10-yard scoring run with 7:18 left in the game. Cooper was 25 of 39 passing for 305 yards and Pearson had seven catches for 87 yards. Cameron Rosendahl was 14 of 24 f or 240 yards for Tennessee State (1-5, 0-2). - Jacksonville State/AP College Football


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  SEPT 16/WEEK 3 OVC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper accounted for 337 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as No. 16 Jacksonville State overcame a 28-7 deficit after one quarter to defeat No. 4 Eastern Washington 49-45. It marked the highest-ranked opponent the Gamecocks had beaten since 2002 and extended the team's regular season home winning streak to 30 games. Cooper passed for 249 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 88 yards and a score. Cooper led three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter (as JSU outscored EWU 21-0 in the final frame), including two over 70 yards, as the Gamecocks scored the winning touchdown with 59 seconds left (marking the team's only lead of the day).

Cooper ranks first nationally in total offense (372.0 yards/game), sixth in passing yards (1,007), seventh in passing yards/game (335.7), ninth in passing efficiency (159.3) and points responsible for/game (20.0), 10th in completion percentage (67.9%), 11th in completions/game (24.67) and 14th in passing touchdowns (7). It marks the second-straight week he has won the award. Others Nominated: JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay; Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky; Preston Rice, Murray State; Cameron Rosendahl, Tennessee State; David Gist, Tennessee Tech. - OVC Football


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  SEPT 9/WEEK 2 OVC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zerrick Cooper, QB, 6-4, 225, Jr., Jonesboro, Ga., Jacksonville State,...Cooper completed 20-of-26 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 30 yards and two more scores as Jacksonville State topped Chattanooga 41-20. The junior completed his first nine passes of the game as the Gamecocks built a 21-3 lead. He had touchdown passes of 39 yards to Jamari Hester in the first quarter and 40 yards to Trae Barry in the third quarter. Cooper ran in touchdowns from 1-yard out in each the second and fourth quarters. For the game he helped direct the Gamecocks to 509 yards of total offense.

In the process he became just the ninth player in program history to throw for 4,000 yards in a career (doing so in just 15 games). Cooper ranks first nationally in total offense (389.5 yards/game), completion percentage (76.9%), passing yards (758), second in passing yards/game (379.0), third in completions/game (30.0), sixth in passing yards/attempt (9.72), 10th in passing efficiency (167.8) and 14th in points responsible for/game (18.0). - OVC Football


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  Zerrick Cooper passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Jacksonville State rolled past Chattanooga 41-20 Saturday night. Cooper and Austin Kinsey each scored short rushing touchdowns in Jacksonville State's 14-point fourth quarter, where the Gamecocks (1-1) put some distance on Chattanooga (1-1). Cooper completed 20 of 26 passes for 344 yards with touchdown throws to Jamari Hester (two catches, 87 yards) and Trae Barry (six catches, 151 yards). The Gamecocks' fourth quarter opened up a 27-20 game. Chattanooga was led by Ailym Ford's 127 yards rushing on 22 carries, including a 4-yard run that pulled the Mocs to within 27-20 in the final minute of the third quarter. Nick Tiano passed for 127 yards and ran for 19 more with a TD. - AP College Football

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  2019 OVC PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville St, Jr.,...Cooper is coming off the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record. The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th– 147.6) and total offense (15th– 290.9). - Jacksonville State Football

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  2019 PRESEASON STATS FCS PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST: Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State, QB, R-Jr., 6-4, 230,...Cooper had the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record.

The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th–147.6) and total offense (15th–290.9). With just one season under his belt at JSU, he already ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes and 10thin career passing yards. - Jacksonville State Football


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  2019 ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM (COACHES): QB - Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State,...Cooper had the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record. The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th–147.6) and total offense (15th–290.9). With just one season under his belt at JSU, he already ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes and 10thin career passing yards. - Jacksonville State Football

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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-OHIO VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State,...Cooper had the best passing season in school history in 2018, setting new school records with 3,416 yards, 32 touchdown passes and 251 completions. His 290.9 yards of total offense per game are also a new school record.

The Jonesboro, Ga., native ranked third nationally in touchdown passes and fourth in passing yards in 2018, while also finishing among the national leaders in passing efficiency (13th-147.6) and total offense (15th-290.9). With just one season under his belt at JSU, he already ranks seventh in school history in career touchdown passes and 10thin career passing yards. - Jacksonville State Football


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