Coaches / Position coach / AJ Cooper
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AJ Cooper
Assistant Coach, Linebackers / Run Game Coordinator · Arizona State
Headline rating: as position coach · defensive line. Every role he has been rated in is below.
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Seasons here1
Programs7
Stints11
Career path
Head-coaching stints since 1936; assistant roles since 2016
As position coach · defensive line
Rating65Peak72
Room quality, development (his players gaining more than typical players at the position year to year) and recruiting credit.
| Season | Team | Room | Room quality | Development | Recruiting | Season score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona State | Linebackers | 80 | +0.8 | 0.852 | 0.41 |
| 2025 | Oregon State | Defensive backs | 71 | -0.3 | 0.852 | -0.26 |
| 2024 | Arizona State | Linebackers | 75 | -1.1 | 0.861 | -0.00 |
| 2023 | Sacramento State | Linebackers | — | — | 0.831 | -0.10 |
| 2023 | Arizona State | Linebackers | 69 | +8.0 | 0.831 | 0.06 |
| 2022 | Washington State | Defensive line | 79 | -0.2 | 0.828 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | Washington State | Defensive line | 75 | -0.7 | 0.834 | -0.02 |
| 2020 | Wyoming | Defensive line | 76 | +4.7 | 0.848 | 0.52 |
| 2020 | Wyoming | Special teams | 60 | — | 0.848 | 0.01 |
| 2020 | Washington State | Defensive line | 68 | -2.3 | 0.848 | -0.47 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | Defensive line | 77 | +9.4 | 0.801 | 0.62 |
| 2019 | Wyoming | Special teams | 55 | -22.0 | 0.801 | -1.29 |
| 2017 | Wyoming | Special teams | 60 | +7.8 | 0.771 | -0.20 |
| 2017 | Wyoming | Defensive line | 78 | +6.1 | 0.771 | 0.27 |
Season score: 0 = an average season in this role; positive = better.