Hokie Club33 - Chad CooperPosition: Linebacker
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 192 lbs.
High School: Oakton
Hometown: Herndon, Va.
Could figure in at both the backer and mike linebacker positions this fall ... Has come a long way since battling Guillain-Barré Syndrome during the spring of 2002 ... Returned to play in 13 games during the 2002 season, but never quite returned to the form that made him one of Tech's most improved players in 2001 ... Got some much-needed reps during the spring, working at both inside linebacker positions ... Played well in the Maroon-White spring game ... Possesses good athleticism and range ... Plays well against the run and the pass ... Turned in his best time in the forty (4.62) during spring testing ... Continues working to get bigger and stronger ... Has the ability and the desire to be successful ... Needs a good summer of preparation ... Is expected to be a strong contender for a spot on the depth chart at linebacker ... Will also be looked to for continued help on special teams ... His progress will be watched closely when practice resumes ...2002: Missed the opener while battling shin splints ... Played in the other 13 games, mostly on special teams ... Started on the kickoff and kickoff return teams ... Had a solo tackle and five assists on the season ... Also had a quarterback hurry ... Had an assisted tackle on special teams against LSU in his first game back ... Played seven snaps in that game and 10 on special teams in the win over Marshall ... Played five snaps on special teams at Texas A&M ... Saw action on both defense and special teams at Western Michigan ... Recorded two assisted stops and a quarterback hurry in that game ... Recorded an assisted tackle on special teams in the win at Boston College ... Was in for 10 plays on special teams against Rutgers ... Saw action on seven special teams plays against Temple ... Was in for nine plays on special teams, recording an assisted tackle, against Pittsburgh ... Played 14 snaps on special teams at Syracuse and nine against West Virginia ... Had a solo tackle on special teams against Virginia ... Got reps at both the mike and the backer positions during spring workouts ... Had three tackles in two different spring scrimmages ... Posted two tackles behind the line of scrimmage and three tackles total in the Maroon-White spring game ...
2001: Played in all 11 regular-season games as a starter on special teams ... Worked at the backer position, but did not see action on defense ... Had two solo tackles and nine assists on the year in a special teams role ... Also had a fumble recovery ... Saw action on a season-high 14 plays on special teams at Pittsburgh ... Had three assisted tackles on special teams against Temple ... Recovered a fumble and had an assist on special teams at Virginia ... Was stricken with Guillain-Barré syndrome in December ... Was unable to attend school for the second semester ... Stayed home and made a full recovery ...
2000: Worked at both inside linebacker positions during a redshirt year ... Spent most of the fall at the mike linebacker spot ... Moved to the backer position for spring practice ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss, during the Hokies' first spring scrimmage ... Was in on three tackles in the annual Maroon-White spring game ...
High School: A high school All-America pick by both SuperPrep and PrepStar magazines ... Was named to PrepStar's Top 100 Dream Team ... Played free safety, linebacker and running back during three varsity seasons for Coach Pete Bendorf at Oakton ... Registered 109 tackles as a senior ... Added five quarterback sacks, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries ... Rushed for 450 yards and 10 touchdowns ... Was a first-team selection on The Washington Post All-Metro team ... Also first-team all-district and all-region and second-team all-state ... Listed as the No. 8 defensive back prospect in the nation and the No. 1 DB in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar ... Rated the No. 24 linebacker in the country by SuperPrep and the No. 27 linebacker by Rivals ... An honorable-mention All-USA pick by USA Today ... Named the No. 5 prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times ... Finished his junior year with 128 tackles and six pass interceptions ... Holds the record for most career tackles in Oakton's history ...
Personal: Charlton Douglas Cooper ... Born 6/10/81 in Houston, TX ... Son of Tom and Connie Cooper ... His dad was a starter in the defensive secondary at Tech in the mid-1970s ... Studying marketing management.
| Tackles | G | UT | AT | Tot. | Loss | Sacks |
| 2001 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Career | 24 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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