Honors
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2025
Missouri State
2025: Played in 4 regular-season games (96 snaps) to preserve his redshirt season ... Also saw action in the Xbox Bowl game vs. Arkasnas State (12/18/25) in Frisco, Texas ... Had 8 total tackles on the season with 4 solos, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup ... Registered 3 stops in road win at Marshall (9/6/25) with a pair of solos ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in home win over UT Martin (9/20/25) with 2 solos, a tackle for loss (2 yards) and a PBU while also earning the special teams "Grinder" award from the coaching staff ... Earned the defensive scout team player of the week for the win at New Mexico State (10/22/25) ... Named to MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2025 semester.
2024: Played in 9 games as a true freshman with a start in the Lindenwood game (9/14/24), logging a pair of assisted stops ... Named MSU Special Teams Grinder honoree by coaching staff for win over Youngstown State (9/28/24) with 4 total tackles, 3 solos and a forced fumble ... Brought down season-high 5 ball carriers in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) with a pair of solo stops ... Credited with 2 tackles and a pass breakup in home win over Southern Illinois (11/2/24) ... Notched 3 tackles at FCS national champion North Dakota State (11/16/24).
High School
Was a two-way standout at Montgomery (Ala.) Academy where he ranked as the No. 4 linebacker in Alabama in senior class of 2024 ... Racked up 112 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 8 sacks as a senior (2023) while rushing for 1,051 yards and 15 touchdowns for an Eagles playoff team ... Was a finalist for 4A Linebacker of the Year honors and earned Alabama high school player of the week once in his senior campaign ... As a junior, he brought down 88 ball carriers with 27 TFLs and 13 sacks, while rushing for 1,262 yards and 20 TDs for a 12-3 state runner-up squad ... Was a first-team all-state player as a LB and RB while earning 3A back of the year finalists laurels ... Averaged 4.1 yards per carry in the 3A state title game for the 11-4 Eagles who dropped a narrow 35-33 decision in the state championship game ... In 2021, he was part of a state semifinal squad that finished 13-1 ... He earned all-state first-team honors at RB and finished with 1,527 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns with 60 tackles, 20 tackles for loss and 10 sacks ... Had 50 tackles as a freshman with 10 for loss and 3.0 sacks.
Personal
Jashawn Armani Cooper was born 5/19/05 in Montgomery, Ala. ... Son of Jamal Cooper and Valerie Holmes of Montgomery ... Has a brother, Jamal and a sister, Rhianna ... Majoring in General Business.
