Jalen Cooper

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2026 SMU 6 games, 20 catches, 299 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 7	atFlorida State	W 27–⁠24	4	71	1	50
Sep 12	vs.UC Davis	W 56–⁠10	1	42	0	42
Sep 19	atLouisville	L 31–⁠41	1	7	0	7
Sep 26	vs.Missouri State	W 34–⁠24	8	125	0	32
Oct 3	vs.Boston College	W 25–⁠16	5	45	0	16
Oct 17	vs.Virginia	W 23–⁠13	1	9	0	9

2025 SMU 7 games, 19 catches, 321 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.East Texas A&M	W 42–⁠13	5	73	1	38
Sep 6	vs.Baylor	L 45–⁠48	2	89	1	75
Sep 13	atMissouri State	W 28–⁠10	5	68	0	37
Sep 20	atTCU	L 24–⁠35	1	13	0	13
Oct 4	vs.Syracuse	W 31–⁠18	2	28	0	23
Nov 29	atCalifornia	L 35–⁠38	1	9	0	9
Jan 2 ✦	vs.Arizona	W 24–⁠19	3	41	0	31

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.