Kooper Ebel

Awards:

2024:

Earned CSC Academic All-District honors...Named Academic All-Big 12.

Season:

2025:

Started in all 12 games...Recorded 77 tackles (38 solo), eight tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and three pass breakups.

2024: Started all 14 games...Collected 69 tackles (32 solo), six tackles for loss and one sack.

2023:

Played in eight games...Tallied three solo tackles.

Game-By-Game:

2025:

vs. Kansas State (8/23): Posted five tackles, three solo...Added a solo sack for a 12-yard loss.

South Dakota (8/30): Assisted on two tackles...Had a half-tackle for loss.

Iowa (9/6): Recorded six tackles and a QB hurry.

at Arkansas State (9/13): Secured five solo tackles.

Arizona (9/27): Registered seven tackles, including four solo.

at Cincinnati (10/4): Tallied five tackles with three solo.

at Colorado (10/11): Compiled six tackles, three solo...Recorded a tackle for loss.

BYU (10/25): Collected six tackles, two solo...Assisted on a tackle for loss and added a QB hurry.

Arizona State (11/1): Notched nine tackles, five solo...Had a tackle for loss...Added a pass breakup and two QB hurries.

at TCU (11/8): Secured 11 tackles, including four solo...Registered a tackle for loss and a forced fumble.

Kansas (11/22): Notched five tackles and one pass breakup.

at Oklahoma State (11/29): Collected 10 tackles, including eight solo...Tallied three tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one QB hurry.

2024: North Dakota (8/31): Tallied six tackles, including three solo.

at Iowa (9/7): Collected six tackles, including four solo and a half-tackle for loss.

Arkansas State (9/21): Made six stops, including a solo sack.

at Houston (9/28): Posted nine tackles, seven solo...Added 1.5 tackles for loss.

Baylor (10/5): Tallied eight tackles, four solo, and a half-tackle for loss...Added a QB hurry.

at West Virginia (10/12): Secured four tackles and a tackle for loss.

UCF (10/19): Notched two tackles, one solo.

Texas Tech (11/2): Made four stops, two solo.

at Kansas (11/9): Assisted on four tackles and a tackle for loss.

Cincinnati (11/16): Collected four solo tackles and a tackle for loss.

at Utah (11/23): Helped on three tackles.

Kansas State (11/30): Made three tackles, one solo.

vs. Arizona State (12/7): Recorded four tackles, one solo.

vs. Miami (12/28): Registered six tackles, three solo

2023: at Oklahoma (9/30): Had a solo tackle.

at Baylor (10/28): Tallied a solo tackle.

at BYU (11/11): Collected a solo tackle.

Played at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School for head coach Jay Eilers...Helped Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to an 8-3 mark and a state quarterfinal appearance in 2022...Named to the Register’s Class A all-state team...Was a two-time IPSWA first-team selection...As a senior, posted 824 passing yards, 2,511 rushing yards and 38 touchdowns. Added 78 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and three interceptions...As a junior, threw for 532 yards and rushed for 1,216 yards, totaling 25 touchdowns. Recorded 82 tackles, including 61 solo...Rated as a three-star prospect and a Top 10 prospect in Iowa by ESPN... Father, Korey, played linebacker at South Dakota...Majoring in human development and family studies.