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Desmond Cooper
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Desmond Cooper

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Jacksonville, FL

High School:
Bolles School

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 195

Position:
FS

Birthdate:
03/12/1992

12/20/2011

Wake Forest vs. Clemson, November 12, 2011

Wake Forest Football vs. Clemson

12/02/2011

Wake Forest vs Maryland

Wake Forest vs Maryland (11/19/2011)

12/02/2011

Wake Forest vs Vanderbilt (11/26/2011)

Wake Forest vs Vanderbilt (11/26/2011)


2011 (Redshirt Freshman):
Participated in all 13 games in first season of action... made first career appearance and tackle against Syracuse (9.1)... made first career tackle for loss, for three yards, against Gardner-Webb (9.17)...

2010 (True Freshman):
Redshirted the season.

High School:
A 2010 graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Considered one of the top defensive back prospects in the country ... Helped the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record as a senior including a 21-7 win over Tampa Catholic in the Citrus Bowl for the Class 2B state title ... Recovered a fumble in the state championship game that led to a TD and also intercepted a pass with 2:33 to play in the game that sealed the win ... Bolles was ranked No. 1 in the state entering the championship game ... First team All-First Coast pick at defensive back ... Had 70 tackles and four interceptions as a senior ... Member of the Florida Times-Union Super 24 team ... The No. 73 DB prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Ranked among the top 100 players in Florida by SuperPrep ... Team was 45-2 during his varsity career ... Played for Coach Corky Rogers, the winningest high school coach in Florida history ... Also ran track where he won the district title in the 200m three consecutive years ... Recruited by Tom Elrod.

Personal:
Son of Euclid and Alison Cooper ... Born March 12, 1992 ... Chose Wake Forest over offers from Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Miami, Purdue, Rutgers and West Virginia.

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