Cooper Voted Preseason Player of the Year
NORFOLK,
VA. - Endor Cooper has been voted the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Year
by the conference coaches and sports information directors.
A 6-3, 250-pound senior middle
linebacker from Woodbridge, Va., Cooper had his best season in
2007, recording 50 solo tackles, 38 assisted tackles, three tackles
for losses and three fumble recoveries, thus establishing himself
as one of the premier defensive players in the league.
“It is a compliment to him on how
he has performed over the past seasons,” said Howard Coach Carey
Bailey. “He is one of the few (returning) players on our team
that has made a lot of noise on the field with his
performance. It is nice to be rated as one of the best in the
conference.”
Cooper has shown marked progress
each season. As a freshman in 2004, he played in nine games
and still had 18 tackles and a team-high six QB hurries. He
received a medical redshirt for a knee injury in 2005, but showed
no signs of it as he recorded 50 tackles–11 for losses–and 8.5
sacks while playing as a defensive end. His five sack
performance against Bethune-Cookman earned him MEAC and National
Player of the Week honors.
The original story was published here: http://www.howard-bison.com/sports/fball/2008/News/Cooper_Voted_Preseason_POTY
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