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2017 Football Roster

50 Shakur Cooper

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 235
  • Position Linebacker
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Coral Gables

Biography

2016 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games for the Panthers…Registered three tackles (one solo with one tackle for loss, a quarterback hurry and one pass breakup…Registered first-career pass breakup versus Marshall (11/19)…Had an assisted tackle in back-to-back games (versus LA Tech – 10/22; versus Middle Tennessee – 10/29)…Recorded a quarterback hurry at UTEP (10/8)…Made FIU debut, recording a tackle for loss (-5) versus UCF (9/24).

Coral Gables: Earned Florida Class 8A First-Team All-State honors in 2015…Also claimed First-Team All-Dade County recognition…Named one of the Top 50 Miami-Dade Football Players for the Class of 2016 by the Miami Herald…Miami-Dade Country’s all-time sacks leader…Had 57 tackles (39 solo) and 18 sacks for Coral Gables High School under Head Coach Roger Pollard…Helped the Cavaliers to a 10-2 record and berth in the Class 8A Playoffs in 2015…Older brother is former FIU wide receiver Jason Frierson (2007-10) and cousin is Indianapolis Colt running back Frank Gore… Participated in the Ron Turner Football Camp in Miami.
Career Highs (at FIU)
Tackles: 1, three times (last vs. Middle Tennessee - Oct. 29, 2016)
TFL: 1.0 vs. UCF (Sept. 24, 2016)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 at UTEP (Oct. 8, 2016)
Pass Breakups: 1 at Marshall (Nov. 19, 2016)

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2016Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'1" 217 lbs
    40
  • 50

    2017Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'1" 235 lbs
    50