Perry Cooper

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Class: Sophomore Hometown: The Woodlands, TX High School: The Woodlands HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 230 Position: LB Experience: 1L

UNLV: A good-sized, versatile defender who will look to earn his first game action this fall ... Listed No. 2 at the MLB spot after spring practice ... Was one of four Texans to sign with UNLV in 2010.

2010: Redshirted season.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of The Woodlands HS ... A three-year letterwinner under coach Mark Schmid ... Led the Highlanders to the second round of the playoffs as a junior and a senior ... In 2009 he made 80 tackles, including 12 for loss and six sacks as the Highlanders won their first 11 games ... Added two fumble recoveries and an interception ... Named first team all-district in 2009 ... Also played tight end on offense ... A two-year letterwinner in baseball for the Highlanders.

PERSONAL: Joseph Perry Cooper was born on Sept. 25, 1991, in Dallas, TX ... The son of Lela and Keith Cooper ... Has a brother, Michael ... Majoring in pre-mechanical engineering.