Kooper Ebel

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Hartley, Iowa
High School:
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn

Awards & Honors
CSC Academic All-District (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 (2024, 2025)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24, S25, F25)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (24)

2025
One of three Cyclone defensive players to play and start all 12 games ... tied for the team lead with 77 tackles, posting 8.0 tackles for a loss ... had one sack and forced fumble ... tied for 22nd in Big 12 in tackles per game (6.42) ... recorded five quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... had two games with double-digit tackles ... had a season-high 11 tackles, one for a loss, and a forced fumble against TCU ... recorded 10 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss, in season finale against Oklahoma State ... had a sack and five tackles against Kansas State in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland ... posted six tackles against Iowa ... made seven stops against Arizona and nine tackles against Arizona State ... announced intent to transfer at end of season ... finished time at ISU with 149 tackles, 14.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble, six quarterback hurries and three pass breakups ... played in 34 games and made 26 career starts.

2024
Played and started all 14 games ... third on the team with 69 tackles while matching the team lead with 6.0 for a loss ... averaged 4.9 tackles per game ... also had one sack ... had a season-high nine tackles, 1.5 for a loss, in win at Houston ... recorded eight stops against Baylor ... notched six tackles in win at rival Iowa ... first career sack came in win against Arkansas State.

2023
Saw action in eight games as a backup linebacker and special teams contributor ... finished season with three tackles.

High School
Played at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School for head coach Jay Eilers … rated as a three-star athlete and a top-10 player in the state of Iowa by ESPN … member of Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa Elite Team on defense … also named to the Register’s Class A All-State Team as a running back … two-time IPSWA First-Team selection (2021, 2022) … helped Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn to an 8-3 record and a state quarterfinal appearance in 2022 … was the team’s leader in passing yards (824) and rushing yards (2,511) and totaled 38 touchdowns on the year, six through the air and 32 on the ground … amassed 78 tackles, including four for loss, and a sack … also led the defense with three interceptions … threw for 532 yards and rushed for 1,216 as a junior … responsible for 25 touchdowns, seven through the air and 18 on the ground … also recorded a team-high 82 tackles, including 61 solo … also held offers from Iowa, Vanderbilt and Nebraska … competed in basketball and track and field, qualifying for state in three events.

Personal
Father, Korey, played linebacker at South Dakota ... kinesiology major.