Xavier Cooper

Xavier Cooper (born November 30, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Early life Cooper was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1991 to Louis Cooper, Jr. and his wife, Dawn Cooper. His father works for the Port of Tacoma,

Cooper's secondary education was at Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma. He played both basketball and football in high school, but excelled in football. Cooper began taking three special education classes in his freshman year. During his sophomore year (2012 season), he started the last nine of the 12 games, and played (but did not start) in two more. He totalled 121 career tackles, 31.5 of them for loss (the eighth highest number of tackles for a loss in WSU football history) and 13 career sacks. He forced three fumbles in three years, recovering two of them and returning one for a touchdown. by running the 40-yard dash in 4.86 seconds—the fastest for a defensive lineman at the event. He was the first WSU defensive lineman to be drafted in the NFL since Rien Long in 2003, and was the highest-drafted WSU defensive lineman since Dorian Boose in 1998.

The Browns declared Cooper a healthy inactive several times in the 2016 season. On September 2, 2017, he was waived by the Browns.

San Francisco 49ers On September 3, 2017, Cooper was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers. He was released by the 49ers on October 24, 2017.

New York Jets On October 31, 2017, Cooper signed with the New York Jets.

On March 19, 2018, Cooper re-signed with the Jets. He was released on August 31, 2018.