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Jersey Number 97
Armondous Cooley
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Shubuta, Miss.
- High School:
- Wayne County HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2023 (Redshirt So.): Missed the season with foot injury suffered during the preseason.
2022 (Redshirt Fr.): Saw playing time in all 13 contests, making two starts at defensive end...Tallied 16 tackles (six solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks...Registered three tackles against Liberty (9/3), Tulane (9/24) and ULM (11/26)...Had sacks against Tulane (9/24) and Texas State (10/22) of losses of one and eight yards, respectively...Ended year with an assisted tackle against Rice in the LendingTree Bowl.
2021 Mississippi State (Freshman): Redshirted for the season.
High School: Earned two varsity letters for head coaches Shelton Gandy (2019) and Kevin Gandy (2020) at Wayne County High School (Waynesboro, Miss.)...In two years as a War Eagle starter (2018-19), tallied 136 tackles in 24 games...Also brought down 10 opposing quarterbacks for sacks as well as forced 25 career quarterback hurries...As a senior in 2019, set career-bests in tackles (84), sacks (seven) and quarterback hurries (15), anchoring a stout War Eagle defensive line...Named to MHSAA Class 5A All-State Team...Ranked as a top-25 prospect in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 25), Rivals (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 13)...Joined Team Mississippi as a defensive lineman for the 2019 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.
Personal: Son of Joanie Cooley...Born January 31...Majoring in Psychology.
2022 (Redshirt Fr.): Saw playing time in all 13 contests, making two starts at defensive end...Tallied 16 tackles (six solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks...Registered three tackles against Liberty (9/3), Tulane (9/24) and ULM (11/26)...Had sacks against Tulane (9/24) and Texas State (10/22) of losses of one and eight yards, respectively...Ended year with an assisted tackle against Rice in the LendingTree Bowl.
2021 Mississippi State (Freshman): Redshirted for the season.
High School: Earned two varsity letters for head coaches Shelton Gandy (2019) and Kevin Gandy (2020) at Wayne County High School (Waynesboro, Miss.)...In two years as a War Eagle starter (2018-19), tallied 136 tackles in 24 games...Also brought down 10 opposing quarterbacks for sacks as well as forced 25 career quarterback hurries...As a senior in 2019, set career-bests in tackles (84), sacks (seven) and quarterback hurries (15), anchoring a stout War Eagle defensive line...Named to MHSAA Class 5A All-State Team...Ranked as a top-25 prospect in Mississippi per ESPN (No. 25), Rivals (No. 22) and 247Sports (No. 13)...Joined Team Mississippi as a defensive lineman for the 2019 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game.
Personal: Son of Joanie Cooley...Born January 31...Majoring in Psychology.
2025 Bowl Practice Press Conference
Wednesday, December 10
Charles Huff 2026 Early Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
South Alabama Tuesday Press
Wednesday, November 19
Southern Miss - Texas State Postgame Presser
Sunday, November 16


















































































































