A ball-hawking strong safety who has produced takeaways at every stop and stepped into a full-time role at LSU. Cooley intercepted three passes with six breakups and two forced fumbles in his lone NC State season, then translated the instincts to LSU in 2025 with 72 tackles and two more picks; the range in the deep half and the trigger downhill are the traits, and the tackle jump shows he can play in the box. The honest tempering is the mixed profile: the takeaway rate cooled as the tackle load rose, and at a third school in four years he is still consolidating a starter's identity, so consistency is the box to check. Reporting on an early declare is single-source and hedged, so 2028 remains the expectation. Projects as a fringe pro prospect and quality college starter whose ball production is the trait that could push the grade up.