Cooper Darling

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
310
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Gilbert, Ariz.
High School:
Williams Field

• Three-year letterwinner for head coach Steve Campbell
• Three-year starter at Williams Field, which has gone 31-7 during Darling’s varsity career. Program won a state championship twice during his career
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• First-Team all-region twice and all-region honorable mention
• Has also competed in wrestling and track. Earned 14th place in state in the shot put
• Committed to Oregon State in May 2019
• Born in Salem, Ore.
• Son of Monica and Michael Darling
• Has three brothers: Payton, Boden and Drew
• Has two sisters, Maggie and Daphne
• Intends to study kinesiology at Oregon State and would like to go into coaching after his playing career
• Chose Oregon State because “it has been a dream of mine and Oregon State fits me well.”
• Said Campbell of Darling: “He is a blue-collar, hard-working kid who plays the game with a passion. He is one of the nicest, most respectful kids you will meet but loves to get after it on the field. He’s built like a Mack truck and plays like it.”