2025 Football Roster

Thomas Christensen
Thomas Christensen

0 Malachi Cooper

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 260
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Serra
  • Major Industrial & Systems Engineering

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • All-PFL Defense Second Team (2023 and 2024)
SENIOR (2024)
  • All-PFL Second Team Defense
  • PFL Defensive Player of the Week honor (September 22)
  • Played in all 11 games for the Toreros Defensive Line
  • Recorded 36 total tackles (17 solo, 19 assists) 
  • Also logged nine tackles for loss for 25 yards
  • Had 4.5 sacks, which was tied for the team lead
  • Logged six total tackles, all solo, with three tackles for loss and two sacks at North Dakota (September 21)
  • Registered seven total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks against Presbyterian (October 5) 
JUNIOR (2023)
  • All-PFL Defense Second Team
  • Appeared in 10 games on the Toreros defensive line
  • Recorded 24 total tackles  (11 solo, 13 assists) 
  • Registered seven tackles for losses, including 5.5 sacks
  • Logged a pass deflection and forced fumble
  • Recorded a season-high six total tackles – all assisted – against Davidson (Sept. 30) and a career best three sacks against Stetson (Nov. 18)
SOPHOMORE (2022)
  • Appeared in two games for the Toreros
FRESHMAN (2021)
  • Appeared in two games, registering two tackles, one solo
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Attended  Serra High School (now known as Canyon Hills High School) in nearby Tierrasanta, California
PERSONAL
  • Was born to Lovell Cooper and Titania Miller in Los Angeles, California

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2021Freshman

    Defensive Lineman
    6'4" 260 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2022Sophomore

    Defensive Lineman
    6'4" 260 lbs
    77
  • 0

    2023Junior

    Defensive Lineman
    6'4" 260 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 260 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2025Graduate Student

    Defensive Line
    6'4" 260 lbs
    0