2024 Football Roster
Cochran, Dakota
Jersey Number 11
Dakota Cochran
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Shaker Heights, Ohio
- High School:
- Shaker Heights H.S.
- Major:
- Sport Management
Bio
CAREER
In career, played in 36 games with five starts … made a total of 135 tackles (80 solo), 15.0 tackles for loss for 65 yards, five pass breakups, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one interception in career … also blocked two kicks … three-time Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection … two-time College Sports Communicators All-District Team selection (2023 and 2024).
2024
As a redshirt junior, played in all 12 games at linebacker … listed as the backup linebacker all season on the depth chart … earned College Football News All-MAC honorable mention honors … earned Fourth Team All-MAC honors by Phil Steele Magazine … College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection … earned Academic All-MAC honors … ranked No. 5 on the squad in tackles with 54 (29 solo), ranked No. 2 on the team in tackles for loss (10.5-52), finished with 3.5 sacks for 30 yards, recovered a fumble for eight yards, forced a team-high two fumbles, and had a quarterback hurry … ranked No. 12 in the MAC in tackles for loss (10.5) and No. 7 in the MAC in fumbles forced (two) … made at least one tackle in all 12 games … finished with three tackles (one solo) in season finale at Northern Illinois (11/30) … made three tackles (two solo) vs. Western Michigan (11/19) … totaled a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss for 17 yards, forced a fumble, and made six tackles at Toledo (11/12) … made five tackles vs. Bowling Green (11/5) … had three tackles at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … finished with a season-high tying seven tackles (two solo) with 1.0 sack at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … had three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble return for eight yards vs. Ohio (10/12) … registered four tackles (one solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss vs. San Diego State (9/28) … made a career-high tying seven tackles (six solo) with 1.5 sacks for nine yards vs. Ball State (9/21) … made two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss at Illinois (9/14) … totaled six tackles (three solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss at Florida International (9/7) … made five tackles in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).
2023
As a redshirt sophomore, played in all 12 games at linebacker … started five games … made five consecutive starts from Sept. 30-Nov. 7 … College Sports Communicators All-District Team selection … Academic All-MAC selection … ranked No. 5 on the squad in tackles with 51 (31 solo), finished with 2.0 tackles for loss for six yards, intercepted one pass for nine yards, broke up one pass, registered two quarterback hurries … made eight tackles (seven solo) in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … made two tackles (one solo) at Ohio (11/15) … intercepted key pass with nine-yard return, made seven tackles (five solo) with 0.5 tackle for loss at Western Michigan (11/7) … made five tackles (two solo) with one quarterback hurry vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made five tackles (four solo) at Ball State (10/21) … totaled a career-high 10 tackles (five solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Akron (10/14) … made four tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss at Buffalo (10/7) … returned blocked point after attempt 87 yards for a two-point conversion, made six tackles (four solo) vs. Eastern Michigan (9/30) … made three tackles at South Alabama (9/23) … made one tackle in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).
2022
As a redshirt freshman, saw action in nine games and 292 plays at linebacker and on special teams … Academic All-MAC selection … made 24 tackles (18 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss for seven yards, 1.0 sack for six yards, broke up four passes and blocked two kicks … ranked No. 5 in the nation in total blocked kicks (two punts) … made four tackles (two solo) with 0.5 sack and broke up a pass vs. Bowing Green (10/22) … made a career-high eight tackles (six solo) with one pass breakup at Akron (10/15) … made three tackles (two solo), blocked a punt at Toledo (10/1) … registered four solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss for six yards, 1.0 sack at Penn State (9/24) … blocked punt, totaled three tackles (two solo) in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).
2021
Redshirted first year at Central Michigan … saw action in four games … made five total tackles (two solo) on year.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Alex Nicholson … Division I First Team All-State selection … named a first team all-conference in 2019 … received honorable mention on the Cleveland.com All-Decade Team … recorded 48 tackles, including 10 for loss, four interceptions and one defensive touchdown … had 24 receptions for 346 yards and four touchdowns … also had one rushing touchdown … averaged 40.5 yards on 38 punts with 13 inside the 20-yard line … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports … also earned third team all-state honors in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Dakota Lee Cochran on April 3, 2002 … committed to Central Michigan on December 16, 2020 … majors in Sport Management.
In career, played in 36 games with five starts … made a total of 135 tackles (80 solo), 15.0 tackles for loss for 65 yards, five pass breakups, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one interception in career … also blocked two kicks … three-time Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection … two-time College Sports Communicators All-District Team selection (2023 and 2024).
2024
As a redshirt junior, played in all 12 games at linebacker … listed as the backup linebacker all season on the depth chart … earned College Football News All-MAC honorable mention honors … earned Fourth Team All-MAC honors by Phil Steele Magazine … College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection … earned Academic All-MAC honors … ranked No. 5 on the squad in tackles with 54 (29 solo), ranked No. 2 on the team in tackles for loss (10.5-52), finished with 3.5 sacks for 30 yards, recovered a fumble for eight yards, forced a team-high two fumbles, and had a quarterback hurry … ranked No. 12 in the MAC in tackles for loss (10.5) and No. 7 in the MAC in fumbles forced (two) … made at least one tackle in all 12 games … finished with three tackles (one solo) in season finale at Northern Illinois (11/30) … made three tackles (two solo) vs. Western Michigan (11/19) … totaled a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss for 17 yards, forced a fumble, and made six tackles at Toledo (11/12) … made five tackles vs. Bowling Green (11/5) … had three tackles at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … finished with a season-high tying seven tackles (two solo) with 1.0 sack at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … had three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble return for eight yards vs. Ohio (10/12) … registered four tackles (one solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss vs. San Diego State (9/28) … made a career-high tying seven tackles (six solo) with 1.5 sacks for nine yards vs. Ball State (9/21) … made two tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss at Illinois (9/14) … totaled six tackles (three solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss at Florida International (9/7) … made five tackles in season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).
2023
As a redshirt sophomore, played in all 12 games at linebacker … started five games … made five consecutive starts from Sept. 30-Nov. 7 … College Sports Communicators All-District Team selection … Academic All-MAC selection … ranked No. 5 on the squad in tackles with 51 (31 solo), finished with 2.0 tackles for loss for six yards, intercepted one pass for nine yards, broke up one pass, registered two quarterback hurries … made eight tackles (seven solo) in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … made two tackles (one solo) at Ohio (11/15) … intercepted key pass with nine-yard return, made seven tackles (five solo) with 0.5 tackle for loss at Western Michigan (11/7) … made five tackles (two solo) with one quarterback hurry vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made five tackles (four solo) at Ball State (10/21) … totaled a career-high 10 tackles (five solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Akron (10/14) … made four tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss at Buffalo (10/7) … returned blocked point after attempt 87 yards for a two-point conversion, made six tackles (four solo) vs. Eastern Michigan (9/30) … made three tackles at South Alabama (9/23) … made one tackle in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).
2022
As a redshirt freshman, saw action in nine games and 292 plays at linebacker and on special teams … Academic All-MAC selection … made 24 tackles (18 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss for seven yards, 1.0 sack for six yards, broke up four passes and blocked two kicks … ranked No. 5 in the nation in total blocked kicks (two punts) … made four tackles (two solo) with 0.5 sack and broke up a pass vs. Bowing Green (10/22) … made a career-high eight tackles (six solo) with one pass breakup at Akron (10/15) … made three tackles (two solo), blocked a punt at Toledo (10/1) … registered four solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss for six yards, 1.0 sack at Penn State (9/24) … blocked punt, totaled three tackles (two solo) in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).
2021
Redshirted first year at Central Michigan … saw action in four games … made five total tackles (two solo) on year.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Shaker Heights High School, where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Alex Nicholson … Division I First Team All-State selection … named a first team all-conference in 2019 … received honorable mention on the Cleveland.com All-Decade Team … recorded 48 tackles, including 10 for loss, four interceptions and one defensive touchdown … had 24 receptions for 346 yards and four touchdowns … also had one rushing touchdown … averaged 40.5 yards on 38 punts with 13 inside the 20-yard line … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports … also earned third team all-state honors in basketball.
PERSONAL
Born Dakota Lee Cochran on April 3, 2002 … committed to Central Michigan on December 16, 2020 … majors in Sport Management.
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