Draft:Anez Cooper

{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name= Anez Cooper
|image=
|alt=
|caption=
|school= Miami Hurricanes
|currentnumber=73
|currentposition=[[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
|major=
|class= Senior
|birth_date=January 6, 2004
|heightft=6
|heightin=6
|weight_lb=350
|highschool=[[Pleasant Grove High School (Alabama)|Pleasant Grove High School]]
|highlights=
* Second-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] ([[2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football season#All-conference teams|2025]])
|pastschools=
* [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami]] (2022–2025)
|espn=4905597
}}

'''Anez Cooper''' is an [[American football]] [[offensive lineman]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]].

==Early life and high school==
Cooper attended [[Pleasant Grove High School (Alabama)|Pleasant Grove High School]] located in [[Pleasant Grove, Alabama]]. Coming out of high school, he committed to play [[college football]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]] over offers from other schools such as Auburn, Georgia, and Oregon.{{cite web |last1=Dudley |first1=Evan |title=Pleasant Grove’s Anez Cooper signs with Miami |url=https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2022/02/pleasant-groves-anez-cooper-signs-with-miami.html |website=AL.com |access-date=19 April 2026}}

==College career==
In week nine of the 2022 season, Cooper made his first collegiate start in a win versus [[2022 Virginia Cavaliers football team|Virginia]].{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=David |title=With a chip on his shoulder and 55 pounds gone, Cooper emerges as freshman starter for UM |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/article268284642.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=19 April 2026}} He finished the 2022 season, appearing in ten games while making four starts.{{cite web |last1=Rubenstein |first1=Alan |title=Miami football OL coach Alex Mirabal shows Anez Cooper 2-year transformation |url=https://caneswarning.com/posts/miami-football-ol-coach-alex-mirabal-shows-anez-cooper-2-year-transformation-01hz85ct1xtp |website=Canes Warning |access-date=19 April 2026}} Cooper took over as the team's starting right guard in 2023, starting in all 13 games.{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Jordan |title=How a hairstyle change helped Anez Cooper go from reserved to Hurricanes leader |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article311777257.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=19 April 2026}} During the 2024 season, he once again started all 13 games at right guard.{{cite web |last1=McPherson |first1=Jordan |title=30 key Miami Hurricanes for 2025 season: Anez Cooper has evolved into key lineman |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article311831719.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=19 April 2026}} During his [[Senior (education)|senior]] season in 2025, Cooper started all 16 games at right guard, as he helped Miami to a National Championship appearance.{{cite web |last1=Thorn |first1=Brandon |title=NFL Draft 2026 Scouting Report for Miami IOL Anez Cooper |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25358112-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-miami-iol-anez-cooper |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=19 April 2026}} After the conclusion of the 2025 season, he declared for the [[2026 NFL draft]].{{cite web |last1=Falato |first1=Nick |title=New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: IOL Anez Cooper, Miami (Fla.) |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/onsi/draft/new-york-giants-draft-prospect-profile-iol-anez-cooper-miami-fla-01knd9qgdn0v |website=New York Giants On SI |access-date=19 April 2026}}

== References ==

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== External links ==
*[https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/anez-cooper/ Miami Hurricanes bio]

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[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football offensive guards]]
[[Category:Miami Hurricanes football players]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]