Curtis Cooper

Duke long snapper Curtis Cooper leans over and prepares for the snap during the Blue Devils' 38-3 victory at Syracuse on September 27, 2025.

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Jeremiah Hasley and Curtis Cooper high five during the Clemson game.

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Curtis Cooper runs on the field against UConn.

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Curtis Cooper prepares for a snap at Georgia Tech.

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Curtis Cooper runs down the field against UNC.

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Position:
Long Snapper
Height:
6-2
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.

CAREER: Two-year letterman (2023-24) ... two-time Academic All-ACC and three-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection ... experienced action in 40 games ... helped Duke to a program-record 35 wins over four seasons, four bowl game appearances (2022 Military Bowl, 2023 76 Birmingham Bowl, 2024 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl and 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl), three bowl victories and Duke’s first outright ACC championship since 1960 … aided Duke’s kickers in converting 47-of-62 FGs and 129-of-131 PATs over final three years … assisted the punting units on 177 boots for 7,954 yards (44.37), including 69 downed inside the 20 ... played 371 career snaps.

?2025: CSC Academic All-District honoree … saw action in all 14 games, helping kicker Todd Pelino convert on 14-of-19 field goals and 56-of-56 PAT attempts … helped Pelino finish second in program history for PATs converted in a season and fifth in total points in a season … also assisted the punting unit on 45 boots for 1,976 yards (43.91), including 21 downed inside the 20 … had a hand in Duke yielding a league fourth-lowest 3.75 yards per punt return … on the field for 118 snaps.

2024: Academic All-ACC and CSC Academic All-District honoree … saw action in all 13 games, helping kicker Todd Pelino convert on 15-of-20 field goals and 35-of-37 PAT attempts … also assisted the punting unit on 77 punts for 3,331 yards (43.26), including 27 downed inside the 20 … helped punter Kade Reynoldson set a program record for punts by a Duke rookie (75) … also had a hand in Duke yielding a league third-lowest 4.48 yards per punt return … on the field for 134 snaps.

2023: Academic All-ACC and CSC Academic All-District honoree … saw action in all 13 games, helping kicker Todd Pelino convert on 18-of-23 field goals and 38-of-38 PAT attempts … also assisted the punting unit on 55 punts for 2,547 yards (46.31), including 21 downed inside the 20 … helped punter Porter Wilson set a program record in single-season punting average (46.65) … also had a hand in Duke ranking first in the ACC and second nationally in net punting (43.51) as the Blue Devils yielded a league-low 54 total punt return yards on the season … on the field for 119 snaps.

2022: Did not see game action.

2021: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterwinner at Randolph School under head coach David Lloyd … helped Randolph to a record of 22-11, including three appearances in the state playoffs … also lettered four seasons in soccer and three years in basketball.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Duke in May 2025 with a degree in economics ... son of Mark and Leslie Cooper ... grandfather, Tommy Limbaugh, played baseball at the University of Alabama (1966-67) before coaching college football at Texas Tech University, the University of Mississippi, Duke University (1983-84-85-86), the University of Alabama and the University of Kentucky ... brother, Crossan, lettered four seasons in swimming and diving at Davidson College (2017-18-19-20).