Colorado transfer cornerback Omarion Cooper commits to Florida State

Colorado cornerback Omarion Cooper has committed to Florida State out of the NCAA transfer portal, he announced on Tuesday afternoon.

The commitment will take him back to his old school.

Cooper played in nine games with Colorado last season with eight starts. He recorded 37 tackles while breaking up five passes, forcing a fumble, and recovering another one. A productive season for Cooper compared to his first two years with the Seminoles.

The talented defensive back began in college in Tallahassee in 2021. He saw some immediate success.

Cooper was named the Devaughn Darling Defensive Freshman of the Year. He played in eight games as a true freshman with three starts, having 16 tackles, two interceptions, and four PBUs.

He followed it up in 2022 with four starts in 12 appearances. Another interception was added to the resume — as was 14 tackles.

Prior to enrolling at Florida State, Omarion Cooper was ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 414 overall recruit in the nation in the 2021 recruiting class, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.

He also checked in as the No. 37 cornerback in his class and the No. 58 overall player in the state of Florida, hailing from Lehigh Acres (FL) Lehigh Senior.

Florida State loses two to the transfer portal

While Florida State has made an addition via the transfer portal in the likes of Omarion Cooper, it has also suffered some attrition to the portal in recent weeks.

On3 has learned that defensive back Jaden Floyd and wide receiver Jeremiad Giedrys have now entered the portal.

Floyd spent three seasons at FSU after coming out of the 2021 class while Giedrys was a redshirt senior who’;d hardly ever gotten on the field for the Seminoles.

Neither player came out of high school ranked as recruits and the only one to record a stat of any kind on the field for FSU was Floyd. He made one tackle in the only game he appeared in last fall. Giedrys has also gotten on the field a few times but failed to register any numbers.

The ‘Noles lost others recently, including wide receiver Vandrevius Jacobs, who entered the transfer portal after a season with the program.

Jacobs played in three games this season to preserve his redshirt. In modest playing time, Jacobs finished with three catches for 60 yards and a touchdown last season.

He’ll now look elsewhere to continue his college football career.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this report.