Cooper Arnedt

QB | 5-11 | 180

Dexter, Mich. (Dexter High School)

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS: Three-year starter for Coach Phil Jacobs at Dexter (Michigan) High School … two-time first-team all-state and three-time all-region selection … ranked No. 19 on The Detroit News Blue Chip list of the state’s Top 20 recruits … consensus first-team all-state pick by The Associated Press (Divisions 1-2), The Detroit News (D1-2), Detroit Free Press (D2) and Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (D2) … set MHSAA single-season records for completions (268) and passing yards (4,537) as a senior while leading the Dreadnaughts to a 12-2 record, including a trip to the Division 2 Championship Game; it marked Dexter’s first-ever state championship game appearance  … his 53 touchdown passes rank second on the MHSAA single-season chart … completed 77 percent (268-of-348) of his throws in 2024 and finished with a passing rating of 150.7 … hit 24-of-37 passes for 215 yards in the title game vs. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s … completed 28-of-40 throws for 576 yards and eight TDs vs. Gibraltar Carlson in the regional championship game; his 576 passing yards marked the fifth-best single game performance in MHSAA history while his eight TD tosses tied the second-most in a single game … went 14-of-17 for 365 yards and four TDs vs. Lyon in the district final … connected on 25-of-34 passes for 414 yards and three scores in the 2025 season opener vs. Brighton … threw for 2,200 yards and 24 TDs as a junior in 2024 (only 5 INTs) … finished among the MHSAA’s career leaders in passing yards (third with 8,782) and passing TDs (fifth with 102) … joins his high school teammates, wide receiver Oliver Hutchison , in SVSU’s 2026 recruiting class … also plays shortstop and second base for the Dreads’ baseball team.