Tarleton Football’s Britten, Cooper named to FCS Preseason All-America Team by Stat Perform

Britten, the United Athletic Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, was named as a preseason First Team All-America honoree. Cooper, a Second Team All-UAC player in 2023, was placed on the preseason Third Team All-America list.

Finishing on the UAC First Team All-Conference list in 2023, Britten was also tabbed to the FCS Football Central All-American Third Team and the Phil Steele FCS 2023 All-American Fourth Team last season. Scoring in 10 of Tarleton's 11 games, the Cincinnati, Ohio, native rushed for 1,150 yards on 183 carries (6.3 yards per carry) to go with 16 rushing touchdowns. In addition to averaging 104.6 rushing yards per contest, Britten came up with 106 receiving yards and a touchdown on 11 catches.

Britten led the UAC in rushing touchdowns (third in the FCS) and total touchdowns (tied-fifth in FCS). He was second in the conference in total rushing yards (ninth in FCS) along with rushing yards per game (tied-11th FCS) and yards per rush (21st in FCS). His 1,150 yards were the sixth-most rushing yards in a single season in Texan Football history and his 16 touchdowns were the third-most in a single season in program history.

Despite missing four games due to injury, Cooper bounced back to earn UAC Second Team All-Conference honors. Cooper finished the 2023 campaign with 622 receiving yards off 28 receptions to go with five touchdowns. His 88.9 receiving yards per game led all Texan and UAC wide receivers, having the 11th-most in FCS football.

The St. Louis, Missouri, native had two multi-touchdown games that coincided with a pair of games with at least 100 receiving yards. Entering his fifth season as a Texan, Cooper has collected over 2,000 career receiving yards, 15 touchdowns in addition to being a two-time All-Conference player.

Britten and Cooper, who were unanimous Preseason First-Team All-Conference selections by the UAC last week, were two of nine players from the UAC represented on Stat Perform's FCS Preseason All-American list. Tarleton State had the second-most preseason All-Americans listed by Stat Perform among UAC schools.

The Texans, who are set to compete in their first season as a full-fledged NCAA Division I program in 2024, open the season at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 2:30 p.m. against McNeese in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN2.

Season tickets start at just $150 and are on sale now by visiting TarletonSports.com/Tickets or by visiting the Tarleton Ticket Office in person located on the west side entrance of Memorial Stadium. Single-game tickets will be available for purchase the week of each home game on Mondays.