Saturday's top performers around college football include a career debut, a frequent flyer and one man whose six-year career is ending on a high note, though likely not how he envisioned it.

Below is a look at some of the top performances Saturday by players from the St. Louis area.

Shammond Cooper, Akron

Cooper probably never imagined he'd end up at Akron in 2025, but he's quietly putting up a career year.

With his eight total tackles and 1/2 tackle for loss Saturday in the Zips' loss to Miami (Ohio), Cooper already has the best season of his six-year career. He has 47 total tackles and leads the Zips.

The Post-Dispatch All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 at Trinity, Cooper began his career at Illinois but never found his footing there, finishing with nine tackles in thr

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