FAMILY LEGACY: Youngest Witten emerges onto recruiting scene
Liberty Christian football finished the football season on top as the TAPPS Division II State champs under the direction of head coach and NFL legend Jason Witten.
Though the famed Dallas Cowboy tight end-turned-coach might steal a lot of the headlines, another Witten is starting to make a name of his own.
Cooper Witten, a 2027 Athlete, has had quite the offseason picking up offers from Baylor, Duke, Missouri, Oklahoma, TCU and UAB.
I caught up with Witten about his recruitment, his big freshman year and upcoming season
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Witten had a big freshman year on varsity for Liberty Christian as a key piece to the Warriors' defense finishing the year as a first-team, all-state selection.
“It was a great year going undefeated and winning State, and there were a lot of great memories made,” he said. “I’m looking forward to building off of last year and have a bigger impact on the field going both ways.”
After a big freshman fall, Witten burst onto the recruiting scene in June picking up his first offer from Oklahoma after attending a camp in Norman.
“It was amazing, I really enjoyed the whole camp and felt like I did pretty well,” Witten said. “Getting to know the coaches and getting rewarded with an offer was just a blessing.”
Football is a family affair for the Witten family. Cooper, the youngest of the bunch, gets to do something very few players get to do, play with his older brother CJ while being coached by his Dad, Jason.
“It’s a great experience to go to practice every day and come back and talk ball when we get home,” he said. “CJ and I got to watch him play growing up in the pros. Seeing how hard you have to work to get to that point was a big lesson. Having him coach me is also a big blessing.”
Now with camp season over, the young prospect is focused on his upcoming sophomore year.
“I’m really looking forward to go back-to-back as State champs which is rare to do in your first two years of high school football,” he said.
Cooper Witten is a star in the making at Liberty Christian, and looks to write his own chapter in the Witten football storybook.