
Receiver, Oregon State, 2011–13
Brandin Cooks
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Stockton, CA
- Born
- Sep 25, 1993
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Brandin Cooks played receiver at Oregon State (2011–13). He won the 2013 Biletnikoff Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2013. The New Orleans Saints took Cooks in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14catches, career highat San Diego State, 2013232receiving yards, career highat California, 20133receiving touchdowns, career highat Utah, 2013Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oregon State | 31 | 391 | 12.6 | 3 | 59 |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 67 | 1,151 | 17.2 | 5 | 75 |
| 2013 | Oregon State | 128 | 1,730 | 13.5 | 16 | 55 |
| Career | 226 | 3,272 | 14.5 | 24 | 75 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oregon State | 8 | 179 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Oregon State | – | – | – | 18 | 72 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 179 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 0 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oregon State | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 0 | 17 |
| 2013 | Oregon State | 32 | 217 | 6.8 | 2 | 29 |
| Career | 61 | 340 | 5.6 | 2 | 29 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Oregon State | 7 | WR | |
| 2012 | Oregon State | 7 | WR | |
| 2013 | Oregon State | 7 | WR | 5′10″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oregon State | 142 | 0.80 | 48th (n=341) | 0.81 | 113.5 | 16% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2013 Oregon State 13 games, 128 catches, 1,730 yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | L 46–49 | 13 | 196 | 2 | 48 | 14 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 33–14 | 7 | 92 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at | W 51–48 | 9 | 210 | 3 | 55 | −2 |
| Sep 21 | at | W 34–30 | 14 | 141 | 0 | 46 | 12 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 44–17 | 9 | 168 | 2 | 52 | 47 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 52–24 | 11 | 137 | 2 | 30 | 34 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 49–17 | 13 | 232 | 1 | 50 | 10 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 12–20 | 9 | 80 | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 14–31 | 6 | 88 | 1 | 31 | 40 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 17–30 | 9 | 99 | 0 | 42 | 11 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 27–69 | 10 | 117 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 35–36 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. | W 38–23 | 8 | 60 | 1 | 21 | 29 |
2012 Oregon State 13 games, 67 catches, 1,151 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 10–7 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 26 | 13 |
| Sep 22 | at | W 27–20 | 6 | 175 | 1 | 75 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | at | W 38–35 | 9 | 149 | 0 | 57 | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 19–6 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 32 | −5 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 42–24 | 8 | 173 | 0 | 59 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 21–7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 17–20 | 9 | 123 | 1 | 54 | 22 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 36–26 | 6 | 116 | 1 | 49 | 5 |
| Nov 10 | at | L 23–27 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 62–14 | 2 | 60 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 24–48 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 40 | – |
| Dec 1 | vs. | W 77–3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 27–31 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 15 |
2011 Oregon State 12 games, 31 catches, 391 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 28–29 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 0–35 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | −1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 19–27 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | −1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 20–35 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 37–27 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 28–38 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 59 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | W 44–21 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 38 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 8–27 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 21 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 13–38 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 6–23 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 38–21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 21–49 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 23 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9¾″ |
| Weight | 189 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 73″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.33 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.76 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 3.81 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
13 seasons, 171 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 53 | 550 | 3 |
| 2015 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 84 | 1,138 | 9 |
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 15 | 78 | 1,173 | 8 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 16 | 65 | 1,082 | 7 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | 15 | 80 | 1,204 | 5 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 42 | 583 | 2 |
| 2020 | Houston Texans | 15 | 81 | 1,150 | 6 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | 16 | 90 | 1,037 | 6 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 13 | 57 | 699 | 3 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 54 | 657 | 8 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 26 | 259 | 3 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 13 | 24 | 279 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| NFL career | 171 | 735 | 9,818 | 61 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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