Receiver, Tarleton State, 2021–⁠24

Darius Cooper

Hometown
Saint Louis, MO
Born
Nov 22, 2001

Darius Cooper played receiver at Tarleton State (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Drake, 2024190receiving yards, career highvs. Drake, 20243receiving touchdowns, career highat South Dakota, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Tarleton State541,05619.6967
2023†‡Tarleton State2659422.8585
2024†Tarleton State751,43919.21475
Career1553,08919.92885

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. † Summed from that season’s box scores (no season line in the source; a game missing from them is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2023 (Sep 23 vs. Southwest Baptist): the source has no box score for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClass
2022Tarleton State6WRSo.
2023Tarleton StateJr.
2024Tarleton StateSr.

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Tarleton State (FCS)451.2797th (n=683)0.7157.18%

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

2024 Tarleton State 14 games, 75 catches, 1,439 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 24vs.McNeeseW 26–⁠23685032
Aug 31atBaylorL 3–⁠45244035
Sep 7atHouston ChristianW 35–⁠18671122
Sep 21atNorth AlabamaW 28–⁠14233034
Sep 28vs.SE LouisianaW 36–⁠33890223
Oct 5atSouthern UtahW 38–⁠37581042
Oct 12vs.Utah TechW 42–⁠04141171
Oct 26atAustin PeayW 27–⁠173112175
Nov 2vs.Eastern KentuckyL 13–⁠17474030
Nov 9atWest GeorgiaW 38–⁠215117142
Nov 16vs.Abilene ChristianL 31–⁠356140275
Nov 23vs.Central ArkansasW 39–⁠145110227
Nov 30vs.DrakeW 43–⁠2911190149
Dec 7atSouth DakotaL 31–⁠428151333
2023 Tarleton State 7 games, 26 catches, 594 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atMcNeeseW 52–⁠34696028
Oct 7vs.Southern UtahL 26–⁠27110010
Oct 14atEastern KentuckyL 35–⁠416149239
Oct 21vs.Morehead StateW 42–⁠0469150
Oct 28atCentral ArkansasW 25–⁠23258030
Nov 4vs.Stephen F. AustinW 59–⁠175168285
Nov 11atAbilene ChristianW 31–⁠30244027

No box score in the source for Sep 23 vs. Southwest Baptist, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′11⅛″
Weight213 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan78″
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump10′6″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.11 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 11 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2025Philadelphia Eagles69920
2026 (so far)Philadelphia Eagles571304
NFL career11162224

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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