Receiver, Eastern Illinois, 2021–⁠23

DeWayne Cooks Jr.

Number
No. 2
Height
6′2″
Weight
160 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Tulsa, OK

DeWayne Cooks Jr. played receiver at Eastern Illinois (2021–⁠23).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Eastern Illinois199.009
2022Eastern Illinois88310.4121
2023Eastern Illinois13737.0037
Career1012912.9137

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Eastern Illinois2WRFr.
2022Eastern Illinois2WRSo.
2023Eastern Illinois2WRJr.6′2″160

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
2021Eastern Illinois (FCS)2-0.02––0.0–
2022Eastern Illinois (FCS)91.23––11.1–
2023Eastern Illinois (FCS)20.59––1.2–

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

2023 Eastern Illinois 3 games, 1 catch, 37 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atIndiana StateW 27–⁠0–––––
Sep 9atBowling GreenL 15–⁠38137037–
Oct 14atSoutheast Missouri StateL 28–⁠35–––––
2022 Eastern Illinois 4 games, 8 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠34332011–
Sep 10vs.ChattanoogaL 20–⁠38227021–
Sep 17atIllinois StateL 7–⁠35324111–
Sep 24atMurray StateW 35–⁠21–––––
2021 Eastern Illinois 1 game, 1 catch, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠4619091

No box score in the source for Sep 11 at Dayton, so that game is not listed.

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

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