Receiver, San José State (from Nevada), 2017–⁠22

Elijah Cooks

Number
No. 4
Height
6′4″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Atascadero, CA
Born
Oct 13, 1998

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Elijah Cooks played receiver at Nevada (2017–⁠21) and San José State (2022).

Career highs

14catches, career highvs. Ohio, 2019197receiving yards, career highvs. Ohio, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highat Utah State, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Nevada22311.5016
2018Nevada2231314.2640
2019Nevada7692612.2855
2020Nevada22412.0016
2021Nevada1315712.1439
2022San José State701,08215.51052
Career1852,52513.62855

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Nevada110000
2021Nevada530010
2022San José State110010
Career750020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Nevada4WRYr 1
2018Nevada4WRYr 2
2019Nevada4WRYr 3
2020Nevada4WRYr 4
2021Nevada4WRYr 5
2022San José State4WRSr. (Yr 6)6′4″215

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
2017Nevada30.83––2.5–
2018Nevada450.4942nd (n=497)0.5321.96%
2019Nevada1120.5652nd (n=499)0.5462.612%
2020Nevada30.92––2.8–
2021Nevada120.37––4.5–
2022San José State751.1192nd (n=683)0.7183.111%

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

2022 San José State 12 games, 70 catches, 1,082 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Portland StateW 21–⁠176123034–
Sep 10atAuburnL 16–⁠24446024–
Sep 24vs.Western MichiganW 34–⁠6221113–
Oct 1atWyomingW 33–⁠168177052–
Oct 7vs.UNLVW 40–⁠7341120–
Oct 15atFresno StateL 10–⁠177140139–
Oct 29vs.NevadaW 35–⁠28879017–
Nov 5vs.Colorado StateW 28–⁠16680135–
Nov 12atSan Diego StateL 27–⁠43336127–
Nov 19atUtah StateL 31–⁠357125336–
Nov 26vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠1410121229–
Dec 20 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganL 27–⁠41693025–
2021 Nevada 4 games, 13 catches, 157 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atCaliforniaW 22–⁠17223116–
Sep 11vs.Idaho StateW 49–⁠10789239–
Sep 18atKansas StateL 17–⁠38445124–
Nov 27atColorado StateW 52–⁠10–––––
2020 Nevada 1 game, 2 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24vs.WyomingW 37–⁠34224016–
2019 Nevada 13 games, 76 catches, 926 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.PurdueW 34–⁠31760221–
Sep 7atOregonL 6–⁠77115015–
Sep 14vs.Weber StateW 19–⁠13665027–
Sep 21atUTEPW 37–⁠21482228–
Sep 28vs.Hawai’iL 3–⁠54538016–
Oct 12vs.San José StateW 41–⁠38694055–
Oct 19atUtah StateL 10–⁠36439016–
Oct 26atWyomingL 3–⁠31331015–
Nov 2vs.New MexicoW 21–⁠10674120–
Nov 9atSan Diego StateW 17–⁠13320113–
Nov 23atFresno StateW 35–⁠28560129–
Nov 30vs.UNLVL 30–⁠3312151043–
Jan 3 ✦vs.OhioL 21–⁠3014197142–
2018 Nevada 11 games, 22 catches, 313 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Portland StateW 72–⁠19129029–
Sep 8atVanderbiltL 10–⁠411606–
Sep 22atToledoL 44–⁠63219122–
Sep 29atAir ForceW 28–⁠25263240–
Oct 6vs.Fresno StateL 3–⁠2131909–
Oct 13vs.Boise StateL 27–⁠31326111–
Oct 20atHawai’iW 40–⁠2235412940
Oct 27vs.San Diego StateW 28–⁠24321010–
Nov 10vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠10255138–
Nov 17atSan José StateW 21–⁠121808–
Nov 24atUNLVL 29–⁠34113013–
2017 Nevada 2 games, 2 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 11vs.San José StateW 59–⁠14116016–
Nov 18atSan Diego StateL 23–⁠421707–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′3¾″
Weight219 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan80″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.10 s
20-yard shuttle4.25 s

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

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Jacksonville Jaguars43380

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2026UFLBirmingham Stallions

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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