Receiver, Central Michigan, 2013–⁠17

Eric Cooper

Number
No. 12
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Hometown
Flint, MI

Eric Cooper played receiver at Central Michigan (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Miami (OH), 201781receiving yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Central Michigan9849.3119
2016Central Michigan44110.3011
2017Central Michigan292859.8240
Career424109.8340

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Central Michigan12WR
2014Central Michigan12WR
2015Central Michigan12WR
2016Central Michigan12WR
2017Central Michigan12WR5′11″205

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
2015Central Michigan90.42––3.8–
2016Central Michigan60.52––3.1–
2017Central Michigan370.3927th (n=507)0.5214.55%

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

2017 Central Michigan 10 games, 29 catches, 285 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9atKansasW 45–⁠27226026–
Sep 16atSyracuseL 17–⁠41323019–
Sep 23vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠31681128–
Sep 30atBoston CollegeL 8–⁠2821408–
Oct 7atOhioW 26–⁠232907–
Oct 14vs.ToledoL 10–⁠30337016–
Oct 21atBall StateW 56–⁠91303–
Nov 1atWestern MichiganW 35–⁠281919–
Nov 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠24558040–
Dec 22 ✦vs.WyomingL 14–⁠37425011–
2016 Central Michigan 2 games, 4 catches, 41 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10atOklahoma StateW 30–⁠27111011–
Sep 24atVirginiaL 35–⁠49330011–
2015 Central Michigan 6 games, 9 catches, 84 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠242905–
Oct 17vs.BuffaloW 51–⁠14119119–
Oct 24atBall StateW 23–⁠2121509–
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 23–⁠28226017–
Nov 18atKent StateW 27–⁠141120123
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠211303–

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

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