Tight end, Ole Miss, 2016–19
Octavious Cooley
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 270 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Laurel, MS
Octavious Cooley played tight end at Ole Miss (2016–19).
Career highs
85receiving yards, career highat Arkansas, 2018Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ole Miss | 15 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 15 | TE | So. | ||
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 15 | TE | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 15 | TE | Sr. | 6′3″ | 270 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 4 | 0.78 | – | – | 3.1 | – |
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 9 | 2.03 | – | – | 18.3 | – |
| 2019 | Ole Miss | 18 | 1.13 | – | – | 20.3 | – |
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
2019 Ole Miss 11 games, 13 catches, 162 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Memphis | L 10–15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. Arkansas | W 31–17 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. SE Louisiana | W 40–29 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. California | L 20–28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Sep 28 | at Alabama | L 31–59 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 31–6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Oct 12 | at Missouri | L 27–38 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. Texas A&M | L 17–24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Nov 2 | at Auburn | L 14–20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. New Mexico State | W 41–3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. LSU | L 37–58 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | – |
2018 Ole Miss 6 games, 8 catches, 172 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs. UL Monroe | W 70–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | atArkansas | W 37–33 | 2 | 85 | 1 | 66 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Auburn | L 16–31 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. South Carolina | L 44–48 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Nov 10 | atTexas A&M | L 24–38 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 17 | atVanderbilt | L 29–36 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – |
2017 Ole Miss 3 games, 4 catches, 66 yards
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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