
Receiver, South Carolina, 2013–15
Pharoh Cooper
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Havelock, NC
- Born
- Mar 7, 1995, in Havelock, North Carolina
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Pharoh Cooper played receiver at South Carolina (2013–15). The Los Angeles Rams took Cooper in round 4, No. 117 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
81rushing yards, career highvs. Coastal Carolina, 201311catches, career hightwice; last vs. The Citadel, 2015233receiving yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20142receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Tennessee, 2014Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 69 | 1,136 | 16.5 | 9 | 85 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 66 | 973 | 14.7 | 8 | 78 |
| Career | 138 | 2,163 | 15.7 | 18 | 85 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 16 | 359 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | – | – | – | 15 | 75 | 0 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | – | – | – | 12 | 55 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 359 | 0 | 36 | 170 | 0 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 20 | 202 | 10.1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 27 | 200 | 7.4 | 2 | 70 |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 24 | 111 | 4.6 | 1 | 29 |
| Career | 71 | 513 | 7.2 | 4 | 71 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 11 | WR | |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 11 | WR | |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 11 | WR | 5′11″ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Carolina | 23 | 0.28 | – | – | 6.3 | 6% |
| 2014 | South Carolina | 135 | 0.72 | 79th (n=496) | 0.52 | 97.1 | 14% |
| 2015 | South Carolina | 135 | 0.47 | 40th (n=465) | 0.53 | 62.8 | 17% |
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
2015 South Carolina 12 games, 66 catches, 973 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 17–13 | 3 | 45 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 22–26 | 9 | 100 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 19 | at | L 20–52 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 31–14 | 4 | 69 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 10–24 | 9 | 102 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 24–45 | 7 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 19–10 | 7 | 160 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 28–35 | 4 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | at | L 24–27 | 4 | 47 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | L 14–24 | 3 | 40 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 22–23 | 11 | 191 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | L 32–37 | 4 | 86 | 1 | – | – | – |
2014 South Carolina 13 games, 69 catches, 1,136 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | L 28–52 | 3 | 58 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 33–23 | 5 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 38–35 | 3 | 27 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 48–34 | 10 | 114 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | L 20–21 | 3 | 52 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 38–45 | 6 | 83 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 41–10 | 3 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 35–42 | 7 | 127 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 42–45 | 11 | 233 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 23–20 | 4 | 40 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 37–12 | 3 | 95 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 17–35 | 2 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 24–21 | 9 | 170 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2013 South Carolina 9 games, 25 returns, 399 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 35–28 | 1 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 12 | at | W 52–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 21–23 | – | – | – | 3 | 58 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 27–24 | – | – | – | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 34–16 | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 19–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 70–10 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 31–17 | – | – | – | 2 | 80 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 34–24 | – | – | – | 3 | 43 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 | Combine or pro day 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 72 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
Pro Bowl: 2017 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2017
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2017; AP second team 2017; Pro Football Writers first team 2017; Sporting News first team 2017.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 14 | 106 | 0 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 11 | 84 | 0 |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 25 | 243 | 1 |
| 2020 | Carolina Panthers | 15 | 5 | 73 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Giants | 8 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| NFL career | 72 | 61 | 545 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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