Oakland Raiders 2015 Draft Pick Bio
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OAKLAND RAIDERS 2015 DRAFT PICK BIO Amari Cooper Wide Receiver Alabama 6-foot-1 210 pounds First Round, Pick No. 4 Fourth Overall Player Profiles ... 74 of his 124 catches resulted in Alabama while breaking the league’s single-season record AMARI first downs, including 25 on third down — both for catches with 115 at the conclusion of the SEC highs ... Walter Camp and Athlon National game ... had 83 receiving yards with a long COOPER Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Player of of 17 yards ... rushed one time for nine yards the Week following the Auburn game ... SEC ... hauled in five catches for first downs. Ohio WR Co-Offensive Player of the Week and College State: Caught nine passes for 71 yards and two Football Performance Award Wide Receiver of touchdowns ... his two scores tied the SEC’s Jr. • 6-1 • 210 • 2L the Week against Florida ... Offensive Player of career receiving touchdowns record, giving him the Week in the first four games by the Alabama 31 for his career ... had one explosive play. Miami, Fla./ coaching staff and then at Tennessee and against 9 Northwestern Auburn. West Virginia: Came up one catch shy SOPHOMORE (2013): A target of double teams . of equaling the school record for receptions and bracket coverage throughout the 2013 in a game with 12 catches for 130 yards. FAU: season … finished with 45 catches for a team- CAREER: His 2014 season is one of the greatest Tied the Alabama record for receptions in a high 736 yards in seven starts and 12 games by a receiver in the history of college football game with 13 ... recorded his second 100-yard played … 28 of his catches converted Alabama ... leaves the Capstone as the school’s most receiving game of the season with a then-career- first downs … had 15 explosive plays (15 yards prolific pass catcher ... winner of the Biletnikoff high 189 yards ... scored his first touchdown of or more) and four touchdowns ... averaged 16.4 Award, Heisman Trophy finalist and a unanimous the season with a 52-yard catch-and-run on a yards per catch ... totaled 36 catches for 636 first team All-American in 2014 … played in 40 wide receiver screen ... also rushed one time for yards and four scores in the final eight games career games, making 30 starts and catching a 20 yards, converting a Tide first down. Southern of the season … missed the Colorado State school-record 228 passes for a school-best 3,463 Miss: Hauled in eight catches for 135 yards and game due to injury. Virginia Tech: Hauled in four yards … UA’s career record holder for receiving one touchdown ... scored from 22 yards out on receptions for 36 yards, with a long of 18 yards touchdowns with 31, which ties Florida’s Chris the Tide’s first drive ... all eight catches converted and two explosive plays. Texas A&M: Caught Doering (1992-95) for the SEC record ... finished UA first downs ... averaged 16.9 yards per catch two balls for 34 yards, with a long of 21 yards with 3,463 receiving yards that ranks second ... rushed once for nine yards and a first down that moved the chains for the Tide. Ole Miss: in SEC history while his 228 career catches ... recorded his fifth straight 100-yard receiving Did not start, coming off the injury ... caught are third in SEC annals ... the second player in game. Florida: Tore through the Gators’ vaunted three passes for 28 yards, including a 12-yard school history to record two 1,000-yard receiving secondary with 10 receptions for 201 yards and reception that converted a first down. Kentucky: seasons (1,000 yards in 2012 and 1,727 in 2014) a career-best three touchdowns ... averaged Came off the bench and caught three passes for ... injuries slowed the start of his sophomore 20.1 yards per catch, including a 79-yard scoring 64 yards ... his long play was a 42-yard catch and season, but he came on in the second half of strike in the first quarter ... had three explosive run ... two of his catches went for first downs. the season to catch 45 passes … produced plays of 16 yards or more and six first-down Arkansas: Registered three catches for 65 yards arguably the best season for a wide receiver in catches with two on third down. Ole Miss: and his first touchdown of the season – a 30-yard program history as a freshman when he garnered Hauled in nine passes for 91 yards ... six catches strike from AJ McCarron ... all three catches Freshman All-America honors … broke the then- PROFILES converted first downs, including two on third produced first downs. Tennessee: Dazzled on school record with 11 receiving touchdowns down. Arkansas: Caught just two passes for the second play of the game, scoring a 54-yard while breaking Julio Jones’ freshman records for 22 yards and one first down ... a minor injury touchdown on a wide receiver screen pass ... receptions (59) and receiving yards (1,000) … slowed his production. Texas A&M: Recorded finished with five receptions for 75 yards. LSU: declared for the 2015 NFL Draft. his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season Hauled in three passes for 46 yards, including with eight catches for 140 yards and two scores a long of 21 ... all three catches converted first JUNIOR (2014): Arguably the nation’s best ... three grabs were explosive plays, including a downs for the Tide. Mississippi State: Made college football player ... winner of the Biletnikoff 45-yard touchdown grab ... five catches resulted four catches for 45 yards (long of 19) ... three Award, which goes to the nation’s outstanding in first downs. Tennessee: Set a school record of his four receptions converted first downs. receiver ... was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy with 224 receiving yards in Knoxville ... hauled Chattanooga: Corralled in a 38-yard touchdown and a unanimous first team All-American (Walter in nine passes with two touchdowns ... averaged pass from McCarron on the first-team offense’s Camp, FWAA, AFCA, AP & Sporting News) ... 24.9 yards per catch against the Vols ... scored last play of the game early in the fourth quarter SEC Offensive Player of the Year and first team on an 80-yard touchdown strike on the first play ... finished with three grabs for 42 yards ... All-SEC by the Associated Press and league of the game and then caught a 41-yard score converted two first downs. Auburn: Produced coaches ... SEC Back of the Year by the Monday on the Tide’s second drive ... had four explosive his best numbers of the season with 178 yards Morning Touchdown Club ... led the nation in receptions with seven first-down grabs, including on six catches … hooked up with McCarron for receiving yards (1,727) and receptions (124) ... three on third down ... had 185 receiving yards the longest play in Alabama history, a 99-yard his 124 receptions were the fourth-most by any at the end of the first quarter and 194 at half. scoring strike in the fourth quarter … earned player from a Power Five Conference in FBS LSU: Hauled in eight catches for 83 yards and his Alabama Offensive Player of the Week honors. history … was third in receiving yards per game 10th touchdown of the season on a highlight-reel Oklahoma: Hauled in a season-high nine catches (123.4) ... second nationally in receptions per catch-and-run from 23 yards away ... converted for 121 yards … had three explosive receptions game (8.9) and receiving touchdowns (16) ... a four first downs, including two on third down. of 15 yards or more including a long of 53 yards. finalist for the Walter Camp Player of the Year … Mississippi State: Was instrumental in two of semifinalist for the Maxwell Award ... consensus Alabama’s touchdowns against the top-ranked FRESHMAN (2012): Earned consensus Freshman preseason All-American and midseason All- Bulldogs ... went up and over a MSU defender All-America honors from FWAA, Sporting News, American ... caught a school- and SEC-record for a four-yard touchdown and then split a double CBSSports.com, CollegeFootballNews.com and 124 receptions for an Alabama-best 1,727 yards, team and high-pointed a 50-yard reception Scout.com … started the final nine games while both of which led the SEC ... his 16 receiving to State’s one-yard line ... finished with eight playing in all 14 ... selected to the SEC All- touchdowns werea school record, breaking his receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown. Freshman team by the league coaches ... led mark set in 2012 (11) ... became Alabama’s all- Western Carolina: Caught three passes for 46 Alabama with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards and time leader in receiving yards at LSU and then yards and two first downs on the first drive of 11 touchdowns ... the 11 touchdowns broke surpassed the 3,000-yard barrier against No. the game ... left with a minor injury and did not the 62-year-old record of Al Lary (10 in 1950) 1 Mississippi State ... fifth in the SEC with an return as a precaution ... his three catches tied … broke Julio Jones’ freshman records (58/924) average of 125.0 all-purpose yards per game him for the school’s career reception record with with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards ... his 59 ... averaged 13.9 yards per catch ... finished 194. Auburn: Equaled his school records with 13 receptions rank sixth in program history while with seven 100-yard receiving games in 2014 receptions for 224 yards and three touchdowns his 1,000 yards is tied for the fourth-best single- and 14 in his career, both of which are school ..