Amari Cooper

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2014: 124 catches, 1,727 receiving yards, 16 TD.

WR · Alabama · #9

6′1″ · Miami, FL

Las Vegas — drafted 2015, Rd 1, Pick 4, #4 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 45 nationally · Signed with Alabama

Career night13 rec · 224 yds · 3 TDvs Auburn (FBS) · W 55-44

Top 0.1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Alabama. 2014: 124 catches, 1,727 receiving yards, 16 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2012.
Drafted round 1 by the Las Vegas in 2015.

His career, year by year

Career, closed

Gone at #4 overall.

How it ended

One season at Alabama, 1,727 receiving yards — drafted at #4 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 224 yds at Tennessee.Tennessee · W 34-202014

2012

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Northwestern

2015

Drafted by Las Vegasround 1, pick 4

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#45 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2014

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #4

Las Vegas · 2015

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 12th NFL season

#4Rd 1 · Pick 4

Las VegasEntering 12th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2014 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (100th percentile). Strength: rec yards (100th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#1 / 556 · 100th pct

124

Rec yards#2 / 556 · 100th pct

1727

Rec TDs#2 / 556 · 100th pct

Long catch#38 / 556 · 93rd pct

Yards / catch#201 / 556 · 63rd pct

13.9

Rush yards#112 / 270 · 58th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2014 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	9.4	144	15.4	1.4
Road6g	8.2	95.7	11.9	0.8

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	9.0	120	13.0	1.0
Weeks 8+7g	8.7	127	14.7	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2014	Alabama	124	1,727	13.9	16	--
Career		124	1,727	13.9	16	--

Season	Team
2014	Alabama	5	23	--	--	--
Career		5	23	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2014

W 55–44

vs Auburn

13 rec · 224 yds · 3 TD

Edged out Auburn at home in a shootout.

With B. Sims — 312 yds · 4 TD · 3 INT · QBR 90.1 · 23 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · C. Jones — -4 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week