#87

Cooper Flanagan

Junior tight end for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

TE · Notre Dame · Jr. · #87

6′6″ · 250 lb · Pleasant Hill, CA · De La Salle

Returning to Notre Dame for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs Michigan StateNotre Dame StadiumNotre Dame by 30

How he plays

Rec TDs: 50th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

3 catches · 1 TD · 5 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 2 yds, 1 TD, vs Rice

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 tight end for Notre Dame. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.

His career, year by year

Cooper Flanagan

TE · Notre Dame · Jr · #87

Third year in the Notre Dame receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 13 rec yds, 2 receptions against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.

15 REC YDS · 3 REC · 1 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 26-5 over that span.

2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning

2026Notre Dame2-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#4 / 7 · 50th pct

Rec yards#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Receptions#8 / 7 · 0th pct

Yards / catch#8 / 7 · 0th pct

5.0

Long catch#8 / 7 · 0th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 7.5 YDS/g, 4.2 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Marcus Freeman

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

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Notre Dame	3	15	5.0	1	--
2024	Notre Dame	4	55	13.8	2	--
2023	Notre Dame	1	19	19.0	1	--
Career		8	89	11.1	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 41–13

vs Wisconsin

2 rec · 13 yds

Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.

With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 41-13vs Wisconsin	2	13	6.5	0	8	Season-high 13 yds
Wk 2	W 52-0vs Rice	1	2	2.0	1	2
Total		3	15	4.2	1	8

The tight end room · Notre Dame

#7Ty WashingtonTE · Sr.34 receiving yards · 2025
#85Jack LarsenTE · So.30 receiving yards · 2025
#42Henry GarrityTE · Sr.no box-score line yet
#87Cooper FlanaganTE · Jr.2 games · 2026
#89Austin RatiganTE · Fr.no box-score line yet

4 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology