#12

Eric Cooper

Wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2017: 29 catches, 285 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Central Michigan · #12

5′11″ · 205 lb · Flint, MI

Central Michigan 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WR recruit

No. 2144 nationally · Signed with Central Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2017: 29 catches, 285 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Central Michigan, 410 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Western Michigan.Western Michigan · W 35-282017

2013

Signed with Central Michigan2-star out of Beecher

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2144 national

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2015–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2017

1 coach

2015–2017

John Bonamego

Central Michigan

Played his entire career under John Bonamego.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under John Bonamego, all balanced offenses — 21-18 over that span.

2015Central Michigan7-6HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2016Central Michigan6-7HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2017Central Michigan8-5HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (13th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#285 / 539 · 46th pct

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Long catch#374 / 539 · 30th pct

Rec yards#385 / 539 · 28th pct

285

Yards / catch#471 / 539 · 13th pct

9.8

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	4.7	58.7	12.5	0.3
Road7g	2.1	15.6	7.2	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	30.7	9.2	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	23.3	7.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	29	285	9.8	2	--
2016	Central Michigan	4	41	10.2	0	--
2015	Central Michigan	9	84	9.3	1	--
Career		42	410	9.8	3	--

Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Central Michigan	1	3	--	--	--
Career		1	3	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 45-27@ Kansas	2	26	13.0	0	26
Wk 3	L 17-41@ Syracuse	3	23	7.7	0	19
Wk 4	L 14-31vs Miami (OH)	6	81	13.5	1	28	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 5	L 8-28@ Boston College	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 6	W 26-23@ Ohio	2	9	4.5	0	7
Wk 7	L 10-30vs Toledo	3	37	12.3	0	16
Wk 8	W 56-9@ Ball State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 10	W 35-28@ Western Michigan	1	9	9.0	1	9
Wk 13	W 31-24vs Northern Illinois	5	58	11.6	0	40
Bowl	L 14-37@ Wyoming	4	25	6.3	0	11
Total		29	285	8.8	2	40

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