Riley Cooper
Cooper in 2011
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| No. -- Free Agent | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | September 9, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Clearwater (FL) Central Catholic | ||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 169 |
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| Receiving yards: | 2,418 |
| Receiving TDs: | 18 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Riley Cooper (born September 9, 1987) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Florida, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Cooper was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Larry and Monica Cooper. He grew up in Clearwater, Florida, where he attended Clearwater Central Catholic High School and played high school football and baseball for the Central Catholic Marauders. Cooper was a three-time all-county selection, received all-state honors as Looka wide receiver and free safety after his junior and senior seasons, and was his football team's captain as a senior.Rivals.com ranked him as the tenth-best athlete in the 2006 college football signing class. Cooper was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 15th round (457 overall pick) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not sign with the Phillies because he chose to attend the University of Florida to play football.
Cooper's younger sister, Lindsey, also attended the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team.
Cooper accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2006 to 2009.
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