Darius Cooper

BIRDSEED

► Is the 21st player in Tarleton State to sign into the NFL and the fourth Texan to sign in the league within the past three years

► Majored in kinesiology during his undergraduate studies

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

► Played five years in the collegiate ranks with Tarleton State (2020-24), appearing in 48 games and recording 3,185 yards on 164 touches (19.4 avg.) with 29 TDs ... Averaged 88.0+ ypg in each of final three seasons with the Texans ... Finished his collegiate career as the program's leader in receiving yards (3,185), 100-yard games (14) and was 2nd in career TD receptions (29)

► As a senior, played in all 14 games, earning Associated Press first-team All-America honors after posting 1,450 yards (second-most in Division I) on 76 catches (single-season school record) with 14 TDs ... His 19.1 yard per catch average was the most by any Division I player with 50+ touches, while his seven contests with 100+ receiving yards was second amongst all Division I players

► As a junior in 2022, led the Texans with 1,063 yards on 54 catches (19.7 avg.) in 11 games played to earn All-WAC first-team honors ... Posted five games of 100+ yards, and eclipsed the 150-yard mark in three of his final four games played

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