Player Dossier

2012-2014

Alabama

Amari Cooper

WR • 6'1" • Miami, FL, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Amari Cooper reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee

Player Story

Amari Cooper built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Amari Cooper's career was his receiving role: 228...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9776

Northwestern · Miami, FL

Committed To
Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 4
Overall
No. 4
NFL Team
Las Vegas Raiders

Amari Cooper, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Alabama. Amari Cooper reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
3,463
Receptions
228
Touchdowns
31
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2014 · Alabama · Player Highlight

Amari Cooper college highlights at Alabama.

Season
2014
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Amari Cooper quick answers

Latest team and position
Alabama · WR
Career Receiving Yards
3,463
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Alabama
Top game
Tennessee
Recruit profile
4-star · Northwestern · Alabama
High school pipeline
Northwestern · 93 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 1 · Pick 4 · Las Vegas Raiders
Latest roster
No. 9 · Class 2014
2014 Receiving yards rank
1,727 receiving yards · WR 2nd (top 1%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 PostseasonAlabama136105275.1
2012 Regular SeasonAlabama1353895975.1
2013 PostseasonAlabama119121065.8
2013 Regular SeasonAlabama1136615465.8
2014 PostseasonAlabama14971286.3
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama141151,6561486.3

Related Context

Amari Cooper played WR for Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Amari Cooper recorded 51 rushing yards, 3,463 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Alabama paired 1,727 primary output with 82.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 89.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Auburn

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Postseason · Alabama

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

66.9

Efficiency

89.4

Usage

24.4

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Auburn

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 121. Virginia Tech: 38. Texas A&M: 34. Ole Miss: 28. Kentucky: 64. Arkansas: 65. Tennessee: 75. LSU: 46. Mississippi State: 45. Chattanooga: 42. Auburn: 178

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 9 by 89.6. Virginia Tech: 4 by 63.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 100. Ole Miss: 3 by 62.2. Kentucky: 3 by 100. Arkansas: 3 by 100. Tennessee: 5 by 100. LSU: 3 by 100. Mississippi State: 4 by 75. Chattanooga: 3 by 93.3. Auburn: 6 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins48.6 · Games = 9 · -100.9 vs Losses
Losses149.5 · Games = 2 · +100.9 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Auburn

Best efficiency game

100 vs Auburn

Result
Fri 1/3vs Oklahoma100 receiving yards · High volumeL 31-45912113.413.40053
Sat 11/30@ Auburn100 receiving yardsL 28-34617829.429.70199
Sat 11/23vs ChattanoogaW 49-03421414138
Sun 11/17@ Mississippi StateW 20-744511.311.30019
Sun 11/10vs LSUW 38-1734615.315.30021
Sat 10/26vs TennesseeW 45-105751515154
Sat 10/19vs ArkansasW 52-036521.721.70130
Sat 10/12@ KentuckyW 48-736421.321.30042
Sat 9/28vs Ole MissW 25-03289.39.30012
Sat 9/14@ Texas A&MW 49-422341717021
Sat 8/31@ Virginia TechW 35-104389.59.50018

Player Story

Amari Cooper story

Amari Cooper built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Miami, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Amari Cooper's career was his receiving role: 228 catches, 3,463 receiving yards, 31 touchdowns, and 51 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Alabama. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 51 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.

The arc is straightforward: Amari Cooper moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Alabama

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonAlabama1,0008928.2
2012 Regular SeasonAlabama1,0008928.20
2013 PostseasonAlabama73689.424.4-264
2013 Regular SeasonAlabama73689.424.40
2014 PostseasonAlabama1,72782.243.2991
2014 Regular SeasonAlabama1,72782.243.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tennessee

Week 8 · W 44-13 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

162

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Auburn

Week 14 · L 28-34 · Conference game

178

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

178 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Auburn

Week 14 · W 55-44 · Conference game

224

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

224 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Tennessee

Week 9 · W 34-20 · Conference game

224

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

224 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Florida

Week 4 · W 42-21 · Conference game

201

Receiving Yards

96.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

201 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Alabama

1,727 primary output · 82.2 efficiency · 43.2 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · Alabama

86.3

1,727 primary · 82.2 efficiency · 43.2 usage

#3

2012 Postseason · Alabama

75.1

1,000 primary · 89 efficiency · 28.2 usage

Milestones

14

100+ receiving yards

15

8+ catch outings

9

2+ TD games