Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper (born November 22, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tarleton State Texans and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

Darius Cooper

No. 80 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position	Wide receiver
Roster status	Injured reserve
Personal information
Born	(2001-11-22) November 22, 2001 (age 23) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Hazelwood West (Hazelwood, Missouri)
College	Tarleton State (2020–2024)
NFL draft	2025: undrafted
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2025–present)
Awards and highlights
First-team FCS All-American (2024)
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Cooper is from St. Louis, Missouri.^[1] He attended Hazelwood West High School where he played football as a quarterback, throwing for 1,275 yards and 15 touchdowns while running for 870 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior.^[2] He committed to play college football for the Tarleton State Texans, having been lightly recruited coming out of high school.^[2]

College career

As a freshman at Tarleton State in 2020, Cooper appeared in six games and caught one pass for six yards.^[1] He caught five passes for 38 yards and a touchdown in 2021.^[1] In 2022, he had a breakout year and caught 54 passes for 1,063 yards and nine touchdowns.^[3] He was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for his performance in 2022, then earned second-team All-United Athletic Conference (UAC) honors in 2023 after catching 28 passes for 622 yards and five touchdowns.^[1] In his last season, 2024, Cooper had his best year, finishing second in the NCAA Division I in receiving yards while totaling 76 receptions for 1,450 yards and 14 touchdowns, an average of 19.1 yards-per-catch.^[3][4] Cooper was selected first-team All-UAC and a first-team FCS All-American.^[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in (1.81 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m)	9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m)	4.49 s	1.64 s	2.57 s	4.20 s	7.11 s	38.0 in (0.97 m)	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m)	18 reps
All values from Pro Day[5]

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Cooper signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent.^[4] In his first preseason game with the team, he posted a team-leading six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.^[6] Cooper subsequently made the team's 53-man roster to begin the season.^[7]