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Raiders Take Amari Cooper 4th Overall

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CAREER:** His 2014 season is one of the greatest by a receiver in the history of college football ... leaves the Capstone as the school's most prolific pass catcher ... winner of the Biletnikoff Award, Heisman Trophy finalist and a unanimous first team All-American in 2014 ... played in 40 career games, making 30 starts and catching a school-record 228 passes for a school-best 3,463 yards ... UA's career record holder for receiving touchdowns with 31, which ties Florida's Chris Doering (1992-95) for the SEC record ... finished with 3,463 receiving yards that ranks second in SEC history while his 228 career catches are third in SEC annals ... the second player in school history to record two 1,000-yard receiving seasons (1,000 yards in 2012 and 1,727 in 2014) ... injuries slowed the start of his sophomore season, but he came on in the second half of the season to catch 45 passes ... produced arguably the best season for a wide receiver in program history as a freshman when he garnered Freshman All-America honors ... broke the then- school record with 11 receiving touchdowns while breaking Julio Jones' freshman records for receptions (59) and receiving yards (1,000) ... declared for the 2015 NFL Draft.

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](http://www.raiderimage.com/category-draft.html)SOPHOMORE (2013): A target of double teams and bracket coverage throughout the 2013 season ... finished with 45 catches for a team- high 736 yards in seven starts and 12 games played ... 28 of his catches converted Alabama first downs ... had 15 explosive plays (15 yards or more) and four touchdowns ... averaged 16.4 yards per catch ... totaled 36 catches for 636 yards and four scores in the final eight games of the season ... missed the Colorado State game due to injury. Virginia Tech: Hauled in four receptions for 36 yards, with a long of 18 yards and two explosive plays. Texas A&M: Caught two balls for 34 yards, with a long of 21 yards that moved the chains for the Tide. Ole Miss: Did not start, coming off the injury ... caught three passes for 28 yards, including a 12-yard reception that converted a first down. Kentucky: Came off the bench and caught three passes for 64 yards ... his long play was a 42-yard catch and run ... two of his catches went for first downs. Arkansas: Registered three catches for 65 yards and his first touchdown of the season – a 30-yard strike from AJ McCarron ... all three catches produced first downs. Tennessee: Dazzled on the second play of the game, scoring a 54-yard touchdown on a wide receiver screen pass ... finished with five receptions for 75 yards. LSU: Hauled in three passes for 46 yards, including a long of 21 ... all three catches converted first downs for the Tide. Mississippi State: Made four catches for 45 yards (long of 19) ... three of his four receptions converted first downs. Chattanooga: Corralled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from McCarron on the first-team offense's last play of the game early in the fourth quarter ... finished with three grabs for 42 yards ... converted two first downs. Auburn: Produced his best numbers of the season with 178 yards on six catches ... hooked up with McCarron for the longest play in Alabama history, a 99-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter ... earned Alabama Offensive Player of the Week honors. Oklahoma: Hauled in a season-high nine catches for 121 yards ... had three explosive receptions of 15 yards or more including a long of 53 yards.

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FRESHMAN (2012)**: Earned consensus Freshman All-America honors from FWAA, Sporting News, CBSSports.com, CollegeFootballNews.com and Scout.com ... started the final nine games while playing in all 14 ... selected to the SEC All- Freshman team by the league coaches ... led Alabama with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns ... the 11 touchdowns broke the 62-year-old record of Al Lary (10 in 1950) ... broke Julio Jones' freshman records (58/924) with 59 receptions for 1,000 yards ... his 59 receptions rank sixth in program history while his 1,000 yards is tied for the fourth-best single- season mark ... had a team-best 41 receptions (69.5 percent) that resulted in first downs and 29 explosive receptions of 15-plus yards or longer ... caught at least four passes in nine of the final 11 games of the season ... averaged 6.3 receptions (19) for 342 yards in the final three games of the season (Auburn, Georgia and Notre Dame) ... his 4.21 catches per game ranked ninth in the SEC while his 71.43 receiving yards were sixth in the league ... had five 100-yard receiving games, including four in the final five games of the year ... Alabama offensive player of the week following the Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Auburn games. Michigan: Made a 15-yard reception in his collegiate debut against the Wolverines. Western Kentucky: Caught two passes for 12 yards in win against the Hilltoppers. Arkansas: Had two catches for 46 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown from AJ McCarron. Florida Atlantic: Caught four passes for 65 yards (long of 23). Mississippi: Grabbed a season-high eight passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns ... scored on a 16-yard catch and again on a 12-yard reception. Missouri: Accounted for 41 yards receiving on four catches ... caught 27-yard pass and converted two first downs. Tennessee: Set an Alabama freshman record with 162 receiving yards on seven receptions ... snared two touchdowns on grabs of 23 and 42 yards ... also had a 30-yard touchdown catch called back for illegal procedure ... had one tackle on special teams ... posted first 100-yard game of his young career (second multiple-TD performance) ... long catch of 54 yards saw him high-point the ball over a defender and come down in stride for added yardage ... six of his seven receptions resulted in a first down and three went for 23-plus yards. Mississippi State: Caught four passes for 47 yards in his third straight start ... had two receptions for first down and two of 15-plus yards, including a long of 25. LSU: Started but did not have a catch. Texas A&M: Earned Alabama offensive player of the week honors after catching a team-high six passes for game-high 136 yards ... hauled in his sixth touchdown of the season on 54-yard strike from McCarron. Western Carolina: Led team with two receptions for 50 yards, including a 36-yard strike from McCarron to the one-yard line. Auburn: Accounted for a game-high five receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns ... long catch was a 37-yard touchdown. Georgia: His 45-yard touchdown reception with 3:15 remaining in the game proved to be the difference in 32-28 win over the Bulldogs in SEC Championship Game ... matched his season high with eight receptions (128 yards). Notre Dame: Had two touchdown grabs – his fourth-multiple-touchdown game of the season – to go along with six receptions for 105 yards ... five of his catches converted first downs for the Crimson Tide and three counted as explosive plays of 15 yards or more ... the 105 receiving yards gave him 1,000 for the season, only the fourth wide receiver (fifth time) in school history to break the 1,000-yard barrier.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:

Brought big-play ability to Alabama after a prolific senior season at Miami Northwestern ... a fast-riser in the scouting services, he showed why he was one of the nation's best at the Under Armour All-America Game where he had a 75-yard touchdown grab and a 93-yard punt return for a score ... a consensus four-star prospect ... No. 45 in the Rivals100 and ranked as the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 8 player in Florida ... ESPNU listed him as the nation's No. 7 wideout and No. 46 in the ESPNU 150 while ranking 25th in the ESPNU Southeast Top 100 and No. 12 in Florida ... 247Sports.com had him the No. 6 wide receiver and the No. 10 player in the state of Florida while ranking him 56th in the Top247 ... Scout.com rated him as the No. 12 pass catcher ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region selection ... No. 13 in the 2012 Mobile Press- Register's Super Southeast 120 ... a SuperPrep All-American and the publication's No. 14 wide receiver ... a first team Florida High School Sports Association 8A All-State selection ... ranked fourth on The Orlando Sentinel's Florida Top 100 ... also listed as the No. 11 player in Florida by SuperPrep ... caught 33 passes for 722 yards as a senior, after hauling in 16 grabs for 175 yards and four scores in 2010 ... coached by Billy Rolle at Miami Northwestern ... chose Alabama over Florida State, Miami and Ohio State.

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