Eric Cooper

WR · Central Michigan 2017 · #12

Last confirmed: Central Michigan, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 205 lb · Flint, MI · Beecher

Eric Cooper: WR · Central Michigan · #12.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Eric Cooper

WR · Central Michigan · #12

Moves the chains on third down. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Central Michigan behind him. A game that shows it: 81 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Miami (OH) — Week 4, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Central Michigan in the news

CMU HC rips CFP leadersPFSN Oct 21

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	29	285	9.8	2
2016	Central Michigan	4	41	10.2	0
2015	Central Michigan	9	84	9.3	1
Career		42	410	9.8	3

Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	--	--
2016	Central Michigan	--	--
2015	Central Michigan	1	3
Career		1	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 45-27@ Kansas	2	26	13.0	0	26
Wk 3	L 17-41@ Syracuse	3	23	7.7	0	19
Wk 4	L 14-31vs Miami (OH)	6	81	13.5	1	28	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 5	L 8-28@ Boston College	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 6	W 26-23@ Ohio	2	9	4.5	0	7
Wk 7	L 10-30vs Toledo	3	37	12.3	0	16
Wk 8	W 56-9@ Ball State	1	3	3.0	0	3
Wk 10	W 35-28@ Western Michigan	1	9	9.0	1	9
Wk 13	W 31-24vs Northern Illinois	5	58	11.6	0	40
Bowl	L 14-37@ Wyoming	4	25	6.3	0	11
Total		29	285	9.8	2	40

Signature game

Week 4 · 2017

L 14-31

vs Miami (OH)

6 rec · 81 yds · 1 TD

With J. Sheldon — 49.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 59 long · S. Morris — 195 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 31.9 · 33 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · Northern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 40 yds to the NoIll 35 for a
Week 4 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.76Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 28 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)
Week 10 · Western Michigan · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 9 yds for a TD, (Michael Armstrong KICK)
Week 3 · Syracuse · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.36Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 19 yds to the Syrac 49 for a
Week 4 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −2.14Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 10 yds to the CENTMICH 44 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (-15 Yards) to the CMich 41
Week 7 · Toledo · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.99Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 16 yds to the CMich 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Ohio · 3rd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.74Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 7 yds to the CMich 42 for a
Week 7 · Toledo · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.68Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 5 yds to the CMich 45 for a
Week 4 · Miami (OH) · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.28Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 18 yds to the MiaOh 38 for a
Week 7 · Toledo · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +1.23Shane Morris pass complete to Eric Cooper for 16 yds to the Toled 34 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under John Bonamego, all balanced offenses — 21-18 over that span.

2015Central Michigan7-6HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2016Central Michigan6-7HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2017Central Michigan8-5HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (83rd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#118 / 709 · 83rd pct

78.4%

TD rate#283 / 709 · 60th pct

5.4%

EPA / target#472 / 709 · 33rd pct

0.39

Explosive rate#511 / 709 · 28th pct

8.1%

Yards / catch#538 / 709 · 24th pct

9.8

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#285 / 539 · 46th pct

Rec TDs#279 / 539 · 40th pct

Long catch#374 / 539 · 30th pct

Rec yards#385 / 539 · 28th pct

285

Yards / catch#471 / 539 · 13th pct

9.8

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	4.7	58.7	12.5	0.3
Road6g	1.8	14.0	7.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	30.7	9.2	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	2.3	23.3	7.9	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

John Bonamego

Pass share

51.2%

470 pass / 448 run

Plays / game

70.6

13 games

Team sack rate

4.4%

503 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

29 catches in 10 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Eric Cooper

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Central Michigan in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

29 catches in 10 games

Five seasons at Central Michigan

His moves

2013