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Brandin Cooks

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Brandin Cooks

Brandin Tawan Cooks (born September 25, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, earning consensus All-American honors before being selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. Cooks has also played for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, and Dallas Cowboys.

Infobox

Position
Wide receiver
Roster status
Active
Born
(1993-09-25) September 25, 1993 (age 32)Stockton, California, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
193 lb (88 kg)
High school
Lincoln (Stockton)
College
Oregon State (2011–2013)
NFL draft
2014: 1st round, 20th overall pick
Receptions
734
Receiving yards
9,811
Receiving touchdowns
60
Rushing yards
341
Rushing touchdowns
2

Tables

· College career › College statistics
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· College career › College statistics
Rec
Rec
Season
Rec
Team
Yds
GP
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Y/G
Receiving
Att
Receiving
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Rushing
TD
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
Oregon State
GP
12
Receiving
31
Receiving
391
Receiving
12.6
Receiving
59
Receiving
3
Receiving
32.6
Rushing
10
Rushing
41
Rushing
4.1
Rushing
0
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
Oregon State
GP
13
Receiving
67
Receiving
1,151
Receiving
17.2
Receiving
75
Receiving
5
Receiving
95.9
Rushing
19
Rushing
82
Rushing
4.3
Rushing
0
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
Oregon State
GP
13
Receiving
128
Receiving
1,730
Receiving
13.5
Receiving
55
Receiving
16
Receiving
133.0
Rushing
32
Rushing
217
Rushing
6.8
Rushing
2
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
38
GP
226
Receiving
3,272
Receiving
14.5
Receiving
75
Receiving
24
Receiving
86.1
Receiving
61
Rushing
340
Rushing
5.6
Rushing
2
Season
Team
GP
Receiving
Rushing
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Y/G
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
2011
Oregon State
12
31
391
12.6
59
3
32.6
10
41
4.1
0
2012
Oregon State
13
67
1,151
17.2
75
5
95.9
19
82
4.3
0
2013
Oregon State
13
128
1,730
13.5
55
16
133.0
32
217
6.8
2
Career
38
226
3,272
14.5
75
24
86.1
61
340
5.6
2
Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
Weight
189 lb(86 kg)
Arm length
30+3⁄4 in(0.78 m)
Hand span
9+5⁄8 in(0.24 m)
Wingspan
6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)
40-yard dash
4.33 s
10-yard split
1.54 s
20-yard split
2.53 s
20-yard shuttle
3.81 s
Three-cone drill
6.76 s
Vertical jump
36 in(0.91 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 0 in(3.05 m)
Bench press
16 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
Wingspan
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 5 ft 9+3⁄4 in(1.77 m)
189 lb(86 kg)
30+3⁄4 in(0.78 m)
9+5⁄8 in(0.24 m)
6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)
4.33 s
1.54 s
2.53 s
3.81 s
6.76 s
36 in(0.91 m)
10 ft 0 in(3.05 m)
16 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Rec
Games
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Att
Receiving
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Ret
Rushing
Yds
Returning
Avg
Returning
Lng
Returning
TD
Returning
Fum
Returning
Lost
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
NO
Games
10
Games
7
Receiving
53
Receiving
550
Receiving
10.4
Receiving
50T
Receiving
3
Rushing
7
Rushing
73
Rushing
10.4
Rushing
28
Rushing
1
Returning
11
Returning
47
Returning
4.3
Returning
15
Returning
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
NO
Games
16
Games
12
Receiving
84
Receiving
1,138
Receiving
13.5
Receiving
71T
Receiving
9
Rushing
8
Rushing
18
Rushing
2.3
Rushing
11
Rushing
0
Returning
2
Returning
12
Returning
6.0
Returning
6
Returning
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
NO
Games
16
Games
12
Receiving
78
Receiving
1,173
Receiving
15.0
Receiving
98T
Receiving
8
Rushing
6
Rushing
30
Rushing
5.0
Rushing
11
Rushing
0
Returning
1
Returning
2
Returning
2.0
Returning
2
Returning
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
NE
Games
16
Games
15
Receiving
65
Receiving
1,082
Receiving
16.6
Receiving
64T
Receiving
7
Rushing
9
Rushing
40
Rushing
4.4
Rushing
13
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
LAR
Games
16
Games
16
Receiving
80
Receiving
1,204
Receiving
15.1
Receiving
57
Receiving
5
Rushing
10
Rushing
68
Rushing
6.8
Rushing
17
Rushing
1
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
LAR
Games
14
Games
14
Receiving
42
Receiving
583
Receiving
13.9
Receiving
57
Receiving
2
Rushing
6
Rushing
52
Rushing
8.7
Rushing
27
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
HOU
Games
15
Games
15
Receiving
81
Receiving
1,150
Receiving
14.2
Receiving
57
Receiving
6
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
HOU
Games
16
Games
16
Receiving
90
Receiving
1,037
Receiving
11.5
Receiving
52
Receiving
6
Rushing
2
Rushing
21
Rushing
10.5
Rushing
16
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
HOU
Games
13
Games
13
Receiving
57
Receiving
699
Receiving
12.3
Receiving
44
Receiving
3
Rushing
2
Rushing
7
Rushing
3.5
Rushing
5
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
15
Receiving
54
Receiving
657
Receiving
12.2
Receiving
37
Receiving
8
Rushing
5
Rushing
35
Rushing
7.0
Rushing
14
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2024
2024
Year
2024
Team
DAL
Games
10
Games
9
Receiving
26
Receiving
259
Receiving
10.0
Receiving
29
Receiving
3
Rushing
3
Rushing
-3
Rushing
-1.0
Rushing
5
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2025
2025
Year
2025
Team
NO
Games
10
Games
3
Receiving
19
Receiving
165
Receiving
8.7
Receiving
21
Receiving
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
BUF
BUF
Year
BUF
Team
5
Games
2
Games
5
Receiving
114
Receiving
22.8
Receiving
50
Receiving
0
Receiving
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0.0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Returning
0
Returning
0.0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Returning
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
173
Games
149
Games
734
Receiving
9,811
Receiving
13.4
Receiving
98T
Receiving
60
Receiving
58
Rushing
341
Rushing
5.9
Rushing
28
Rushing
2
Rushing
14
Returning
61
Returning
4.4
Returning
15
Returning
0
Returning
5
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
Rushing
Returning
Fumbles
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Ret
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Fum
Lost
2014
NO
10
7
53
550
10.4
50T
3
7
73
10.4
28
1
11
47
4.3
15
0
1
0
2015
NO
16
12
84
1,138
13.5
71T
9
8
18
2.3
11
0
2
12
6.0
6
0
1
0
2016
NO
16
12
78
1,173
15.0
98T
8
6
30
5.0
11
0
1
2
2.0
2
0
1
0
2017
NE
16
15
65
1,082
16.6
64T
7
9
40
4.4
13
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2018
LAR
16
16
80
1,204
15.1
57
5
10
68
6.8
17
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
2019
LAR
14
14
42
583
13.9
57
2
6
52
8.7
27
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2020
HOU
15
15
81
1,150
14.2
57
6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2021
HOU
16
16
90
1,037
11.5
52
6
2
21
10.5
16
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2022
HOU
13
13
57
699
12.3
44
3
2
7
3.5
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2023
DAL
16
15
54
657
12.2
37
8
5
35
7.0
14
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
2024
DAL
10
9
26
259
10.0
29
3
3
-3
-1.0
5
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
2025
NO
10
3
19
165
8.7
21
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
BUF
5
2
5
114
22.8
50
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Career
173
149
734
9,811
13.4
98T
60
58
341
5.9
28
2
14
61
4.4
15
0
5
0
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Rec
Games
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Att
Receiving
Yds
Rushing
Avg
Rushing
Lng
Rushing
TD
Rushing
Fum
Rushing
Lost
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
NE
Games
3
Games
3
Receiving
10
Receiving
155
Receiving
15.5
Receiving
31
Receiving
0
Rushing
1
Rushing
1
Rushing
1.0
Rushing
1
Rushing
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
LAR
Games
3
Games
3
Receiving
19
Receiving
292
Receiving
15.4
Receiving
36
Receiving
0
Rushing
1
Rushing
5
Rushing
5.0
Rushing
5
Rushing
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
DAL
Games
1
Games
1
Receiving
6
Receiving
47
Receiving
7.8
Receiving
18
Receiving
0
Rushing
1
Rushing
6
Rushing
6.0
Rushing
6
Rushing
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Total
Total
Year
Total
Team
7
Games
7
Games
35
Receiving
494
Receiving
14.1
Receiving
36
Receiving
0
Receiving
3
Rushing
12
Rushing
4.0
Rushing
6
Rushing
0
Rushing
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
Rushing
Fumbles
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Att
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Fum
Lost
2017
NE
3
3
10
155
15.5
31
0
1
1
1.0
1
0
0
0
2018
LAR
3
3
19
292
15.4
36
0
1
5
5.0
5
0
0
0
2023
DAL
1
1
6
47
7.8
18
0
1
6
6.0
6
0
0
0
Total
7
7
35
494
14.1
36
0
3
12
4.0
6
0
0
0

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