Position Wide receiver Height 1.80 m Class Junior Nationality American | Weight 208 lb (94 kg) Name Pharoh Cooper | |
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Date of birth (1995-03-07) March 7, 1995 (age 20) Similar People Brandon Wilds, Dylan Thompson, Skai Moore, Steve Spurrier, Amari Cooper | ||
Siblings Christian De'Quan Cooper | ||
Pharoh cooper south carolina sophomore highlights
Pharoh Cooper (born March 7, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina.
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- Pharoh cooper south carolina sophomore highlights
- Pharoh cooper at sec media days
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Pharoh cooper at sec media days
Early years
Cooper's father and grandfather where both in the Marines Corp. Cooper attended Havelock High School in Havelock, North Carolina. He played quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and defensive back. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.
College career
Cooper started his college career as a defensive back, but moved to wide receiver prior to the start of his freshman season. He played in 11 of 13 games his freshman season. He had three receptions for 54 receiving yards, 202 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown and also completed two of three pass attempts for 29 yards and a touchdown. Against Tennessee during his sophomore year in 2014, Cooper set the school single-game receiving yards record with 233. In the 2014 Independence Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes, he had nine receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown and was named the game's MVP. For the season, Cooper appeared in all 13 games and was named first team All-SEC after recording 69 receptions for 1,136 yards and nine touchdowns. He also ran for 200 yards with two rushing touchdowns and passed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior in 2015, Cooper had 873 receiving yards along with 111 rushing yards with 9 total touchdowns. He also had 55 return yards on 12 punt return opportunities. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Cooper was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. On June 9, 2016, Cooper signed a four-year contract with the team.
