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Brandin Cooks
NO · 2014–2016NE · 2017LAR · 2018–2019HOU · 2020–2022DAL · 2023–2024NO · 2025BUF · 2025UFA
BrandinCooks#0WR
Age
32
Sep 25, 1993
Height
5'10"
70"
Weight
190
lb
College
Oregon State
2011-2013
Drafted
2014
Rd 1, Pk 20
Exp
12
seasons
Contract
$1M
1y · $1.3M APY
Status
UFA
UFA

2025 Season

Latest production
Rec
24
2025
Targets
36
regular season
Rec Yds
279
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Y/R
11.6
regular season
Catch %
67%
24/36
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2011 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Buffalo Bills · Wide Receiver
WR · 8 active weeks
NFL
2025
New Orleans Saints · Wide Receiver
WR · 10 active weeks
NFL
2023–2024
Dallas Cowboys · Wide Receiver
WR · 28 active weeks
NFL
2020–2022
Houston Texans · Wide Receiver
WR · 49 active weeks
NFL
2018–2019
Los Angeles Rams · Wide Receiver
WR · 35 active weeks
NFL
2017
New England Patriots · Wide Receiver
WR · 19 active weeks
NFL
2014–2016
New Orleans Saints · Wide Receiver
WR · 33 active weeks
NFL
2011–2013
Oregon State · WR
NCAA

Draft Profile

2014 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 20
#20 overall by New Orleans Saints
TeamNO
Overall#20

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaChristopher Michel from San Francisco, USA. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.