CAREER: Has appeared in 37 games with 13 starts…Has registered nine receiving touchdowns on just 30 receptions…Averaging over 17 yards per reception and has a long catch of 59 yards…Compiled 535 yards receiving through three seasons…Scored six touchdowns in three games during the 2007 season against Western Carolina (3), Western Kentucky (2) and Tennessee (1).

 

HONORS: 2007 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll…2006 SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance against Western Carolina.

 

2008: Appeared in every game for the Gators, starting all but two (Hawaii and Florida State)…Ranked fifth on the team in receiving yards with 261 and receptions with 18…Totaled 28 yards on two receptions in the BCS National Championship Game, including a crucial 17-yard catch on 3rd-and-12…Hauled in a key touchdown, along with a season-high 51-yard reception, that put UF in scoring position at the SEC Championship Game versus Alabama…Scored his first touchdown of the season on an 11-yard reception, his only catch of the game, at Vanderbilt…Appeared as a member of the hands’ team for a failed on-side kick attempt in the victory over LSU… Made a critical block on Jeff Demps’ 61-yard touchdown reception in the win against Kentucky.

 

2007: Appeared in 10 games during the year with two starts in home contests against Tennessee and Auburn… Missed games against Georgia and Vanderbilt as a result of a broken finger suffered in the first quarter at Kentucky…Also saw action during the season on the kickoff coverage unit…Dressed but did not see action in the Capital One Bowl against Michigan…Had 182 yards receiving on just eight catches, an average of 22.8 yards per reception leading the Gators in yards per catch…Scored a touchdown on his only touch against Tennessee, a 30-yard reception…Also made a critical play on special teams, catching the Vols’ LaMarcus Coker down the sideline to prevent a touchdown on a 74-yard return…Reeled in one reception for nine yards against Auburn…Hauled in a career-high and team best four catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 59-yard grab in his 2007 debut against Western Kentucky.

 

2006: Served as the gunner on special teams and played in 13 of the 14 games for the Gators…Established a then-career-high with three receptions — all touchdowns — in the romp over Western Carolina…SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance against WCU…Was the first Gator freshman wide receiver to have three TD catches in a game since Jabar Gaffney accomplished the feat in 2000…Caught a seven-yard pass from Chris Leak in the second quarter and hooked up with Tim Tebow twice in the fourth quarter from 55 yards and 20 yards…Set up a safety on the opening kickoff of the second half against LSU with a jarring hit on the Tiger receiver that forced a fumble…The Gators tackled the player in the end zone for the two points…Saw action in Florida’s triumphs over Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, mostly on special teams…Made collegiate debut with one reception for 10 yards against UCF…Dressed but did not see action against Southern Miss.

 

PREP: First-team all-state at wide receiver and free safety his junior and senior seasons…Holds Florida state records for punt and kickoff return yards…Considered the sixth-best athlete in the country according to Rivals.com…Three-time all-county selection…Had 103 tackles as a senior with five interceptions, giving him 20 for his career…Team captain his senior season…Caught passes in seven games, totaling 34 receptions for 572 yards and seven scores…Picked off nine passes as a junior and accumulated 15 over the span of his final two prep seasons…Caught 32 passes for 982 yards and 15 scores his senior season…Totaled 128 tackles from the free safety position as a junior…Averaged a state record 30.6 yards per catch as a senior…Also played baseball and was the No. 161 prospect in the nation for the 2006 draft, and No. 22 in the state of Florida according to Baseball America…Chose Florida over Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Tennessee and Southern Cal.

 

PERSONAL: Born Riley Thomas Cooper on Sept. 9, 1987, in Oklahoma City, Okla.…Son of Larry and Monica Cooper…Father, Larry, played baseball at Oklahoma State…Has a sister, Lindsey…Was selected in the 2006 MLB Draft, but chose to attend college instead…Enjoys fishing and hunting in his free time…Chose Florida because of its solid football and baseball programs.

 

MAJOR: Sports Management.

 

CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS

Year    No.    Yds    Avg.   TDs Long

2006     4      92    23.0      3      55

2007     8     182   22.8      3      59

2008    18    261   14.5      3      51

Totals: 30    535   17.8     9      59

 

COOPER’S CAREER HIGHS

Receptions: 4 (Western Kentucky, 2007)

Receiving Yards: 122 (Western Kentucky, 2007)

Receiving TDs: 3 (Western Carolina, 2006)

Longest Reception: 59 (Western Kentucky, 2007)

Rushing Attempts: None

Rushing Yards: None

Rushing TDs: None

Longest Rush: None