WR
Brandin Cooks
gsis_id 00-0031236
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.52 yd
- Cushion
- 6.69 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.93
- Avg YAC
- 1.95
- Share of intended air yards
- 40.4%
- Catch rate
- 55.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 4
- Drop rate
- 11.9%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 82.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 47 | 29 | 357 | 0 | 19.4 | 0.096 | 0.30 | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 54 | 26 | 259 | 3 | -11.1 | 0.166 | 0.42 | -3 | 69.6 |
| 2023 | 17 | 89 | 60 | 704 | 8 | 34.8 | 0.143 | 0.37 | 41 | 184.5 |
| 2022 | 13 | 93 | 57 | 699 | 3 | 5.0 | 0.211 | 0.52 | 7 | 145.6 |
| 2021 | 16 | 134 | 90 | 1037 | 6 | 24.5 | 0.272 | 0.67 | 21 | 231.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- College
- Oregon State (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2014 · Rd 1 · Pk 20 · NO
- Rookie season
- 2014
- Experience
- 12 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 12 · Out · Not injury related - personal matter · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · BUF
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
83 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2024 · WR cohort of 96
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2024; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Adonai MitchellWR · IND · distance 0.57
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 6.01
- YAC over expected
- -0.39
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 41.8
Amari CooperWR · BUF · distance 0.58
- Separation
- 2.60
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- -0.43
- Share of air yards
- 22.0
- Catch rate
- 51.8
David MooreWR · CAR · distance 0.59
- Separation
- 2.27
- Cushion
- 5.86
- YAC over expected
- -0.13
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 56.1
Diontae JohnsonWR · HOU · distance 0.80
- Separation
- 2.68
- Cushion
- 5.21
- YAC over expected
- -0.73
- Share of air yards
- 17.6
- Catch rate
- 49.3
Christian KirkWR · JAX · distance 0.87
- Separation
- 2.79
- Cushion
- 6.58
- YAC over expected
- 0.10
- Share of air yards
- 14.3
- Catch rate
- 57.4
Brandin Cooks baseline
- Separation
- 2.16
- Cushion
- 6.24
- YAC over expected
- -0.63
- Share of air yards
- 14.7
- Catch rate
- 48.1