Alabama’s Amari Cooper on pace for best receiving season ever

[bama57]

The single-season record for receiving yards in a season is a gaudy 2,060 set by Nevada wideout Trevor Insley in 1999. Consider that Alabama plays in a conference that has a conference championship game each year. Now add the inaugural playoff that the Crimson Tide seems destined to make. Adding three games to Alabama’s schedule would put Cooper in position to potentially pass every single-season receiving record. For example, if Cooper continued his 163.8 receiving yard average over the hypothetical 11 games Alabama has left to play, Cooper would end the season with 2,456.8 receiving yards, breaking Insley’s record. If he continued his 1.25 receiving touchdowns per game average, he’d finish with 18.8 touchdowns (tied for 18th-best all-time). If he continued his 10.8 receptions per game average, he’d finish with 161.8 receptions, breaking Freddie Barnes’ record (155) that was set in 2009. If Amari Cooper plays the way he has been in the first month of the season, he will posit the best receiving season ever.
However, if we’re being realistic, Cooper likely won’t continue these averages. How could he? He’ll probably just waltz his way to the Fred Biletnikoff Award, fall short on the Heisman Trophy — as so many have — and forgo his senior season to rake in millions of dollars from an NFL franchise next year. But at least we have him now. At least we can still watch the artist for a few more Saturdays and pick our jaw off the floor when he’s done carving masterpieces out a conference known for its defense.
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[2Stater]

Good stuff! I wouldn't count him out. 

[Marshal Dillon]

The single-season record for receiving yards in a season is a gaudy 2,060 set by Nevada wideout Trevor Insley in 1999. Consider that Alabama plays in a conference that has a conference championship game each year. Now add the inaugural playoff that the Crimson Tide seems destined to make. Adding three games to Alabama’s schedule would put Cooper in position to potentially pass every single-season receiving record. For example, if Cooper continued his 163.8 receiving yard average over the hypothetical 11 games Alabama has left to play, Cooper would end the season with 2,456.8 receiving yards, breaking Insley’s record. If he continued his 1.25 receiving touchdowns per game average, he’d finish with 18.8 touchdowns (tied for 18th-best all-time). If he continued his 10.8 receptions per game average, he’d finish with 161.8 receptions, breaking Freddie Barnes’ record (155) that was set in 2009. If Amari Cooper plays the way he has been in the first month of the season, he will posit the best receiving season ever.
However, if we’re being realistic, Cooper likely won’t continue these averages. How could he? He’ll probably just waltz his way to the Fred Biletnikoff Award, fall short on the Heisman Trophy — as so many have — and forgo his senior season to rake in millions of dollars from an NFL franchise next year. But at least we have him now. At least we can still watch the artist for a few more Saturdays and pick our jaw off the floor when he’s done carving masterpieces out a conference known for its defense.
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I definitely don't expect to keep averaging those yards since we won't be playing S. Miss, Florida, & other cupcakes. Teams will start double-teaming him which is why we need White & OJ Howard to be solid secondary threats, along with Drake to keep the other teams honest. I expect numbers like 85-90 receptions, 1300-1400 yards and 11-14 TD's. For an Alabama WR, those are very gaudy numbers.


 

[hscoach]

I wonder where his career stats would be if he hadn't been slowed by injuries last year?

[Marshal Dillon]

I wonder where his career stats would be if he hadn't been slowed by injuries last year?

I was wondering the same thing. His totals would have been off the charts for Alabama receivers.


 

[bamaphil]

The single-season record for receiving yards in a season is a gaudy 2,060 set by Nevada wideout Trevor Insley in 1999. Consider that Alabama plays in a conference that has a conference championship game each year. Now add the inaugural playoff that the Crimson Tide seems destined to make. Adding three games to Alabama’s schedule would put Cooper in position to potentially pass every single-season receiving record. For example, if Cooper continued his 163.8 receiving yard average over the hypothetical 11 games Alabama has left to play, Cooper would end the season with 2,456.8 receiving yards, breaking Insley’s record. If he continued his 1.25 receiving touchdowns per game average, he’d finish with 18.8 touchdowns (tied for 18th-best all-time). If he continued his 10.8 receptions per game average, he’d finish with 161.8 receptions, breaking Freddie Barnes’ record (155) that was set in 2009. If Amari Cooper plays the way he has been in the first month of the season, he will posit the best receiving season ever.
However, if we’re being realistic, Cooper likely won’t continue these averages. How could he? He’ll probably just waltz his way to the Fred Biletnikoff Award, fall short on the Heisman Trophy — as so many have — and forgo his senior season to rake in millions of dollars from an NFL franchise next year. But at least we have him now. At least we can still watch the artist for a few more Saturdays and pick our jaw off the floor when he’s done carving masterpieces out a conference known for its defense.
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I definitely don't expect to keep averaging those yards since we won't be playing S. Miss, Florida, & other cupcakes. Teams will start double-teaming him which is why we need White & OJ Howard to be solid secondary threats, along with Drake to keep the other teams honest. I expect numbers like 85-90 receptions, 1300-1400 yards and 11-14 TD's. For an Alabama WR, those are very gaudy numbers.


 

 

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