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13 Cooper Willman

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Sports Administration
  • Hometown Sterling, Ill.
  • Highschool Sterling

Biography

2024 - 1st Team All-Big South/OVC Football (Wide Receiver)
2024 - 1st Team All-Big South/OVC Football (All-Purpose)
2022 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Punt Returner)

2024 (GRADUATE):
Started all 12 games during the 2024 season at wide receiver... named first team All-Big South/OVC Football at both the wide receiver and all-purpose player positions... set single game school record for receiving yards with 291 yards on 11 receptions with three touchdown at Gardner-Webb, total was the third most in Ohio Valley Conference football history and set Big South/OVC Football record... named Big South/OVC Offensive Player of the Week for that effort... hauled in a season long 80-yard touchdown pass in the win which was the seventh longest in school history... added an 11 catch 143 yard game with one touchdown at UT Martin on the heels of an eight catch 141 yard game at Tennessee State... ended season with 66 receptions for 955 yards and eight touchdowns... ranked fifth in the conference in both receiving yards and receptions... became the 35th player in school history with 1,000 receiving yards ending season 19th on EIU career record book list with 1,335 yards... ended year with eight receptions for 86 yards... served as primary punt returner and then handled fair catches on kickoff return team late in the season... 66 receptions ranked 10th on the EIU single season receptions list... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Played in four games during the 2023 season... started season opening game at Indiana State suffering injury in game... returned to play three games in middle of year before taking redshirt season under NCAA participation rules... had five catches for 53 yards in opener at Indiana State... added one more catch against UT Martin to finish year with six catches for 69 yards... had one punt return for nine yards at Northwestern State... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 11 games at wide receiver during the 2022 season... named second team All-Ohio Valley Conference at punt returner as team ranked first in the OVC and 24th in the FCS in punt return average... had seven total returns for 94 yards for an average of 13.4 yards per punt return... long punt return was 55 yards at Murray State... had 15 receptions for 182 yards during the season... season high seven receptions for 82 yards at McNeese... season long reception was 34 yards in season opener at Northern Illinois... added two rushes for 23 yards in final regular season game at nationally ranked UT Martin... had one pass completion for 25 yards against Lindenwood... was successful on two-point conversion attempt at McNeese...  

2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games during the 2021 season... made two starts at wide receiver while becoming primary punt returner late in season... had 11 receptions for 108 yards during the year... season high three catches in win at Tennessee Tech... season high 26 yards on two catches at Austin Peay... season long reception was 20 yards against Illinois State... had six punt returns for 32 yards (5.3 average) with a long punt return of 18 yards against Tennessee State... had two kickoff returns for 48 yards (24 average)... 

2020 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all six games during the 2020 season played during the spring of 2021... saw a majority of time on special teams unit... lone statistic for season was a pass reception for four yards in final game of the season against Jacksonville State... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Jon Schlemmer at Sterling HS… was a dual-threat quarterback leading team to an 11-1 record advancing to the second round of the IHSA Class 5A state playoffs… through the air passed for 994 yards and six touchdowns… on the ground led the team with 1,269 yards and 15 touchdowns as the offense averaged 40.2 points per game… named the Area Player of the Year… also served as team's punter averaging 41 yards per punt with 12 downed inside the 20… also earned varsity letters in basketball and baseball…

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Historical Player Information

  • 36

    2020Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    36
  • 13

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2023Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 210 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2024Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 205 lbs
    13
  • 13
    C

    2025Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 205 lbs
    13
    C
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