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2023 Football Roster

2 DeWayne Cooks Jr

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 165
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Digital Media Technology
  • Hometown Tulsa, Okla.
  • Highschool Booker T. Washington

Biography

2023 (GRADUATE): Played final season at EIU as a graduate student appearing in seven games as a reserve wide receiver and one special teams... had one reception for 37 yards at Bowling Green... 

2022 (JUNIOR): Played in six games during the 2022 season... had eight catches for 83 yards during the season... opened year with three catches for 32 yards at Northern Illinois... had three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown at Illinois State... 

2021 (SOPHOMORE): Played in eight games making four starts at wide receiver during the 2021 season... finished season with 13 catches for 141 yards... had a season high four receptions for 53 yards against Illinois State... added four catches for 19 yards at Tennessee Tech... season long reception was 34 yards at Southeast Missouri... had one rushing attempt at South Carolina for one yard... caught a two-point conversion attempt at Tennessee Tech... 

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in five games during the 2020 season played during the spring of 2021... made three starts at wide receiver leading the team with 241 receiving yards... was second on the team with 15 receptions... season high was 103 yards on four receptions against Jacksonville State... had back-to-back five reception games against Southeast Missouri and UT martin... scored lone touchdown of the season at UT Martin... season long reception was 60 yards against Jacksonville State... 

2019 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in ten games making five starts at wide receiver late in the season... had 12 receptions for 98 yards including a touchdown against Tennessee Tech... season high four catches for 33 yards at Murray State... had two catches in three additional games... 

2018 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games during 2018 season and will use redshirt season as part of new NCAA competition rule... had one catch for three yards against Southeast Missouri... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Brad Calip at Booker T. Washington HS in Tulsa… helped lead team to Oklahoma Class 6A State Championship as a senior ending year with a 12-1 record… caught 41 passes for 883 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior… had three games over 100-yards receiving with a high of 175 yards and four touchdowns against Bartlesville HS… added 194 yards rushing including a 100-yard rushing game against Sapula HS… named honorable mention All-State as a senior…

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 170 lbs
    2
  • 87

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 155 lbs
    87
  • 2

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 155 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 155 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 160 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 165 lbs
    2
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