Oklahoma State University Athletics
Josh Cooper
August 15, 2008 | Cowboy Football
Had an electrifying senior season at Mustang on offense, defense and special teams ... Caught 81 passes covering 1,328 yards with 15 touchdowns ... On defense, he was credited with 84 tackles and six interceptions ... Booted eight field goals, including a 42-yarder, and had two kick returns for touchdowns ... Caught 98 passes for more than 1,700 yards as a junior ... Had four touchdowns in the return game as a junior ... A first-team all-stater as selected by the Tulsa World, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma Coaches Association and Oklahoma Kickoff Magazine ... SuperPrep all-region selection as the No. 30 player in the 11-state Midlands region ... All-regional selection by PrepStar ... Rivals ranked him as the 10th best prospect in Oklahoma ... Played on the state runner-up squad as a junior and on a 10-2 team as a senior.
Personal: Also considered Colorado State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU and Houston ... Nephew of former Cowboy Louis Blackwell ... Born Jan. 8, 1989, in Mustang ... Son of Mike and Linda Cooper ... Plans to major in sports management ... Also participated in soccer and basketball during his prep career.
