Devaughn Co0per
Wide RECEIVER
5’11”
185 LBS
REDSHIRT SENIOR
UNIVERSITY OF SYRACUSE
Career Overview: Joined the Orange in preseason camp prior to the 2021 season after transferring from UTEP ... Played the 2016-2018 seasons at Arizona ... Came to Syracuse as a walk-on before being put on scholarship after just a few weeks of participation ... The first known FBS player to catch a pass in seven-straight seasons ... Concluded his collegiate career with 98 catches for 1,367 yards and four touchdowns in college ... Appeared in 58 games with 14 starts at the collegiate level across his three institutions.
Redshirt Senior Year (2022): Appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts ... Had the most productive season of his career, with new career highs in receptions (36), yards (490) and touchdowns (3) ... Caught four passes for 60 yards in a season-opening victory over Louisville (9/3) ... Caught three passes for 32 yards at UConn (9/10) ... Hauled in his only catch for 11 yards in the comeback win over Purdue (9/17) ... Secured his first touchdown as a member of the Orange as part of a four reception for 64 yards day vs. Wagner (10/1) ... Caught two passes for 27 yards at Clemson (10/22) ... Caught a pair of passes, one for a touchdown, against Wake Forest (11/19) ... Set a new career high with seven catches for 80 yards and added a touchdown for the second-straight game at Boston College (11/26) ... Tied his career high with seven catches and set a new career best with 114 yards in his final collegiate game during the Pinstripe Bowl vs. Minnesota (12/29) ... Earned the Thomas S. Pirro Award for character and coachability.
Redshirt Junior Year (2021): Appeared in 11 games at wide receiver and on special teams, with one start ... Caught 21 passes for 199 yards (9.48 avg.) ... Ended the season with eight-straight games with at least one reception ... Made his Orange debut vs. Rutgers (9/11) ... Caught three passes for 26 yards against UAlbany (9/18) ... Caught a season-best four passes for 36 yards at Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Also caught four passes at Louisville (11/13) ... Hauled in three passes at NC State (11/20) ... Had a season-high 49 yards on three catches against Pittsburgh (11/27).
Redshirt Junior Year at UTEP (2020): Saw action in all eight games as a wide receiver, including making one start in win over Abilene Christian (9/19) ... Had 10 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown ... Had season-high 44 receiving yards on two catches in UTEP’s win at ULM (9/26) ... Made his first career touchdown reception on a 33-yard score at Louisiana Tech (10/10).
Redshirt Year at UTEP (2019): Earned a redshirt after playing in four games in his first season as a Miner, including making one start at receiver ... Played in the first four games of the season, including starting at Southern Miss, before suffering a season-ending injury ... Had 10 catches for 147 yards (14.7 ypc) and an average of 36.8 receiving yards per game ... Had a season-high four catches for 51 yards in UTEP’s road game at Southern Miss.
Sophomore Year at Arizona (2018): Played in 12 games ... Caught season-high four passes at Utah (10/12) ... Three catches for season-high 97 yards at Washington State (11/17).
Sophomore Year at Arizona (2017): Played in seven games as a reserve receiver … Hauled in two receptions for 12 yards in regular-season finale against Arizona State (11/25).
Freshman Year at Arizona (2016): Earned a spot in the rotation before early-season injury ended his season and allowed for a redshirt year … Made collegiate debut against Grambling State (9/10) … Caught first career pass for 15 yards in victory over Hawai’i (9/17) … Missed rest of season due to injury.