Brandin Cooks stats
Wide Receiver · #18
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 2014
- Draft
- 2014Rd 1, Pk 20
- College
- Oregon State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 2014
- Draft
- 2014Rd 1, Pk 20
- College
- Oregon State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 173
- REC
- 734
- TGTS
- 1,136
- YDS
- 9,811
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 60
- LNG
- 98
- FD
- 442
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NO | 10 | 53 | 70 | 550 | 10.4 | 3 | 50 | 25 |
| 2015 | NO | 16 | 84 | 129 | 1,138 | 13.5 | 9 | 71 | 45 |
| 2016 | NO | 16 | 78 | 117 | 1,173 | 15.0 | 8 | 98 | 45 |
| 2017 | NE | 16 | 65 | 114 | 1,082 | 16.6 | 7 | 64 | 42 |
| 2018 | LAR | 16 | 80 | 117 | 1,204 | 15.1 | 5 | 57 | 56 |
| 2019 | LAR | 14 | 42 | 72 | 583 | 13.9 | 2 | 57 | 32 |
| 2020 | HOU | 15 | 81 | 119 | 1,150 | 14.2 | 6 | 57 | 52 |
| 2021 | HOU | 16 | 90 | 134 | 1,037 | 11.5 | 6 | 52 | 45 |
| 2022 | HOU | 13 | 57 | 93 | 699 | 12.3 | 3 | 44 | 29 |
| 2023 | DAL | 16 | 54 | 81 | 657 | 12.2 | 8 | 37 | 38 |
| 2024 | DAL | 10 | 26 | 54 | 259 | 10.0 | 3 | 29 | 19 |
| 2025 |  NO/BUF | 15 | 24 | 36 | 279 | 11.6 | 0 | 50 | 14 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- REC
- 40
- TGTS
- 65
- YDS
- 572
- AVG
- 14.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 36
- FD
- 31
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 173
- REC
- 4.2
- TGTS
- 6.6
- YDS
- 56.7
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 0.3
- LNG
- 98
- FD
- 2.6
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NO | 10 | 5.3 | 7 | 55 | 10.4 | 0.3 | 50 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | NO | 16 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 71.1 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 71 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | NO | 16 | 4.9 | 7.3 | 73.3 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 98 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | NE | 16 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 67.6 | 16.6 | 0.4 | 64 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | LAR | 16 | 5 | 7.3 | 75.3 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 57 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | LAR | 14 | 3 | 5.1 | 41.6 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 57 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | HOU | 15 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 76.7 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 57 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | HOU | 16 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 64.8 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 52 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | HOU | 13 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 53.8 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 44 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | DAL | 16 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 41.1 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 37 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | DAL | 10 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 25.9 | 10.0 | 0.3 | 29 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | NO/BUF | 15 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 18.6 | 11.6 | 0 | 50 | 0.9 |
Latest performance
Brandin Cooks
Jan 17 · @ DEN · L 33-30 OT
- REC
- 2
- TGTS
- 6
- YDS
- 20
- AVG
- 10.0
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 15
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 17 | at DENL 33-30 OT | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 11 | at JAXW 27-24 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs PHIL 13-12 | 4 | 101 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at CLEW 23-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | at NEW 35-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 07 | vs CINW 39-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Brandin Cooks's career stats?
Brandin Cooks played 12 seasons for the Saints, the Patriots, the Rams, the Texans and the Cowboys. He had 734 receptions for 9,811 yards and 60 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 2021: 90 receptions, 1,037 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2014 to 2025
Brandin Cooks finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
All-time career rank
- 54th in receiving yards (9,811)
- 50th in receptions (734)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Receiving Yards: 2015 (10th), 2016 (6th), 2017 (10th), 2020 (9th)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 2016 (9th), 2023 (8th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Brandin Cooks
Playoff games
Brandin Cooks played 3 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | JAX | W 27-24 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | L 33-30 OT | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 |  GB | L 48-32 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Brandin Cooks against each club
- vs New York Giants (6)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (5)
- vs Carolina Panthers (4)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (4)
- vs New England Patriots (4)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (4)
- vs Tennessee Titans (4)
- vs Washington Commanders (4)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (3)
- vs Buffalo Bills (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (3)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (3)
- vs Miami Dolphins (3)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Chicago Bears (2)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (2)
- vs Denver Broncos (2)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (1)
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