Darius Cooper

Darius Cooper (born November 22, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tarleton State Texans and was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2025. In his playoff debut against the San Francisco 49ers Cooper caught 1 pass for 9 yards.

Early life Cooper is from St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Hazelwood West High School where he played football as a quarterback, throwing for 1,275 yards and 15 touchdowns while running for 870 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior. He committed to play college football for the Tarleton State Texans, having been lightly recruited coming out of high school. He was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for his performance in 2022, then earned second-team All-United Athletic Conference (UAC) honors in 2023 after catching 28 passes for 622 yards and five touchdowns. Cooper was selected first-team All-UAC and a first-team FCS All-American.

After going unselected in the 2025 NFL draft, Cooper signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. Cooper subsequently made the team's 53-man roster to begin the season. On September 24, 2025, Cooper was placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury. On October 25, 2025, Cooper was activated from injured reserve.