Jalen Cooper

WR · #10 · SMU · SO · 6'2" · 182 · Cibolo, TX

Projected WR-X starter

299 2026 receiving yards

20 of 31 2026 catches

1 2026 TDs

5 Explosive plays

19 Career games (12 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	SMU	6	6	20-31	299	14.9	1
2025	SMU	13	6	19-35	321	16.9	2

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 49.8 81

Yards per catch 14.9 71

Catch rate 64.5% 53

Receiving TDs 1 37

Around Jalen

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

QB

Kevin Jennings QB · 1,834 pass yds · 6g

RB

Kendrick Raphael RB · 542 rush yds · 6g

WR-Z

Yannick Smith WR · 318 rec yds · 5g

WR-SL

Yamir Knight WR · 418 rec yds · 6g

TE

Randy Pittman Jr. TE · 172 rec yds · 6g

The situation

SMU 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 12.1% 60

Red zone TD rate 74.3% 62

Line yards per carry 2.4 44

Sack rate allowed 3.3% 86

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	@ FSU	6	4	71	1	1	17%
W2	UC Davis Aggies	2	1	42	0	0	6%
W3	@ LOU	3	1	7	0	0	9%
W4	MOSU	9	8	125	0	0	23%
W5	BC	7	5	45	0	0	26%
W7	UVA	4	1	9	0	2	12%

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board

#152

JT Lindsey RB · Alexandria LSU

#153

J.J. Faulk LB · Highland Home AUB

#154

Jalen Cooper WR · Cibolo Steele SMU

#155

JaDon Blair S · Mount Tabor ND

#156 Karle Lacey Jr. QB · Saraland TEX

WRs in the class

#17

Joshua Moore West Broward MIA

#18

Derek Meadows Bishop Gorman ALA

#19

Jalen Cooper Cibolo Steele SMU

#20

Cooper Perry Notre Dame Preparatory ORE

#20 TaRon Francis Edna Karr LSU

2026 · 81th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 95th pctile of class