Cooper Barkate

WR · #18 · Miami (FL) · SR · 6'1" · 195 · Newport Beach, CA

Projected WR-Z starter

269 2026 receiving yards

21 of 25 2026 catches

4 2026 TDs

3 Explosive plays

20 Career games (20 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Miami (FL)	6	6	21-25	269	12.8	4
2025	Duke	14	14	72-119	1,106	15.4	7

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 44.8 76

Yards per catch 12.8 50

Catch rate 84.0% 91

Receiving TDs 4 89

Around Cooper

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

Darian Mensah QB · 1,764 pass yds · 6g

Mark Fletcher Jr. RB · 373 rush yds · 5g

WR-X

Vandrevius Jacobs WR · 100 rec yds · 4g

WR-SL

Malachi Toney WR · 758 rec yds · 6g

Elija Lofton TE · 160 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Miami (FL) 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 16.7% 99

Red zone TD rate 86.4% 95

Line yards per carry 3.4 97

Sack rate allowed 3.5% 83

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	@ STAN	5	4	67	1	0	15%
W2	Florida A&M Rattlers	2	2	16	1	1	7%
W3	@ WAKE	4	4	13	0	0	12%
W4	CMU	4	4	47	1	1	12%
W5	@ CLEM	7	5	98	1	1	26%
W7	FSU	3	2	28	0	0	9%

Recruiting

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#433 Braden Davis QB · Middletown SCAR

#434

Jordan Allen S · Lafayette Christian Academy LSU

#435

Cooper Barkate ATH · Mater Dei

#443

Tristan Dunn S · Sumner WASH

#444 Kenneth Grant DL · Merrillville MICH

ATHs in the class

#23 Clint Stephens Inglewood UCLA

#24 Destin Wade Summit UK

#25

Cooper Barkate Mater Dei

#26

Mekhi Fox Pasadena CSU

#27 Jamarrien Burt Forest OKLA

2026 · 76th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 83th pctile of class