Cooper Flanagan

TE · #87 · Notre Dame · SR · 6'6" · 255 · Pleasant Hill, CA

Projected TE starter

48 2026 receiving yards

6 of 9 2026 catches

2 2026 TDs

1 Explosive plays

32 Career games (13 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2026	Notre Dame	6	6	6-9	48	8.0	2
2024	Notre Dame	13	5	4-7	55	13.8	2
2023	Notre Dame	13	2	1-1	19	19.0	1

2026 Percentile vs TEs

Receiving yards per game 8.0 51

Yards per catch 8.0 33

Catch rate 66.7% 42

Receiving TDs 2 80

Around Cooper

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production

CJ Carr QB · 1,639 pass yds · 7g

Aneyas Williams RB · 302 rush yds · 7g

WR-X

Jordan Faison WR · 451 rec yds · 7g

WR-Z

Micah Gilbert WR · 409 rec yds · 7g

WR-SL

Mylan Graham WR · 37 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Notre Dame 2026 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.6% 33

Red zone TD rate 75.6% 66

Line yards per carry 3.3 96

Sack rate allowed 0.9% 99

2026 Game log

Week	Opponent	Targets	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs	RZ opps	Target share
W1	WIS	2	2	13	0	0	8%
W2	RICE	1	1	2	1	1	3%
W4	@ PUR	2	2	29	1	1	8%
W5	@ UNC	4	1	4	0	1	14%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#283

Blake Purchase EDGE · Cherry Creek ORE

#284

Ian Reed IOL · Austin Vandegrift CLEM

#285

Cooper Flanagan TE · De La Salle ND

#286

Kelze Howard DL · Spring Valley ORST

#287

Amir Herring IOL · West Bloomfield MICH

TEs in the class

#14

Jaden Platt Haslet Eaton TXAM

#15 Mac Markway De Smet Jesuit LSU

#16

Cooper Flanagan De La Salle ND

#17

Joey Schlaffer Exeter Township PSU

#18

Brennan Parachek Dexter MSU

2026 · 51th pctile of TEs

Recruit · 89th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.