Riley Cooper is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Cooper in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Cooper's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Riley Cooper

Top 31% all-time WRsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -25% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2013Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight230 lb

BornSep 9, 1987

Age38

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 5, Pick 159 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality wide receiver with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 33 · #2570 · Role Player

Worth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.3

Avg surplus

peak +19

4 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 33

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2010	—	PHI	7	—	18	7	116	1	38.9%	16.6	6.4	—	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-5.1	0	221
2011	—	PHI	8	—	35	16	315	1	45.7%	19.7	9.0	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.7	0	584
2012	—	PHI	11	—	48	23	248	3	47.9%	10.8	5.2	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.8	0	523
2013	—	PHI	16	—	84	47	835	8	56.0%	17.8	9.9	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	980	88.6%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.7	0	1,219
2014	—	PHI	16	—	95	55	577	3	57.9%	10.5	6.1	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	958	81.4%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SEA	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.7	0	1,119
2015	—	PHI	12	—	41	21	327	2	51.2%	15.6	8.0	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	570	50.0%	—	0.0%	185	36.8%	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-8.7	0	617
Career		—	79	—	321	169	2,418	18	52.6%	14.3	7.5	—	105	10	10	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2,508	73.4%	—	0.0%	188	14.4%	—	—	38.2	0	4,283

Career EPA38.2·38 receiving·6.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2010	23	PHI	7	—	18	7	116	1	38.9%	16.6	6.4	—	5	2.4
2011	24	PHI	8	—	35	16	315	1	45.7%	19.7	9.0	—	13	4.1
2012	25	PHI	11	—	48	23	248	3	47.9%	10.8	5.2	—	14	6
2013	26	PHI	16	14*	84	47	835	8	56.0%	17.8	9.9	—	33	13.5
2014	27	PHI	16	13*	95	55	577	3	57.9%	10.5	6.1	—	25	9.8
2015	28	PHI	12	8*	41	21	327	2	51.2%	15.6	8.0	—	15	5.5
Career			70	35*	321	169	2,418	18	52.6%	14.3	7.5	—	105	41.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
2010	23	PHI	1	—	0	0	0.0	0.0	—
2012	25	CIN	2	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2013	26	MIN	1	1*	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2014	27	SEA	4	4*	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2015	28	ARI	2	2*	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Career			10	7*	10	10	—	—	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	26	PHI	16	14*	980	88.6%	—	0.0%	2	3.5%
2014	27	PHI	16	13*	958	81.4%	—	0.0%	1	3.0%
2015	28	PHI	16	8*	570	50.0%	—	0.0%	185	36.8%
Career			48	35*	2,508	—	—	—	188	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2010	23	—	—	—	—	—	-5.1	221
2011	24	—	—	—	—	—	5.7	584
2012	25	—	—	—	—	—	10.8	523
2013	26	—	—	14*	—	—	33.7	1,219
2014	27	—	—	13*	—	—	1.7	1,119
2015	28	—	—	8*	—	—	-8.7	617
Career				35*	—	—	—	4,283

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 37.3

Availability 15.7

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

2010bestavg 512015

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receptions leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

6.36 EPA/season over 6 seasons52

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Wide Receivers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Yards / snap:0.693 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap0.693Touch rate0.088EPA/snap0.011Snap share73.4%Off snaps2,508ConsistentCV 0.18

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within wide receivers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

WR · 2010 class

4.53s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 71thClass Pos 43thClass All 74th

33"

Vertical

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 7thClass All 36th

114"

Broad Jump

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 38thClass Pos 16thClass All 44th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Reception: 14.3 regular season → 10.8 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-25%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt12Rec8Yds86TD1Ctch%66.7%Y/R10.8Y/Tgt7.21D5

Defense

Tkl1Solo1

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA2.2Rec AirYd126

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #159

#150Zoltan MeskoP #151Chris ScottG #153Austen LaneDE #154Andrew QuarlessTE #155John SkeltonQB #156David ReedWR #157Arthur JonesDT #158Matt TennantC #160Larry AsanteS #161Chris DeGeareG #162Brody EldridgeTE #163Reshad JonesFS #164Crezdon ButlerCB #165Kerry MeierWR #166Stevenson SylvesterLB #169Marshall NewhouseG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Riley inherited the Philadelphia Eagles WR room from Jeremy Maclin (2009–2014), and handed it to Nelson Agholor (2015–2019).

Mike Quick 1982–1990Kenny Jackson 1984–1991Gregg Garrity 1985–1989Cris Carter 1987–1989Fred Barnett 1990–1995Calvin Williams

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2010draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 5, Pick 159

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 230 lb

Frame

222 lb at 4.53s

Size-speed

33" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	PHI	0	W7Questionable· Knee
2012	PHI	3	W1Out· CollarboneW2Out· CollarboneW3Out· CollarboneW4Questionable· Collarbone
2010	PHI	1	W5Out· ConcussionW6Questionable· ConcussionW13Questionable· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 58

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2010

C+2011

C2012

B2013

C+2014

C2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

77%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2010	116	16.6	147+31	8.6
2011	315	39.4	567+252	33.3
2012	248	22.5	260+12	15.3
2013	835	52.2	787-48	46.3
2014	577	36.1	490-87	28.8
2015	327	27.3	334+7	19.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

33 career value over replacement — #2570 all-time of 4,642. 5.5/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #159 (Rd 5) · PHI · 2010 · +23.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

31.9 expected · Δ+23.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #159

Franchise Succession

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Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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