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Can an Eagles UDFA keep the momentum going after his breakout game against the Bengals?
The undrafted free agent from Tarleton State has become the Training Camp Darling of 2025 after his six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals.
Super Bowl teams are built through the NFL draft, but several legendary players in this league were undrafted and signed as free agents. The Eagles have done well finding key contributors after the draft, and most recently, safety Reed Blankenship, who came out of Middle Tennessee, played more snaps than any rookie in 2022, and has developed into a key contributor on a Super Bowl team.
Most of the success stories have involved defensive players. Still, Darius Cooper is looking to join Corey Clement and Chad Lewis as undrafted players who could carve out a role in Philadelphia.
The undrafted free agent from Tarleton State has become an Eagles training camp sleeper of 2025 after his six catches for 82 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals. Cooper has looked good throughout training camp and could lock down the fourth, fifth, or potentially sixth wide receiver spot.
Attending a university tucked in the middle of Fort Worth and Waco, the St. Louis native made a name for himself after he earned first-team Associated Press FCS All-America honors in his senior season. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound receiver is athletic and finished second in Division I in receiving yards with 1,450 (the second most in single-season school history) and sixth in touchdowns with 14 (the third most in single-season school history) in 2024. In 48 career games, Cooper accumulated 164 catches for 3,185 yards and 29 touchdowns, averaging 19.4 yards per catch.
