AT SAN JOSE STATE: Completed one season with the Spartans... Was a running back for the 2016 season... Had four 100-pus yard rushing games and two contests scoring two touchdowns... A graduate transfer from the University of Washington... Seventh season of college eligibility and fourth playing season in 2016... Hopes to earn a California real estate license while enrolled.
2016: Played in 11 games and started five times... Second on the team in rushing with 484 yards and two touchdowns on 112 carries... Had a pair of 100-plus yard rushing games... Season-high 126 yards in the Portland State (9/10) and Fresno State (11/26) victories... Had his single-game career high 26 carries against Fresno State... Rushed for touchdowns of 26 yards against Portland State and 2 yards at New Mexico (10/1)... Was the team's leading rusher at Tulsa (9/3) with 43 yards on 19 carries, Portland State, vs. Utah (9/17) with 45 yards on 12 rushes, and Fresno State... Caught his only touchdown pass of the season on a 45-yard scoring play at New Mexico... Finished the season with 10 receptions for 108 yards... Also returned five kickoffs for a team-high 23.0 yards per return average.
AT WASHINGTON: A member of the Huskies during the 2010 through 2015 seasons... Played in 30 games and made two starts as a running back... Four games with 10 or more carries... One career 100-yard rushing game with a major college best 11 rushes for 166 yards and two touchdowns vs. Oregon State (11/23/13)... Team had an 18-6 win-loss record when he had a rushing attempt... Used occasionally as a kickoff returner... Completed both of his career major college pass attempts... Played in two post-season bowl games.
2015: Voted a team captain for the season ... Appeared in 10 games with no starting calls ... One of four players on the team with at least a 6.0 yards carry average ... Season-bests of six carries for 48 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run in the Oregon State victory (11/21) ... Completed his one pass attempt of the season -- a 4-yard pass play and rushed four times for 25 yards in the Arizona triumph (10/31)... Caught his only two passes of the season vs. Oregon (10/17)... Was in on a special teams tackle in the win over USC (10/8)... Handled some kickoff return duties and averaged 10.5 yards on four returns.
2014: Played in all 14 games and started twice at tailback ... Winner the UW's Earle T. Glant "Tough Husky" Award ... Fifth on the team in rushing with 285 yards on 63 carries... Season-high 70 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for 16 yards in a starting role vs. Arizona State (10/25)... Three carries for 36 yards vs. Georgia State ... 35 yards on five carries and a 25-yard catch in the Eastern Washington win (9/6). ... Started at Arizona (11/15) and finished with a season-high 12 carries for 38 yards ... Eighth on the team in pass receiving with a personal season-high 16 receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown... Busy day against Oregon (10/18) with a career-best six pass receptions for 48 yards and a 3-yard touchdown play, on the receiving end of a 2-point conversion and five carries for 23 yards... Completed a halfback option pass against Oregon State (11/22)... Had five kickoff returns for the season and averaged 8.4 yards a return.
2013: Recipient of the Huskies' Guy Flaherty Most Inspirational Award, the team's oldest and most prestigious honor ... Played in six games -- all Washington victories ... Third on the team in rushing with 270 yards on 43 carries... Made his major-college debut in his fourth year in the program in the season-opener vs. # 19-Boise State (8/31) with six carries for 11 yards ... Career day at Oregon State (11/23) rushing for 166 yards and two touchdowns on just 11 carries... Had runs of 68 and 70 yards and scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards versus the Beavers ... One of two Huskies to have a gain of 70 or more yards for the season... Scored his first major college touchdown on a 4-yard run vs. Idaho State, when he had a career-high 14 carries for 59 yards.
2011 & 2012: Did not play due to injuries.
2010: Redshirted the 2010 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Doug Dubois) at Citrus Hill High in Perris, Calif. ... Helped lead his to a 38-1 record over his final three seasons... Team's win-loss record included a 38-game winning streak... Finished high school career with 7,450 rushing yards and 107 touchdowns and as a PrepStar All-American... 7,450 yards were second in Inland Empire history, behind only Toby Gerhart, the 2009 Heisman Trophy runner-up... Scored a touchdown in 31 consecutive games... 16 games of 200 or more rushing yards his junior and senior seasons... Had two games of 50 carries or more including high school bests of 59 carries for 412 yards vs. Great Oak High (9/19)... 53 carries for 388 yards and four touchdowns vs. San Jacinto (11/6)... Rushed 316 times for 2,863 yards and 34 touchdowns as a senior in 2009... Eight games with at least 200 yards rushing... A Division II first-team all-state pick by CalHiSports.com and MaxPreps.com, the 2009 Offensive Most Valuable Player in the Mountain Pass League and an All-Inland Empire choice as a senior. Was the leading rusher in the state of California in 2008 as a junior... 275 carries for 2,948 yards and 42 touchdowns... Scored at least two touchdowns in every Citrus Hill High game and had a season-high six against Beaumont High (10/24) ...Eight games rushing for at least 200 yards and surpassed the 100-yard threshold in every contests during Citrus Hill's second consecutive undefeated season... Ran 102 times for 1,212 yards and 18 scores as a sophomore... Season-high for 372 yards and four TDs in a win over Palm Desert High... 301 yards and four scores vs. Rim of the World High one week later. The #28-prospect in California in the Contra Costa Times' annual "Cream of the Crop" ... Listed in the Tacoma News-Tribune's Western 100 ... Received votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram's "Best in the West" poll ... Was the #10 running back in the nation, the #29 player at any position in the state of California and the #54 player in the nation by rivals.com ... Was rated the No. 189 overall prospect in the nation (all positions) by scout.com.
MORE ON DEONTAE: Earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington... Majored in communications and ethnic studies and received both degrees in Spring 2014... Earned a master's degree from the University of Washington in intercollegiate athletics leadership in Spring 2016... Twin brother, Deontrae Cooper, was a wide receiver on the 2010 through 2015 Colorado State University -- Pueblo football teams... He is a native of Riverside, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS
| RUSHING | G | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | ||
| 2013...FR | 6 | 43 | 270 | 6.3 | 3 | 70 | ||
| 2014...SO | 14 | 63 | 285 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2015...JR | 10 | 16 | 98 | 6.1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAREER STATISTICS |
30 | 122 | 653 | 5.4 | 4 | 70 | ||
| 2016... GRADUATE |
11 | 112 | 484 | 4.3 | 2 | 26 | ||
| CAREER STATISTICS | 41 | 234 | 1,137 | 4.9 | 6 | 70 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | |||
| 2013...FR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | --- | |||
| 2014...SO | 16 | 155 | 9.7 | 1 | 36 | |||
| 2015...JR | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAREER STATISTICS | 18 | 159 | 8.8 | 1 | 36 | |||
| 2016... GRADUATE | 10 | 108 | 10.1 | 1 | 45TD | |||
| CAREER STATISTICS |
28 | 267 | 9.5 | 2 | 45TD | |||
| PASSING | PA | PC | PI | YDS. | PCT. | TD | LG | |
| 2014...SO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015...JR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| CAREER | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO. | YDS. | AVG. | TD | LG | |||
| 2014...SO | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 2015...JR | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 24 | |||
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAREER STATISTICS | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 24 | |||
| 2016...GRADUATE | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 0 | 28 | |||
| CAREER | 14 | 199 | 14.2 | 0 | 28 |