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Brandin Cooks

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San Francisco 49ers · WR

Brandin Cooks recorded 170 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 13 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

57.7

rec yds/gm

2.0

rush yds/gm

9

playoff games

170

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Brandin Cooks's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2016
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 2016

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2016

7 rec · 186 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2020
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 3, 2021

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

11 rec · 166 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2016
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 11, 2016

Oakland Raiders vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2016

6 rec · 143 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2023
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 12, 2023

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2023

9 rec · 173 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
LIII
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
LOS ANGELESRAMS
FEB 3, 2019

New England Patriots vs Los Angeles Rams

Super Bowl LIII · Feb 3, 2019

8 rec · 120 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Brandin Cooks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 186 receiving yards

Regular Season
2016
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 2016

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2016

7 rec · 186 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career highs: 11 receptions · 16 targets

Regular Season
2020
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
JAN 3, 2021

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2021

11 rec · 166 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2021
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 19, 2021

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2021

7 rec · 102 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career high: 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2021
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 12, 2021

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 12, 2021

5 rec · 132 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Brandin Cooks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2012–2016

01
NOCOOKS10Brandin Cooks
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2014–2019

02
NECOOKS14Brandin Cooks
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEGRONKOWSKI87Rob Gronkowski

Three more championships complete the run

New England Patriots · The second dynasty

New England won three Super Bowls in five seasons through goal-line defense, the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and another dominant defensive plan.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
NOCOOKS10Brandin Cooks
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2017–present

04
LARCOOKS12Brandin Cooks
LARSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
LARDONALD99Aaron Donald

Modern offense evolves into a veteran championship bet

Los Angeles Rams · The McVay era

McVay changed the offense immediately, reached two Super Bowls and won the second after the Rams traded aggressively for Stafford and veteran stars.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

05
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Franchise era

2021–2022

06
HOUCOOKS13Brandin Cooks
HOUMILLS10Davis Mills
HOUGREENARD52Jonathan Greenard

Accumulating picks and clearing the roster

Houston Texans · The full reset

The Texans accepted a ground-up rebuild, converted veteran value into draft capital and searched for the leadership structure to use it.

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Franchise era

2021–present

07
NOCOOKS10Brandin Cooks
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara
NODAVIS56Demario Davis

Veteran continuity meets an overdue reset

New Orleans Saints · After Brees and Payton

The championship partnership ended and New Orleans began navigating the difficult transition from an aging, aggressively financed roster.

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Franchise era

2016–present

08
DALCOOKS3Brandin Cooks
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Franchise era

2017–present

09
BUFCOOKS18Brandin Cooks
BUFALLEN17Josh Allen
BUFDIGGS14Stefon Diggs

Arm strength, movement and a restored contender

Buffalo Bills · The Josh Allen revival

Sean McDermott restored the playoffs, Allen developed into an elite quarterback and Buffalo became a permanent part of the AFC championship conversation.

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Franchise era

2015–present

10
SFCOOKS13Brandin Cooks
SFMCCAFFREY23Christian McCaffrey
SFKITTLE85George Kittle

Positionless skill talent powers repeated deep runs

San Francisco 49ers · The Shanahan machine

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch rebuilt through the lines, then used motion and versatile playmakers to reach multiple Super Bowls with changing quarterbacks.

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Career accomplishments

13 NFL seasons170 career games341 career rushing yards2 career rushing touchdowns734 career receptions9,811 career receiving yards60 career receiving touchdowns12 career solo tacklesCollege: Oregon StateDrafted by: NODraft pick: 20Jersey: 849 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2014Most recent: Oct 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history