Amari Cooper is a Versatile WR for Alabama. Amari's 2014 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 171 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Kendall Hinton | Wake Forest | 2015 | 84 | 0.460 | 2.4 | 38.6 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsWest Virginia | W33-23 | 8.4 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 0 | 24 | 0.64 |
| 2 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W41-0 | -10.4 | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 1 | 52 | 1.03 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 9 · Rec Yds 71 · Avg 7.9 · Rec TD 2
| 3 | vsSouthern Miss | W52-12 | -15.9 | 8 | 135 | 16.9 | 1 | 27 | 1.12 |
| 4 | vsFlorida | W42-21 | 17.3 | 10 | 201 | 20.1 | 3 | 79 | 1.55 |
| 6 | @Ole Miss | L17-23 | 20.7 | 9 | 91 | 10.1 | 0 | 30 | 0.42 |
| 7 | @Arkansas | W14-13 | 12.2 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | -0.33 |
| 8 | vsTexas A&M | W59-0 | 20.2 | 8 | 140 | 17.5 | 2 | 45 | 1.15 |
| 9 | @Tennessee | W34-20 | 12.2 | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 2 | 80 | 1.14 |
| 11 | @LSU | W20-13 | 21.5 | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 1 | 23 | 0.24 |
| 12 | vsMississippi State | W25-20 | 22.2 | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 50 | 0.21 |
| 13 | vsWestern Carolina | W48-14 | — | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 27 | 1.37 |
| 14 | vsAuburn | W55-44 | 24.2 | 13 | 224 | 17.2 | 3 | 75 | 1.33 |
| 15 | vsMissouri | W42-13 | 19.3 | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 0 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 1 | vsOhio State | L35-42 | 25.8 | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 2 | 15 | 0.60 |
