Octavious Cooley Stats, EPA & Player Profile

Performance Analysis · 2018 · vs TE peers

Player type

Vertical Threat TE

Elite deep receiver who stretches the field. Wins downfield, commands safety attention, and creates the threat that opens underneath routes.

Downfield threatYAC upsideCreates space for teammates

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite

Game-to-game consistency68th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Top-10% efficiency among TEs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 2.20 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 4.83 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Arkansas (SP+ 5).

EPA per play, by weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
6	vsUL Monroe	W70-21	-10.9	—	—	—	—	—	—
7	@Arkansas	W37-33	4.5	2	85	42.5	1	66	4.83
8	vsAuburn	L16-31	23.6	1	8	8.0	0	8	1.34
10	vsSouth Carolina	L44-48	14.9	1	15	15.0	0	15	2.19
11	@Texas A&M	L24-38	21.6	3	66	22.0	0	34	1.55
12	@Vanderbilt	L29-36	7.6	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	-1.10

Snap-share proxy

Overall

2.2%

Passing plays

3.9%

Rushing plays

0.0%

Standard downs

1.4%

Passing downs

4.0%

EPA by down type

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Plays

Usage

@ VanderbiltWk 12

EPA -1.1

Rec 1 · Rec Yds -2 · Avg -2.0 · Rec TD 0