RB · Las Vegas Raiders
Earl Cooper
Age 68 · 188 cm (6'2") · 103 kg · Born Sep 17, 1957 · Rice
NFL career
1980
debut year
1986
last season
7
seasons
—
jersey
College: Rice
Other "Cooper" players in NFL history
Different players, same surname — ordered by most recent.
Career badges
Retired
First-round pick
External profiles
Rice alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Rice.
Brant Banks
OT · 2025 · Packers
Luke McCaffrey
WR · 2024 · Commanders
Ikenna Enechukwu
LB · 2023 · Falcons
Elijah Garcia
DE · 2022 · Falcons
Austin Trammell
WR · 2021 · Jaguars
Myles Adams
DT · 2020 · Lions
Nick Leverett
G · 2020 · Cowboys
Austin Walter
RB · 2019 · Raiders
Jack Fox
P · 2019 · Lions
Emmanuel Ellerbee
LB · 2018 · Falcons
1980 NFL Draft · Round 1 class
Other players selected in the same round.
RB peers of the era
Other RBs who debuted within five seasons of Earl Cooper.
Born on September 17
George Blanda
1927 · Las Vegas Raiders
Mike Current
1945 · Miami Dolphins
Don Martin
1949 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jim Romaniszyn
1951 · New England Patriots
Ron Lee
1953 · Baltimore Ravens
Glenn Capriola
1954 · Detroit Lions
Perry Griggs
1954 · Baltimore Ravens
Jerry Aldridge
1956 · San Francisco 49ers