2025 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Dariuse Cooper, WR, West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Name: Dariuse Cooper
- Position: Wide Receiver
- College: West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Height: 5’11
- Weight: 187lb
- Twitter: @cooperdariuse
- Instagram: @flashycoop13
What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2025 NFL Draft?
I’m smooth within and out of my routes. I can make the tough catch and turn 50/50 balls into 90/10s. I’m very smart and know how to read coverage. Also, I have experience at QB so learning the playbook as a whole and knowing what everyone’s job is in a play is normal for me.
What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?
I’m willing to play whatever I need to do to help the team. I love special teams. In my last two years, I have been on every unit (except field goal block) including field goal as the holder.
If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be?
Cancer Awareness
Who was your role model?
My father
Who is your favorite NFL team?
Atlanta Falcons
Who is the most underrated teammate at your school?
Jaden Swiger
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Pessimistic thinking
Who is your favorite teacher ever?
Brooke Smith now (Ms.Reyna when she was my teacher)
Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome?
Finding strength in myself to not transfer and have to complete my degree in a longer amount of time just to win football games. I had to learn to have fun with the team I was leading whether we won or lost.
If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?
Chipotle
What is your favorite snack food?
Hi-Chews
What is your degree in?
Bachelor in Exercise Science/ Masters in Athletic Training
If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Martin Luther King Jr, Barack Obama, and Mike Tomlin. I would like to know what it’s like to be able to defeat the odds and accomplish some of the almost impossible tasks and how they were able to keep their motivation up to keep working towards it and not give up.
What is your biggest weakness?
Taking on too much responsibility and putting so much pressure on myself
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