Cooper Barkate

Duke wide receiver Cooper Barkate, wearing a black helmet, blue jersey and black pants, runs after a catch during the Blue Devils' game against No. 12 Georgia Tech.

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Duke wide receiver Cooper Barkate runs up the field after making a catch during the Blue Devils' 45-21 victory at Cal on October 4, 2025.

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Duke wide receiver Cooper Barkate runs for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Blue Devils' 38-3 victory at Syracuse on September 27, 2025.

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Wide receiver Cooper Barkate, wearing an all black Duke uniform, runs after a catch for a touchdown against NC State on September 20, 2025.

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Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-1
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Newport Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Harvard

CAREER: Lettered one (2025) season at Duke after arriving as a graduate transfer from Harvard … in 37 career games (33 starts), caught 185 passes for 2,848 yards (15.39) and 21 TDs while rushing 12 times for 80 yards (6.67) ... amassed 2,928 all-purpose yards … holds career per game averages of 5.00 receptions, 76.97 receiving yards and 79.14 all-purpose yards ... All-ACC honoree as a wide receiver in 2025 (2nd team) … All-Ivy League selection in 2024 (1st team) and 2023 (honorable mention) … capped Crimson career in 2024 with FCS Coaches All-America Second Team, FCS Football Central All-America Second Team, Phil Steele All-America Second Team, Stats Perform All-America Third Team and Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention Team accolades … recorded 11 career games with 100+ receiving yards including a career-high 172-yard performance versus No. 12 Georgia Tech in 2025 ... finished with 22 games with 70+ receiving yards ... carded 34 games with 2+ receptions, 20 contests with 5+ catches and three with 10+ grabs including a career-best 13 catches against Georgia Tech in 2025 ... on Duke’s career charts, ranks tied for 59th in most receptions, tied for fourth in most seasons with 70+ receptions (1), tied for third in most seasons with 1,000+ receiving yards (1) and tied for fourth in most seasons with 900+ receiving yards (1) … in single-game history at Duke, is tied for fifth in most receptions (13) and tied for 25th in most receiving yards (172) … 77-yard scoring touchdown from QB Darian Mensah is the 14th-longest passing play in Duke history … helped the Crimson to Ivy League crowns in 2023 and 2024 ... assisted in Duke claiming its first outright ACC Championship since 1962 and the 2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl crown.

2025: Second team All-ACC pick by the league and the Associated Press ... named the team’s offensive skill player of the year … started all 14 games ... caught 72 passes for 1,106 yards (15.36) and seven TDs ... turned in the 10th 1,000-yard receiving season in program history and just the third of 1,100+ yards … in the ACC, ranked tied for second in receiving touchdowns, second in receiving yards, fifth in receiving yards per game (79.00), seventh in receptions per game (5.14) and ninth in average yards per reception ... nationally, ranked ninth in receiving yards, 25th in receiving yards per game, tied for 38th in receiving touchdowns and 48th in receptions per game ... had 2+ receptions in 14 games, 4+ catches in 11 contests and 6+ in three with a season-high 13 grabs versus No. 12 Georgia Tech ... the 13 receptions for a season-high 172 yards against the Yellow Jackets had him join Duke's Jordan Moore (14-199 vs. Pitt; 12-19-22) and Pitt's Jordan Addison (14-202 vs. Virginia; 11-20-21) as the only ACC individuals to have 13 or more catches and 172 or more receiving yards in a league game since 2021 … the 13 receptions are tied for the fifth most in a game in program history while the 172 yards are tied for the 25th most … in addition to Georgia Tech, posted 100-yard receiving games versus Elon (117) and Clemson (127) ... had 80+ receiving yards in three other contests (88 – Illinois; 83 – Wake Forest; 91 – Virginia in the ACC Championship Game) ... hauled in two TD passes against Syracuse ... logged one receiving score versus NC State, California, Clemson, Virginia in the regular season and Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl ... caught a 77-yard touchdown pass at Clemson to tie for the 14th longest pass reception in program history … on Duke’s single-season charts, yearly totals rank tied for first in games with 1+ reception (14), tied for first in games with 2+ receptions (14), third in receiving yards, 10th in receptions, tied for 10th in games with 5+ receptions (8) and tied for 18th in touchdown receptions … a key piece of the Blue Devil offensive attack that set the program record for total touchdowns scored (63), points scored (484) and pass efficiency (152.53) … member of Duke’s offense that ranked among the NCAA leaders in fourth down conversion percentage (.738; 4th), total first downs (316; 10th), passing yards per game (285.4; 10th), points per game (34.6; 16th), team passing efficiency (152.53; 19th), completion percentage (.664; 25th) and total offense (423.5; 25th) … helped the Blue Devils to top-five ACC offensive rankings for passing yards per game (1st), points per game (1st), fourth down conversion percentage (1st), total first downs (1st), team passing efficiency (2nd), total offense (3rd), fewest turnovers lost (14; 3rd) and completion percentage (4th) ... paired with Que’Sean Brown (846) to become the second Duke duo with 800+ receiving yards each in a season, the 10th with 700+ receiving yards each and the 17th with 600+ receiving yards each ... teamed with Brown and Sahmir Hagans (508) to become the fifth Duke trio to each have 500+ receiving yards in a campaign ... combined with Brown (64) for 136 receptions, the seventh most in a season by a Duke pair in program history … paired with Brown and Hagans (43) for 179 receptions, the seventh most by a Duke trio in program history … combined with Brown for 1,952 receiving yards, the third most by a Duke pair in program history … combined with Brown and Hagans for 2,460 receiving yards, the second most by a Duke trio in program history … part of the first Blue Devil team to have five or more players with five or more receiving touchdowns each … on the field for 709 snaps.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year member (2022-23-24) of the Harvard program ... in 23 games (19 starts) with the Crimson, totaled 113 receptions for 1,742 yards (15.42) and 14 TDs ... added 12 rushes for 80 yards (6.67) and five punt returns for 38 yards (7.60) ... capped Crimson career with one of the most decorated seasons in program history by being selected to the FCS Coaches All-America Second Team, FCS Football Central All-America Second Team, Phil Steele All-America Second Team, Stats Perform All-America Third Team, Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention Team, NEFW All-New England Team, All-Ivy League First Team and Phil Steele All-Ivy League First Team ... earned All-Ivy League Honorable Mention accolades in 2023 ... an Academic All-District pick in 2024 ... registered 2+ catches 20 times, 5+ 12 times and 10+ twice ... caught a career-high 11 passes against Penn in 2024 ... tallied 30+ receiving yards in 16 contests, 60+ 15 times and 100+ eight times ... in last season at Harvard, finished all 10 games with at least 75 receiving yards and reached the 100-yard plateau in five contests ... registered a career-high 169 receiving yards against Yale in 2024 ... made a career-long 51-yard catch versus New Hampshire in 2024 ... tallied 2+ TDs four times, versus Brown, Cornell, Princeton and Yale in 2024 ... credited with 30 receptions that covered 20+ yards, including 20 during 2024 campaign ... owns 90 total points from 15 TDs (14 receiving and one rush) ... helped the Crimson to Ivy League crowns in 2023 and 2024 ... attended St. Margaret’s Episcopal School before enrolling at Mater Dei High School … started all four years across both schools … guided Mater Dei to an undefeated season in 2021, en route to the state and national titles … named to the All-Trinity League First Team Offense at Mater Dei in 2021 … rated as the No. 3 athlete in California by 247Sports.com and the No. 10 wide receiver in the state by Rivals.com … the league defensive player of the year in 2019 while at St. Margaret’s … recognized in 2019 as the Gatorade Outstanding Player and Orange County Register Athlete of the Week played one season of lacrosse at St. Margaret’s, helping the team to the CIF Southern Section championship.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Harvard in May 2025 with a degree in economics ... son of Krystal and Harold Barkate ... father was a three-year letterman (1986-87-88) as a punter at UCLA and ranks eighth in Bruin history in career punting average (42.13) … sister, Maddie, lettered four years (2020-22-23-24) as a member of the women's lacrosse team at Harvard, earning All-Ivy League honors as a junior.