New Orleans wide receiver Brandin Cooks had seven receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns on Sunday in a 48-41 win over Arizona to lead Oregon State alums in Week 15 of the National Football League season.
Cooks scored on a 65-yard reception and on a 45-yard reception, had a 36-yard catch, an acrobatic 13-yard catch, and averaged 26.6 yards per grab. He now has 70 receptions for 1,056 yards and eight touchdowns and is averaging 15.1 yards per catch.
Here is a roundup of how all the Beavers in the NFL fared on the 15th week of the season:
D.J. ALEXANDER (2011-14), KANSAS CITY: The second-year linebacker made his first career start and had four tackles in a 19-17 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.
DEREK ANDERSON (2001-04), CAROLINA: The quarterback did not play in a 26-15 win over Washington on Monday night.
JOSH ANDREWS (2010-13), PHILADELPHIA: The offensive lineman played center and guard in a 27-26 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
BRANDIN COOKS (2011-13), NEW ORLEANS: The 2013 Biletnikoff Award winner had seven receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns, on plays covering 65 and 45 yards, in a 48-41 win over Arizona on Sunday.
OBUM GWACHAM (2011-14), NEW ORLEANS: The second-year defensive end is on the injured reserve list.
CONNOR HAMLETT (2011-14), CLEVELAND: The second-year tight end was waived on Oct. 31 and then signed to the practice squad on Nov. 2.
JOHNNY HEKKER (2008-11), LOS ANGELES: The all-pro punter averaged 50.0 yards on four punts, with a long of 66 yards, and was 0-for-1 passing in a 24-3 loss to Seattle on Thursday night.
COLIN KELLY (2009-12), CHICAGO: The guard was released from the Chicago Bears practice squad on Nov. 9. They originally signed him on Sept. 26.
ANDY LEVITRE (2005-08), ATLANTA: Andy started at left guard in a 41-13 win over San Francisco on Sunday.
SEAN MANNION (2011-14), LOS ANGELES: The second-year quarterback was inactive for a 24-3 loss to Seattle on Thursday night.
MATT MOORE (2005-06), MIAMI: The quarterback was 12-for-18 for 236 yards and a career-best four touchdowns in a 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Saturday.
RYAN MURPHY (2011-14), DENVER: The second-year defensive back was re-signed to the practice squad on Nov. 8. He originally was waived from the practice squad on Sept. 22.
STEVEN NELSON (2013-14), KANSAS CITY: The second-year defensive back had eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a defended pass in a 19-17 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.
STEPHEN PAEA (2008-10), CLEVELAND: The former Morris Trophy winner had no stats in a 33-13 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.
KYLE PEKO (2015), DENVER: The rookie defensive lineman was released by the Broncos on Sept. 19 and then signed to their practice squad on Sept. 22.
JORDAN POYER (2009-12), CLEVELAND: The former All-American cornerback is on the injured reserve after suffering a lacerated kidney on Oct. 16.
MIKE REMMERS (2008-11), CAROLINA: Mike started for the Panthers in a 26-15 win over Washington on Monday night.
JACQUIZZ RODGERS (2008-10), TAMPA BAY: Quizz was inactive for a 26-20 loss to Dallas on Sunday night.
ISAAC SEUMALO (2012-15), PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia rookie offensive lineman started at right tackle in a 27-26 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
TERRON WARD (2011-14), ATLANTA: The second-year running back had 52 yards in six carries, with a long run of 45 yards, in a 41-13 win over San Francisco on Sunday.
MARKUS WHEATON (2009-12), PITTSBURGH: The wide receiver, who has been inactive for much of the season with a shoulder injury, is on injured reserve and out for the rest of the season. He had four catches for 51 yards and a TD in three games.
DYLAN WYNN (2011-14), CLEVELAND: The second-year defensive end is on the injured reserve list and will not play this season.
Cooks scored on a 65-yard reception and on a 45-yard reception, had a 36-yard catch, an acrobatic 13-yard catch, and averaged 26.6 yards per grab. He now has 70 receptions for 1,056 yards and eight touchdowns and is averaging 15.1 yards per catch.
Here is a roundup of how all the Beavers in the NFL fared on the 15th week of the season:
D.J. ALEXANDER (2011-14), KANSAS CITY: The second-year linebacker made his first career start and had four tackles in a 19-17 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.
DEREK ANDERSON (2001-04), CAROLINA: The quarterback did not play in a 26-15 win over Washington on Monday night.
JOSH ANDREWS (2010-13), PHILADELPHIA: The offensive lineman played center and guard in a 27-26 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
BRANDIN COOKS (2011-13), NEW ORLEANS: The 2013 Biletnikoff Award winner had seven receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns, on plays covering 65 and 45 yards, in a 48-41 win over Arizona on Sunday.
OBUM GWACHAM (2011-14), NEW ORLEANS: The second-year defensive end is on the injured reserve list.
CONNOR HAMLETT (2011-14), CLEVELAND: The second-year tight end was waived on Oct. 31 and then signed to the practice squad on Nov. 2.
JOHNNY HEKKER (2008-11), LOS ANGELES: The all-pro punter averaged 50.0 yards on four punts, with a long of 66 yards, and was 0-for-1 passing in a 24-3 loss to Seattle on Thursday night.
COLIN KELLY (2009-12), CHICAGO: The guard was released from the Chicago Bears practice squad on Nov. 9. They originally signed him on Sept. 26.
ANDY LEVITRE (2005-08), ATLANTA: Andy started at left guard in a 41-13 win over San Francisco on Sunday.
SEAN MANNION (2011-14), LOS ANGELES: The second-year quarterback was inactive for a 24-3 loss to Seattle on Thursday night.
MATT MOORE (2005-06), MIAMI: The quarterback was 12-for-18 for 236 yards and a career-best four touchdowns in a 34-13 win over the New York Jets on Saturday.
RYAN MURPHY (2011-14), DENVER: The second-year defensive back was re-signed to the practice squad on Nov. 8. He originally was waived from the practice squad on Sept. 22.
STEVEN NELSON (2013-14), KANSAS CITY: The second-year defensive back had eight tackles, one tackle for loss and a defended pass in a 19-17 loss to Tennessee on Sunday.
STEPHEN PAEA (2008-10), CLEVELAND: The former Morris Trophy winner had no stats in a 33-13 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.
KYLE PEKO (2015), DENVER: The rookie defensive lineman was released by the Broncos on Sept. 19 and then signed to their practice squad on Sept. 22.
JORDAN POYER (2009-12), CLEVELAND: The former All-American cornerback is on the injured reserve after suffering a lacerated kidney on Oct. 16.
MIKE REMMERS (2008-11), CAROLINA: Mike started for the Panthers in a 26-15 win over Washington on Monday night.
JACQUIZZ RODGERS (2008-10), TAMPA BAY: Quizz was inactive for a 26-20 loss to Dallas on Sunday night.
ISAAC SEUMALO (2012-15), PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia rookie offensive lineman started at right tackle in a 27-26 loss to Baltimore on Sunday.
TERRON WARD (2011-14), ATLANTA: The second-year running back had 52 yards in six carries, with a long run of 45 yards, in a 41-13 win over San Francisco on Sunday.
MARKUS WHEATON (2009-12), PITTSBURGH: The wide receiver, who has been inactive for much of the season with a shoulder injury, is on injured reserve and out for the rest of the season. He had four catches for 51 yards and a TD in three games.
DYLAN WYNN (2011-14), CLEVELAND: The second-year defensive end is on the injured reserve list and will not play this season.
