Cooper Barkate

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

2025: Graduate transfer from Harvard who earned All-America accolades in 2024 ... in 23 career games (19 starts), 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 two 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.

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 ... currently pursuing a master’s in management studies from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business ... 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.