'20 MO WR (FR) - Mookie Cooper (Transfer to Missouri)

#Rivals100 4⃣⭐️ ATH Mookie Cooper has a 🔝5⃣ of #Illinois, #Miami, #OhioState, #Texas & #USC but is it down to just 2? Cooper details a timeline & how his recent official visit to the #Trojans went with @JoshHelmholdt from the #RivalsChallenge: https://t.co/kD5kUC3HXj pic.twitter.com/iuIdq1sJn3

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#OhioState receiver target Mookie Cooper talks #Buckeyes and one more visit from @TheOpening finals. VIP https://t.co/FolzLjusUL

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) July 1, 2019

 

Four-star Missouri wideout Mookie Cooper said on his Instagram Live at The Opening Finals that he is committing next week. pic.twitter.com/OU48JOU1IC

— taylor from bite-sized bison (@ByTaylorL) July 2, 2019

 

#Texas QB commit Hudson Card finds Mookie Cooper for the score. https://t.co/QyqOcrk4ME pic.twitter.com/CT4dlnqN0R

— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) July 2, 2019

 

#OhioState slot receiver target Mookie Cooper with reception at @TheOpening pic.twitter.com/VonuFiPFMT

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) July 3, 2019

 

4-star WR Mookie Cooper will make his college choice public next week https://t.co/G6UIGDpBKw

— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) July 3, 2019

 

Top247 WR Mookie Cooper all alone deep for six at The Opening Finals. #Texas commit Hudson Card with the delivery: https://t.co/3dNCY43Xnz pic.twitter.com/XeAcl68B7F

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) July 3, 2019

 

Mookie Cooper Details Commitment Plans
When the three Ohio State wide receiver commits – Julian Fleming, Gee Scott Jr. and Jaxon Smith-Njigba – made their way to Frisco for The Opening Finals this week, there was one other receiver they wanted to make contact with and potentially convince to round out the already-talented wide receiver class.

"Mookie. I'm getting Mookie (Cooper). Watch. I want him,” Fleming told Eleven Warriors on Tuesday.

For the most part, Cooper keeps to himself while on the field. He was placed on the same 7-on-7 team as commit Clark Phillips and Cody Simon, but the offenses and defenses were separated for the most part during competition. The only other Ohio State target on his offense was five-star running back Kendall Milton.

But behind the scenes, the Ohio State recruits have done some work on Cooper.

“I’ve been talking to them the whole time down here,” Cooper said Wednesday. “Even before, they’ll hit me up sometimes to let me know how much they want me. They’re a cool group. They don’t give too much pressure though. But every day we talk.”

Cooper said via Instagram Live on Tuesday as well that he is committing next week. He confirmed that information Wednesday afternoon.

“It’s soon. It’s sooner than expected,” Cooper said. “I feel it. I feel like I want to go to the school I want to go to, so I don’t see appoint in waiting. If I want to commit to a school I can commit and then help get other recruits.”

Cooper said he notified the team he plans to commit to last week but doesn’t want the information to be public. He even went as far as wearing gear from all of the colleges he’s narrowed his recruitment down to – Ohio State, Texas and Illinois. Miami is also involved, but he hasn’t been to Miami yet, so he doesn’t have clothing to wear.

He plans to make his commitment video this weekend and is still workshopping some ideas – maybe a pool scene of some sort, “since it’s hot in St. Louis.” He will drop that video at some point next week.

The Missouri wideout made an unofficial visit to Ohio State on May 18, and he left with a positive vibe and felt like the offense, even with the three other receiver commits, is one he could find a role within.

“I love the facilities. I loved all that. Coach Hartline is a really good coach,” Cooper said. “What I really took from it was when they broke down my film form high school and they showed me how they use their slots. They do some of the exact same plays I ran in high school.”

There has been a lot of talk about Cooper potentially choosing Illinois out of the schools he named, and outside of the caliber of program Illinois has in comparison to the others, the move would make sense. Champaign, Illinois is less than three hours form St. Louis, and two of his teammates just signed with Illinois in the 2019 class. With Illinois’ reach to St. Louis, it would essentially be as if Cooper chose his state school.

But, being rated No. 11 at his position in the country and the way he tore up defenses at The Opening Finals – Team Drip’s offense was stagnant after Cooper left with a minor hip flexor injury he had before going to Frisco. It’s obvious why Ohio State’s commits want him the way they do, especially since they are all different types of receivers.

 

Decision coming soon for Ohio State target Mookie Cooper

After a remarkable recruiting run that has seen its 2020 recruiting class climb all the way up to a No. 4 ranking in the national recruiting race, Ohio State could be on the verge of adding another very key piece of its offensive puzzle in the next few days.

St. Louis 4-star athlete Mookie Cooper is announcing his commitment sometime this week.

Though the Buckeyes have already put together one of the country’s best receiver groups in 2020 with Julian Fleming, Gee Scott, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and potentially Cameron Martinez, the possibility of adding another dynamic playmaker like Cooper is enticing. For Ryan Day and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline, the addition of Cooper would provide Ohio State with the kind of true slot receiver prospect it hasn’t had in a few recruiting cycles.

When the decision from Cooper is made remains up in the air, but which schools are still involved has not been a secret. Aside from Ohio State, the battle for Cooper’s services comes down to Illinois, USC, Texas and Miami. Sources around the Buckeyes program have indicated the only real threat here is Illinois.

While that may be a laughable notion to some, there are real ties between Cooper and former St. Louis Trinity Catholic head coach Cory Patterson, who is now the tight ends coach for the Illini and the primary reason that Lovie Smith’s program was able to lure former 5-star quarterback prospect Isaiah Williams from the same prep program in the Class of 2019.

Ohio State should be considered the favorite to land Cooper based on what Lettermen Row is being told. But until a decision is finalized, the relationship Cooper has with his former coach shouldn’t be dismissed.