{{short description|American football player}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Cooper Barkate |school=Miami Hurricanes |currentnumber=18 |currentposition=Wide receiver |class={{Redshirt}} Senior |birth_date= |birth_place=Newport Beach, California |heightft=6 |heightin=1 |weight_lb=195 |highlights= * First-team All-Ivy League (2024) * Second-team All-ACC (2025) |high_school=Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |pastschools= *Harvard (2022–2024) *Duke (2025) *Miami (FL) (2026–present) |espn=4804878 }} '''Cooper Barkate''' is an American college football wide receiver for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played for the Harvard Crimson and the Duke Blue Devils.
==Early life== Barkate attended St. Margaret's Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano, California and Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California for his senior year.<ref>[https://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/09/mater-dei-receiver-corps-shifts-with-arrival-of-cooper-barkate-departure-of-cristian-dixon/ Mater Dei receiver corps shifts with arrival of Cooper Barkate, departure of Cristian Dixon]</ref> He played wide receiver and cornerback in high school. He committed to Harvard University to play college football.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2940607/2021/11/08/why-one-southern-california-prospect-is-spurning-power-5-offers-to-play-at-harvard-just-wait-i-got-my-plan/ Why one Southern California prospect is spurning Power 5 offers to play at Harvard: ‘Just wait. I got my plan’]</ref>
==College career== Barkate played three years at Harvard from 2022 to 2024. With Harvard, he started 19 of 23 games and had 113 receptions for 1,742 yards and 14 touchdowns.<ref>[https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article311667964.html Why Duke football believes transfer WR Cooper Barkate will boost its offense]</ref> After the 2024 season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Duke University.<ref>[https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/college/football/2025/08/05/duke-football-why-andrel-anthony-and-cooper-barkate-joined-blue-devils/85525068007/ Duke football’s Andrel Anthony and Cooper Barkate on transferring to the Blue Devils]</ref> He became Duke's number one receiver in 2025.<ref>[https://www.si.com/college/duke/blue-devils-football-cooper-barkate-darian-mensah-manny-diaz How Cooper Barkate Has Performed Through Six Weeks]</ref>
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== External links == *[https://gocrimson.com/sports/football/roster/cooper-barkate/28573 Harvard Crimson bio] *[https://goduke.com/sports/football/roster/cooper-barkate/22762 Duke Blue Devils bio] *[https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/cooper-barkate/ Miami Hurricanes bio]
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