Not sure where it went, but I mentioned in that thread that 2015 ATH Wilbur Cooper Jr. was attending the (June 7th Al Golden football ) camp today.
Cooper said on Twitter that he was told he ran a handheld 4.29 40, which was the second best time posted at the camp. He suffered a serious knee injury as a sophomore, but that's a **** of a time. Has offers from Kent State and Ball State.
Cooper posted the following workout numbers at an Ignite Showcase event earlier this year:
4.34 forty-yard dash (handheld)
6.78 3-cone
4.22 short shuttle
22.04 ft with 8 lb medicine ball press
9.06 broad jump
Article on under the radar RB/ATH Wilbur Cooper from Auburndale, FL. Polk County has some gems for the 2015 Class
http://bigcountypreps.com/181/wilbur-cooper-auburndale-rb-still-under-warps/
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Incredible 2014 Ignite Showcase numbers; Cooper returned to the field this year after suffering a serious knee injury his sophomore season. Sharing the carries with 3 other ball carriers, Cooper still managed to rack up 74 carries, 540 rushing yards, 650 all purpose yards and 18 tackles on defense. Cooper also participates in Weightlifting and Track & field for the Bloodhounds.
No schools have offered Cooper just yet. A few colleges have shown initial interest. He has visited Miami and USF (Showing interest) and has no particular dream school, “Any college that will accept me is my dream school.”
His recruiting will pick up and when it does, he hopes FIU, FSU, Miami, FAU and USF are attracted to his skill set. He is not selective and wants his play to do most of his talking. AAC, Big 10, SEC would be dream conferences to play in. However, he just wants the opportunity to play collage football.
The 5'10" 200 lbs running back is definitely getting his speed back because in Feb this year at the Nike Miami Sparq event he ran a laser timed 4.55 sec 40 yd dash which tied for 3rd best at the camp. So based on the Al Golden camp times from today Wilbur Cooper could be a low 4.4 laser timed guy which is pretty **** fast considering his injury.
Miami NFTC results
http://www.studentsports.com/blog/2014/02/09/miami-nike-combine-recap/
His highlights show good open field but elite speed at that point but he seems to getting faster, so watching his senior year performance as well as his durability throughout the season could be a key part of his evaluation for many schools, including UM I am sure. Cooper could be a good back up plan option if Dexter Williams flips from UM and doesn't land Jordan Scarlett.
2015 RB Wilbur Cooper Jr.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2160140/highlights/102717376
Here is Tampa Bay Area news video interview with him covering his recovery.
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/sports/article.html/content/news/articles/bhsn/2014/1/14/wilbur_cooper_jr_pro.html
Go Canes
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