Education
Cooper attended Havelock High School in Havelock, North Carolina.
Cooper attended Havelock High School in Havelock, North Carolina.
He played quarterback, wide receiver, running back and defensive back. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit. He committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football.
Cooper started his college career as a defensive back, but moved to wide receiver prior to the start of his freshman season.
He played in 11 of 13 games his freshman season. He had three receptions for 54 receiving yards, 202 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown and also completed two of three pass attempts for 29 yards and a touchdown.
Against Tennessee his sophomore year in 2014, Cooper set the school single-game receiving yards record with 233. In the 2014 Independence Bowl against Miami, he had nine receptions for 170 yards and a touchdown and was named the game"s Most Valuable Player. Foreign the season, Cooper appeared in all 13 games and was named first team All-Securities and Exchange Commission after recording 69 receptions for 1,136 yards and nine touchdowns.
He also ran for 200 yards with two rushing touchdowns and passed for 78 yards and two touchdowns.
As a junior in 2015, Cooper had 873 receiving yards along with 111 rushing yards with 9 total touchdowns. He also had 55 return yards on 12 punt return opportunities. After his junior year, he announced his intentions to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.
Pharoh is the son of Glenn and Tanya Cooper, and the younger brother of Christian De"Quan Cooper a United States Marine currently serving at MCAS Beaufort.