Hunkie Cooper

Hunkie Cooper
UNLV Rebels
Title	Director of football player development
Personal information
Born	May 17, 1969; Palestine, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Position	Wide receiver / Linebacker (No. 14)
High school	Westwood (Palestine)
College	UNLV
NFL draft	1991: undrafted
Career history
Playing
	BC Lions (1992); Arizona Rattlers (1993–2005); New Orleans Saints (1994);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
	Utah Blaze (WR/LB) (2006); Utah Blaze (DC) (2007); Utah Blaze (DB) (2008); Canyon Springs HS (NV) (head coach) (2009–2014); San Diego State (WR) (2015–2022); UNLV (director of football player development) (2023–present);
Awards and highlights
	2× ArenaBowl champion (1994, 1997); AFL MVP (1993); 4× First-team All-Arena (1993, 1995, 1996, 2000); 2× Second-team All-Arena (1997, 1999); 2× AFL Ironman of the Year (1999, 2000); 2× AFL All-Ironman Team (1999, 2000); AFL Second Team 15th Anniversary Team (2001); AFL 20 Greatest Players – #5 (2006); AFL 25 Greatest Players – #5 (2012); Arena Football Hall of Fame (2011); Arizona Rattlers #14 retired (2005);
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions-Yards-TDs
Receptions-Yards-TDs	775–8,575–139
Rush-Yards-TDs	145–287–39
Tackles-Sacks-INTs	196–3.0–15
Returns-Yards-TDs	476–9,459–26
Passing yards-TDs	75–8
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Hernandez James "Hunkie" Cooper (born May 17, 1969) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and linebacker for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He is currently the director of football player development for the UNLV Rebels football team. He is a two-time recipient of the AFL Ironman of the Year award and was voted league MVP in 1993.