The Raiders selected Amari Cooper at No. 4 overall in last year's draft. He responded with a 1,000-yard season, one of only 11 by rookie wideouts in the last 20 years. It's even more impressive when you learn he was playing hurt down the stretch.

Cooper had a foot injury that bothered him the second half of the season, limiting him in the final games. The team even considered shutting him down late in the year.

To his credit, Cooper late in the year said he didn't feel he'd earned a spot in the Pro Bowl. He's going, though, indicating the injury is fully behind him.

Only three other rookie receivers managed even 600 yards last season, getting them among the top 70 rookie wideouts since 1995.

TOP ROOKIE WIDE RECEIVERS, 1995-PRESENT
YearRdPickPlayerTeamNoYdsTD
2003254Anquan Boldin Ariz.10113778
1998121Randy MossMinn.68131317
2014112Odell Beckham Jr.NYG91130512
2004115Michael ClaytonT.B.8011937
199617Terry GlennN.E.9011326
201514Amari CooperN.E.7210706
201114A.J. GreenCin.6510577
201417Mike EvansT.B.68105112
2013376Keenan AllenS.D.7110468
20067252Marques ColstonN.O.7010388
2014128Kelvin BenjaminCar.7310089
2007123Dwayne BoweK.C.709955
1999232Kevin JohnsonClev.669868
201414Sammy WatkinsBuff.659826
2008242Eddie RoyalDen.919805
200313Andre JohnsonHou.669764
20104101Mike WilliamsT.B.6596411
201116Julio JonesAtl.549598
1996118Eddie KennisonSt.L.5492411
2008249DeSean JacksonPhil.629124
2001252Chris ChambersMia.488837
2014242Jordan MatthewsPhil.678728
201215Justin BlackmonJac.648655
2012392T.Y. HiltonInd.508617
199611Keyshawn JohnsonNYJ638448
2004113Lee EvansBuff.488439
2011258Torrey SmithBalt.508417
1996119Marvin HarrisonInd.648368
2006125Santonio HolmesPitt.498243
200417Roy WilliamsDet.548178
20122suppJosh GordonClev.508055
2013127DeAndre HopkinsHou.528022
2009129Hakeem Nicks NYG477906
2009122Percy Harvin Minn.607908
2011U-Doug BaldwinSea.517884
199916Torry HoltSt.L.527886
200413Larry FitzgeraldAriz.587808
2009119Jeremy Maclin Phil.567734
2014263Jarvis LandryMia.847585
2009384Mike Wallace Pitt.397566
200712Calvin JohnsonDet.487565
2004262Keary ColbertCar.477545
2001115Rod GardnerWash.467414
2013374Terrance WilliamsDall.447365
2002263Antonio BryantDall.447336
20155146Stefon DiggsMinn.527204
1999113Troy EdwardsPitt.617145
2000380Darrell JacksonSea.537136
2011259Greg LittleClev.617092
2009130Kenny Britt Tenn.427013
2012496Chris GivensSt.L.426983
2014391John BrownAriz.486965
2000121Sylvester MorrisK.C.486783
2014U-Allen HurnsJac.516776
20094127Austin CollieInd.606767
2007378James JonesG.B.476762
2008233Donnie AverySt.L.536743
2015369Tyler LockettSea.516646
20135144Kenny Stills N.O.326415
2006252Greg JenningsG.B.456323
2012120Kendall WrightTenn.646264
2009110Michael Crabtree S.F.486252
2009250Mohamed Massaquoi Clev.346243
2014U-Taylor GabrielClev.366211
20115148Denarius MooreOak.336185
2011244Titus YoungDet.486076
20154105Jamison CrowderWash.596042
2010384Jordan ShipleyCin.526003

--Andy Richardson