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Amari Cooper to Wear #89 As Oakland Raiders Get Rookie Numbers

Oakland Raiders fans looking to get jerseys of fourth overall draft pick Amari Cooper can now safely go out and support the new rookie as his number was announced at the beginning of 2015 Rookie Minicamp on Friday.

Cooper will wear James Jones old #89 as a rookie, going from #9 as a star at Alabama to a new number as a pro with the Raiders. A place where fans are hoping that his jersey becomes a mainstay on the roster for years to come to end the bleak years of mediocre receiving talent in Oakland. Cooper appears to be the answer, a player who was unstoppable in the SEC who is now set to take his elite route running ability to the pros.