Raiders rookie wide receiver Amari Cooper is going to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement, the NFL announced Thursday.
Cooper will replace New York Jets wideout Brandon Marshall in the Jan. 31 game in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. He joins four other Raiders — quarterback Derek Carr, safety Charles Woodson, pass rusher Khalil Mack and fullback Marcel Reece — on the roster.
The Raiders’ five Pro Bowl selections are the most since the team had five in 2002.
Reece will not be able to play because of a suspension for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Cooper’s 72 catches for 1,070 yards and six touchdowns this season led all NFL rookies. He joins Woodson (1998), Tim Brown (1988), Marcus Allen (1982), Ray Guy (1973) and Raymond Chester (1970) as the only Raiders rookies in history to make the Pro Bowl.
Cooper had a record-setting rookie season for Oakland after he was drafted No. 4 overall in 2015 out of Alabama.