The Associated Press | January 2, 2014 Cooks to skip senior season at Oregon St. Share CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State junior wide receiver Brandin Cooks has declared himself eligible for the NFL draft. 24 The Biletnikoff award winner as the nation's top receiver, Cooks set Pac-12 records with 128 catches for 1,730 yards for the Beavers this season. His receiving yards were tops in the country.His 16 touchdown catches this season are a school record.Cooks, a first-team All-American, finishes his Oregon State career with 226 catches for 3,272 yards and 26 total touchdowns (a school-record 24 via catch). He has 3,863 all-purpose yards.The Oregon State Beavers went 7-6, capping the season with a 38-23 victory against Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl. The top NCAA tournament performances through the Elite Eight, ranked March Madness correspondent Andy Katz ranked his top 10 NCAA tournament performances so far. READ MORE Dan Hodge Trophy: History, winners, and how it works Here's the history of the Dan Hodge Trophy, named after one of the all-time greats and given annually to the top college wrestler every year since 1985. READ MORE Oregon State, picked for last in the Pac-12, is a game away from the Final Four Oregon State is one win away from being the first No. 12 seed to advance to the Final Four. READ MORE