Hurricanes land Cooper Barkate, Darian Mensah’s top receiver

Darian Mensah is Miami’s next quarterback, and he is bringing along a top teammate.

Former Duke wide receiver Cooper Barkate committed to the Hurricanes Tuesday night, according to multiple reports, joining his former quarterback on the road to Coral Gables.

Barkate was the Blue Devils’ top wide receiver in 2025. He led the team with 72 catches, 1,106 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches. He was a second-team All-ACC selection.

Barkate, a 6-foot-1 outside wide receiver, had a 76.6 receiving grade from Pro Football Focus.

Barkate played three seasons at Harvard before transferring to Duke. While at Harvard, he had 113 catches for 1,172 yards and 14 touchdown catches.

Barkate is the third wide receiver transfer to commit to UM this offseason. He joins former South Carolina wide receiver Vandrevius Jacobs and former West Virginia wide receiver Cam Vaughn.