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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The dropped passes that plagued an otherwise productive rookie season are now in the past for Amari Cooper. The struggles to drag a second foot inbounds that cost him a couple of touchdowns were quickly fixed.In his two seasons in the NFL, Cooper has shown an impressive ability to identify any flaws in his game and correct them quickly. That helped him become the first receiver to top 1,000 yards for the Oakland Raiders in 10 years as a rookie in 2015 and then put up even bigger numbers this season.Cooper is coming off the first 10-catch game of his career, including a couple on plays near the sideline after putting in extra work in practice on getting both feet inbounds .I made it an emphasis last week in practice and it showed up, Cooper said Wednesday. Im happy about that.The Raiders (4-2) are quite happy with the production they have gotten out of Cooper this season, especially the past two weeks. He caught six passes for a career-high 138 yards and his first touchdown of the season two weeks ago against San Diego before getting 10 receptions for 129 yards last week in a loss to Kansas City.For the season, Cooper has 36 catches for 585 yards, ranking in the top 10 in the NFL in both categories. He has been at his best the past two weeks with 16 catches for 267 yards. Cooper had nine of his 10 catches last week in the first half , before Kansas City rolled its defense to his side to try to take him out of the game.It just happened that for whatever reason hes making these crazy plays in practice and its happening in the games, quarterback Derek Carr said. You can also tell, we talk about the sideline deal, he worked extremely hard at that and then you see him make two, three, four catches on the sideline over and over again, keeping those feet in, dragging the foot and all those things. When you get into that second year, things just start clicking. Things just in your head and out there on the field and I think hes figuring it out.Cooper had a stellar rookie season for Oakland, with the only negatives being a propensity to drop a few too many passes -- a league-worst 18 according to Pro Football Focus -- and a foot injury that hampered him late in the season.Cooper has just one dropped pass so far this season, according to Sportradar and has gone three straight weeks without one as the increased focus has paid dividends on the field.Hes very prideful and wants to be a great player in the league, coach Jack Del Rio said. I mean, he got a clear example of really working the footwork on the sideline, how that could have gotten him a couple more touchdowns. Its always been something we work on, but I think it got extra focus this week. Hes a good football player, so some of the things hes really focused on, weve benefited from that.Game notes RB Latavius Murray, who missed the past two games with turf toe, was back at practice. ... 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This will be a good challenge for us.Arizona State (5-4, 2-4 Pac-12) does have one of the conferences most aggressive defenses, sending blitzes in from everywhere.But survive the blitz and opposing teams have found the Sun Devils vulnerable to big plays.Despite dialing back the blitzes a bit this season, Arizona State is last nationally against the pass for the second straight season, allowing 397.6 yards per game. The Sun Devils have been plagued by injuries, but also poor tackling and missed assignments, leading to 12 scoring plays of 50 yards or longer.We have to get better at what were doing, Arizona State coach Todd Graham said. Theres times when we have played very, very well. Weve had too many critical errors, thats the biggest thing.The Utes (7-2, 4-2) have not played since losing to No. 4 Washington on Oct. 29, allowing players to get rested and heal up as they attempt to win in Tempe for the first time since 1976.Utah has numerous players who could return from injuries, including center Lo Falemaka, safety Marcus Williams and receiver Cory Butler-ByrdWe got some guys rested and some players some down time, Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. Injuury-wise, hopefully we get a few guys back.dddddddddddd few more things to look for when Utah plays at Arizona State on Thursday night:WILKINS RETURN?: Arizona State quarterback Manny Wilkins has worked with the first-team offense this week and is expected to return from shoulder and ankle injuries that have plagued him for a month. The sophomore adds a dynamic dimension to the Sun Devils offense, not just with his passing and knowledge of the offense, but his running ability. Arizona State has been a much better team when Wilkins has been healthy enough to run and his return will be a huge boost.UNCERTAIN PREPARATION: Arizona States string of injuries, including Wilkins, has made it tough for the Utes to prepare. The Sun Devils were missing 10 starters in their loss to Oregon last week and have played three different quarterbacks this season. Arizona State could get several players back this week, including running back Demario Richard, cornerback Kadeem Orr and safety Armand Perry. Coach has told us time and time again, we dont know whos going to be playing, which quarterbacks going to start, which backs going to start, Utah defensive tackle Pasoni Tasini said. Were going to get a lot of different looks. We dont know ... wait until game day and see what they come out with.STOPPING WILLIAMS: Utah running back Joe Williams has gone from retired to almost unstoppable. The senior retired from football on Sept. 13, but came back to the Utes after injuries devastated their running back corps. Williams has rushed for at least 170 yards the past three games, including a 172-yard performance against one of the nations top defensive teams, Washington. Stopping him will be priority No. 1 for Arizona States defense. ' ' '