Player Career

Graig Cooper Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Graig Cooper story

Graig Cooper built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a running back from Memphis, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Miami. The clearest part of Graig Cooper's career was his backfield work: 2,383 rushing yards, 465 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 402 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Miami. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 51 passing yards, 402 receiving yards, and 990 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami.

The arc is straightforward: Graig Cooper moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Miami

    2007-2010

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2007200820082009200920102010
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonMiami81160.124.4
2008 PostseasonMiami95451.730.8143
2008 Regular SeasonMiami95451.730.80
2009 PostseasonMiami82752.523.7-127
2009 Regular SeasonMiami82752.523.70
2010 PostseasonMiami19356.57.1-634
2010 Regular SeasonMiami19356.57.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 4 · W 41-23

Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

128

Scrimmage Yards

90.8 takeover

128 scrimmage yards and 34 usage.

#2

vs Virginia

Week 10 · W 52-17 · Conference game

158

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

158 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 5 · L 24-28 · Conference game

139

Scrimmage Yards

87.5 takeover

Loss with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

139 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#4

vs Duke

Week 5 · W 24-14 · Conference game

126

Scrimmage Yards

86.4 takeover

Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

126 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.

#5

@ Virginia

Week 10 · W 24-17 · Conference game

138

Scrimmage Yards

85.2 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

138 scrimmage yards and 44.8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Postseason · Miami

954 primary output · 51.7 efficiency · 30.8 usage

75.1

#2

2008 Regular Season · Miami

75.1

954 primary · 51.7 efficiency · 30.8 usage

#3

2007 Regular Season · Miami

72.1

811 primary · 60.1 efficiency · 24.4 usage

Milestones

6

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games