Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Liberty
Quinton Cooley
RB • 5'7" • 220 lbs • Bailey, NC, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Quinton Cooley leans workhorse runner traits and 64.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Liberty
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest • Liberty
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Quinton Cooley built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Bailey, NC wearing No. 20, spending time with Liberty and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Quinton Cooley's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Quinton Cooley, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Liberty. Quinton Cooley leans workhorse runner traits and 64.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,139
- Rushing yards
- 3,057
- Receiving yards
- 82
- Touchdowns
- 33
Quick Answers
Quinton Cooley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Liberty · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,139
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Liberty
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Xavier · Miami
- High school pipeline
- St. Xavier · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,263 scrimmage yards · RB 33rd (top 5%) · Conference USA 4th (top 3%) · National 41st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 7 | 159 | 154 | 5 | 1 | 31.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 225 | 215 | 10 | 3 | 38.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 14 | 77 | 79 | -2 | 0 | 79.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 14 | 1,367 | 1,322 | 45 | 16 | 79.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 11 | 1,263 | 1,254 | 9 | 13 | 79.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wake Forest to Liberty | P4 to G5/FCS | 18 | Dec 10, 2022 |
Quinton Cooley played RB for Wake Forest and Liberty. Across 5 tracked seasons, Quinton Cooley recorded 3,057 rushing yards, 82 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Liberty.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Liberty paired 1,263 primary output with 64.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 64.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Liberty.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Kentucky
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Liberty
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
114.8
Efficiency
64.5
Usage
31.3
Consistency
77.4
Best Game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Campbell: 110. New Mexico State: 111. UTEP: 45. East Carolina: 105. Florida International: 174. Kennesaw State: 37. Jacksonville State: 142. Middle Tennessee: 136. Massachusetts: 147. Western Kentucky: 166. Sam Houston: 90
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Campbell: 16 by 71.6. New Mexico State: 12 by 88.5. UTEP: 6 by 78.1. East Carolina: 19 by 57.6. Florida International: 29 by 62.5. Kennesaw State: 9 by 42.8. Jacksonville State: 28 by 51.9. Middle Tennessee: 24 by 59. Massachusetts: 20 by 76.6. Western Kentucky: 24 by 72. Sam Houston: 19 by 49.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins124.3 · Games = 8 · +34.6 vs Losses
Losses89.7 · Games = 3 · -34.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Kentucky
Best efficiency game
88.5 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Sam Houston | L 18-20 | 19 | 90 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Western Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 38-21 | 24 | 166 | 6.90 | 2 | — | — | 6.9 |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Massachusetts100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 35-34 | 20 | 147 | 7.40 | 3 | — | — | 7.3 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Middle Tennessee100 rush yards | W 37-17 | 24 | 136 | 5.70 | 1 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Jacksonville State100 rush yards | L 21-31 | 27 | 133 | 4.90 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5.1 |
| Wed 10/23 | @ Kennesaw State | L 24-27 | 9 | 37 | 4.10 | 0 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Tue 10/8 | vs Florida International100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-24 | 29 | 174 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs East Carolina100 rush yards | W 35-24 | 19 | 105 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UTEP | W 28-10 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 0 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ New Mexico State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 30-24 | 12 | 111 | 9.30 | 2 | — | — | 9.3 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Campbell100 rush yards | W 41-24 | 16 | 110 | 6.90 | 1 | — | — | 6.9 |
Player Story
Quinton Cooley story
Quinton Cooley built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Bailey, NC wearing No. 20, spending time with Liberty and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Quinton Cooley's career was his backfield work: 3,057 rushing yards, 522 carries, 33 rushing touchdowns, and 82 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 82 receiving yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Quinton Cooley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Wake Forest
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Liberty
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20202021202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Wake Forest | 161 | 35 | 10.4 | 161 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 161 | 35 | 10.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Wake Forest | 271 | 48.5 | 8.1 | 110 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 271 | 48.5 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 1,444 | 67.6 | 26.4 | 1,173 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 1,444 | 67.6 | 26.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Liberty | 1,263 | 64.5 | 31.3 | -181 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 10 · W 56-30 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
197
Scrimmage Yards
93.8 takeover
197 scrimmage yards and 41 usage.
#2
vs Western Kentucky
Week 13 · W 38-21 · Conference game
166
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
166 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 7 · W 31-24 · Conference game
174
Scrimmage Yards
87.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
174 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 12 · W 35-34
147
Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.
#5
@ Jacksonville State
Week 7 · W 31-13 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
81.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
163 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Liberty
1,263 primary output · 64.5 efficiency · 31.3 usage
79.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Liberty
79.5
1,444 primary · 67.6 efficiency · 26.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Liberty
79.5
1,444 primary · 67.6 efficiency · 26.4 usage
Milestones
15
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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