Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024San Diego State
Marquez Cooper
RB • 5'8" • 200 lbs • Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Marquez Cooper leans workhorse runner traits and 46.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State • Ball State • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana State
Player Story
Marquez Cooper built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Gaithersburg, MD wearing No. 15, spending time with Ball State, Kent State, and San Diego State. The clearest part of Marquez...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Marquez Cooper, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State. Marquez Cooper leans workhorse runner traits and 46.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,623
- Rushing yards
- 5,119
- Receiving yards
- 504
- Touchdowns
- 47
Quick Answers
Marquez Cooper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,623
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
- Top game
- Indiana State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Quince Orchard · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Liberty Christian · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,411 scrimmage yards · RB 20th (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 1%) · National 23rd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 280 | 266 | 14 | 5 | 51 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 14 | 130 | 125 | 5 | 0 | 71.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 14 | 1,170 | 1,080 | 90 | 11 | 71.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 1,425 | 1,331 | 94 | 13 | 79.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 1,207 | 1,043 | 164 | 4 | 75.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 1,411 | 1,274 | 137 | 14 | 80.4 |
Related Context
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Marquez Cooper played RB for Kent State, Ball State, and San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Marquez Cooper recorded 9 passing yards, 5,119 rushing yards, and 504 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
San Diego State paired 1,411 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 50 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 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kent State, Ball State, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Kent State
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
92.9
Efficiency
50
Usage
27.2
Consistency
69
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 130. Texas A&M: 61. VMI: 119. Iowa: 38. Maryland: 66. Bowling Green: 120. Buffalo: 120. Western Michigan: 35. Ohio: 62. Northern Illinois: 173. Central Michigan: 103. Akron: 135. Miami (OH): 133. Northern Illinois: 5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 25 by 54.2. Texas A&M: 9 by 61.1. VMI: 12 by 91.3. Iowa: 11 by 38.1. Maryland: 14 by 42.7. Bowling Green: 31 by 40.3. Buffalo: 22 by 56.1. Western Michigan: 10 by 34.7. Ohio: 16 by 38.5. Northern Illinois: 23 by 78.4. Central Michigan: 22 by 44.2. Akron: 25 by 56.3. Miami (OH): 25 by 55. Northern Illinois: 6 by 8.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins123.1 · Games = 7 · +60.6 vs Losses
Losses62.6 · Games = 7 · -60.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
91.3 vs VMI
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/21 | @ Wyoming100 rush yards | L 38-52 | 24 | 125 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.2 |
| Sat 12/4 | @ Northern Illinois | L 23-41 | 6 | 5 | 0.80 | 0 | — | — | 0.8 |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Miami (OH)100 rush yards | W 48-47 | 24 | 126 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.3 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Akron100 rush yards | W 38-0 | 25 | 135 | 5.40 | 1 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Central Michigan2+ TD | L 30-54 | 21 | 83 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4.7 |
| Wed 11/3 | vs Northern Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-47 | 23 | 173 | 7.50 | 2 | — | — | 7.5 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Ohio | W 34-27 | 14 | 50 | 3.60 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Western Michigan | L 31-64 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Buffalo100 rush yards | W 48-38 | 21 | 112 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 27-20 | 31 | 120 | 3.90 | 2 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Maryland | L 16-37 | 13 | 48 | 3.70 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Iowa | L 7-30 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs VMI100 rush yards | W 60-10 | 12 | 119 | 9.90 | 1 | — | — | 9.9 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-41 | 8 | 42 | 5.30 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6.8 |
Player Story
Marquez Cooper story
Marquez Cooper built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Gaithersburg, MD wearing No. 15, spending time with Ball State, Kent State, and San Diego State. The clearest part of Marquez Cooper's career was his backfield work: 5,119 rushing yards, 1,102 carries, 45 rushing touchdowns, and 504 receiving yards across 54 career games in the available record. His career also includes 9 passing yards, 504 receiving yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marquez Cooper'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
Kent State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Ball State
2023
Peak year stop
- 3
San Diego State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212021202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 280 | 49.7 | 20.1 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 1,300 | 50 | 27.2 | 1,020 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 1,300 | 50 | 27.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 1,425 | 46.8 | 41.1 | 125 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ball State | 1,207 | 47.2 | 36.9 | -218 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1,411 | 46.9 | 47.1 | 204 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana State
Week 3 · W 45-7
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
177
Scrimmage Yards
94.5 takeover
177 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.
#2
vs East Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 45-14
233
Scrimmage Yards
94.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
233 scrimmage yards and 48.4 usage.
#3
vs Northern Illinois
Week 10 · W 52-47 · Conference game
173
Scrimmage Yards
92.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
173 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.
#4
vs Ohio
Week 5 · W 31-24 · Conference game
240
Scrimmage Yards
87.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
240 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
163
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
163 scrimmage yards and 45.8 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · San Diego State
1,411 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 47.1 usage
80.4
#2
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
79.3
1,425 primary · 46.8 efficiency · 41.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ball State
75.7
1,207 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 36.9 usage
Milestones
22
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
14
2+ TD games
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