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Player Dossier
2012-2016Central Michigan
Cooper Rush
QB • 6'3" • Charlotte, MI, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cooper Rush is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
0
Developing production for a quarterback
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Cooper Rush built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Charlotte, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Cooper Rush's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Cooper Rush, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Central Michigan. Cooper Rush is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,786
- Passing yards
- 12,894
- Touchdowns
- 95
Quick Answers
Cooper Rush quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,786
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lansing Catholic · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Lansing Catholic · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 3,519 total offense · QB 27th (top 9%) · Mid-American 3rd (top 3%) · National 27th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 2,265 | 2,349 | -84 | 16 | 52 |
| 2014 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 519 | 493 | 26 | 7 | 59.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 2,587 | 2,664 | -77 | 20 | 59.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 142 | 145 | -3 | 1 | 71.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 3,754 | 3,703 | 51 | 27 | 71.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 13 | 233 | 241 | -8 | 0 | 68.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 13 | 3,286 | 3,299 | -13 | 24 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Cooper Rush played QB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cooper Rush recorded 12,894 passing yards, -108 rushing yards, and 1 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 3,896 primary output with 61 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with 388 yards of offense and 87.4 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
270.7
Efficiency
56.5
Usage
17.3
Consistency
87.2
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 233. Presbyterian: 229. Oklahoma State: 364. UNLV: 388. Virginia: 388. Western Michigan: 147. Ball State: 265. Northern Illinois: 255. Toledo: 247. Kent State: 278. Miami (OH): 229. Ohio: 241. Eastern Michigan: 255
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 55 by 41.4. Presbyterian: 29 by 51.7. Oklahoma State: 49 by 58.5. UNLV: 36 by 87.4. Virginia: 49 by 55.3. Western Michigan: 39 by 49. Ball State: 41 by 58.9. Northern Illinois: 41 by 48.4. Toledo: 35 by 62.9. Kent State: 51 by 52.1. Miami (OH): 36 by 54. Ohio: 34 by 62. Eastern Michigan: 38 by 52.4
Split Comparison
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Wins290.3 · Games = 6 · +36.5 vs Losses
Losses253.9 · Games = 7 · -36.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
87.4 vs UNLV
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/19 | @ Tulsa | L 10-55 | 24 | 49 | 241 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 41.4 | 6 | -8 | -1.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Wed 11/23 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 21-26 | 21 | 35 | 256 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 52.4 | 3 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Wed 11/16 | vs Ohio | W 27-20 | 25 | 32 | 268 | 78.1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 2 | -27 | -13.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri 11/4 | @ Miami (OH) | L 17-37 | 21 | 32 | 242 | 65.6 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 4 | -13 | -3.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Kent State | L 24-27 | 20 | 43 | 244 | 46.5 | 2 | 3 | 52.1 | 8 | 34 | 4.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Toledo | L 17-31 | 18 | 31 | 229 | 58.1 | 1 | 1 | 62.9 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Northern Illinois3+ TD | W 34-28 | 19 | 35 | 254 | 54.3 | 3 | 2 | 48.4 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ball State | W 24-21 | 21 | 32 | 269 | 65.6 | 1 | 0 | 58.9 | 9 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-49 | 17 | 29 | 178 | 58.6 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 10 | -31 | -3.10 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Virginia300-yard game | L 35-49 | 25 | 45 | 402 | 55.6 | 2 | 1 | 55.3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UNLV300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 44-21 | 20 | 33 | 352 | 60.6 | 6 | 0 | 87.4 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 30-27 | 31 | 43 | 368 | 72.1 | 4 | 1 | 58.5 | 6 | -4 | -0.70 | 0 | 19 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Presbyterian | W 49-3 | 16 | 26 | 237 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 | 51.7 | 3 | -8 | -2.70 | 0 | 0 |
Player Story
Cooper Rush story
Cooper Rush built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Charlotte, MI wearing No. 10, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Cooper Rush's career was his passing role: 12,894 passing yards, 90 touchdown passes, and 1,648 attempts across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Central Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1 receiving yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Cooper Rush 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
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- 1
Central Michigan
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 2,265 | 51.2 | 10.3 | 2,265 |
| 2014 Postseason | Central Michigan | 3,106 | 59.4 | 11.3 | 841 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3,106 | 59.4 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Central Michigan | 3,896 | 61 | 18 | 790 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3,896 | 61 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 3,519 | 56.5 | 17.3 | -377 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 3,519 | 56.5 | 17.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 11 · L 23-28 · Conference game
Loss with 372 yards of offense and 61.1 efficiency.
372
Total Offense
77.7 takeover
372 total offense with 61.1 efficiency.
#2
@ Western Kentucky
Week 1 · L 48-49 · Postseason
519
Total Offense
76.9 takeover
Loss with 519 yards of offense and 69.3 efficiency.
519 total offense with 69.3 efficiency.
#3
@ Ball State
Week 11 · L 24-44 · Conference game
305
Total Offense
71.5 takeover
Loss with 305 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.
305 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.
#4
@ Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 39-41 · Conference game
360
Total Offense
69 takeover
Loss with 360 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.
360 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 3 · W 44-21
388
Total Offense
69 takeover
Win with 388 yards of offense and 87.4 efficiency.
388 total offense with 87.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · Central Michigan
3,896 primary output · 61 efficiency · 18 usage
71.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Central Michigan
71.9
3,896 primary · 61 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
68.1
3,519 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage
Milestones
23
250+ passing yards
14
300+ total offense
11
3+ TD games
18
Above avg efficiency
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