Senior running back for Vanderbilt. 2022: 24 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Reading, PA
The story
Senior running back for Vanderbilt. 2022: 24 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 1 catch.
Cooper Lutz
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 12 rush yds, 1 tackles against Tennessee — Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Vanderbilt, 313 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Derek Mason → Clark Lea. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Syracuse | 41 | 229 | 5.6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 313 | 4.9 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Syracuse | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2020 | Syracuse | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-10@ Hawai'i | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 25-45vs Wake Forest | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-55@ Alabama | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-52vs Ole Miss | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-38vs South Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Kentucky | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Florida | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 0-56vs Tennessee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 6 | 24 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 |
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (88th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
48.4%
90 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.