Marquez Cooper
Marquez Cooper
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Across four seasons and three programs, two head coaches: Sean Lewis and Mike Neu. Four straight seasons of it now: All-Mountain West again in 2024. One game to point at: 223 rush yds, 10 rec yds against East Texas A&M — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 4,853 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 292 | 1,274 | 4.4 | 12 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 227 | 1,043 | 4.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 285 | 1,331 | 4.7 | 13 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 241 | 1,205 | 5.0 | 11 | -- |
| Career | 1,045 | 4,853 | 4.6 | 40 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San Diego State | 20 | 137 | 6.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Ball State | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Kent State | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Kent State | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 490 | 8.6 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 45–14
vs East Texas A&M
223 rush yds (27 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against East Texas A&M.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jamale Carothers’s 2020 season.
Matches Jamale on
Differs from Jamale on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Lincoln Pare's graduate season at Texas State (2025).
Matches Lincoln on
Differs from Lincoln on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+6%
Modest growth (6%) across the multi-season window.