Quinton Cooley
Quinton Cooley
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Clawson and Jamey Chadwell. He has been named All-Conference USA two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt: 174 rush yds, 2 rush TD against Florida International — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Liberty, 3,057 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Conference USA
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. 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
Jamey Chadwell
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-Conference USA
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Liberty | 205 | 1,254 | 6.1 | 13 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 221 | 1,401 | 6.3 | 16 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 51 | 246 | 4.8 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 45 | 156 | 3.5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 522 | 3,057 | 5.9 | 33 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Liberty | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 82 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 41–24
vs Campbell
110 rush yds (16 car) · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Quinton Cooley’s 2023 season.
Matches Quinton on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Otis Anderson’s path through UCF.
Otis Anderson
Mekhi Sargent
Rhamondre Stevenson
Matches Otis on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Tahj Brooks's graduate season at Texas Tech (2024).
Matches Tahj on
Differs from Tahj on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#229
Heisman watch (#229) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+704%
Up 704% from first season to most-recent.