Running back, Vanderbilt (from Syracuse), 2018–⁠21

Cooper Lutz

Number
No. 39
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Reading, PA

Cooper Lutz played running back at Syracuse (2019–⁠21) and Vanderbilt (2022).

Career highs

102rushing yards, career highat Notre Dame, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Syracuse412295.6180
2021Syracuse17603.5111
2022Vanderbilt6244.019
Career643134.9380

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Syracuse320000
2021Syracuse950000
2022Vanderbilt650000
Career18120000

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Syracuse71470
2022Vanderbilt4780
Career112250

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Syracuse8567.0018
2021Syracuse4112.806
2022Vanderbilt12727.0027
Career13947.2027

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Syracuse39RBFr.
2020Syracuse39RBSo.
2021Syracuse39RBJr.
2022Vanderbilt39RBSr.5′11″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Syracuse490.18––8.610%0.19
2021Syracuse21-0.04––-0.96%–
2022Vanderbilt70.77––5.4––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Vanderbilt 8 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠10171100
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠45250100
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠55––––––
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠52–––100
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠38––––––
Nov 12atKentuckyW 24–⁠21–––100
Nov 19vs.FloridaW 31–⁠24–––100
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠563120100
2021 Syracuse 11 games, 9 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 4atOhioW 29–⁠95251200
Sep 11vs.RutgersL 7–⁠17460–––
Sep 18vs.UAlbanyW 62–⁠24170–––
Sep 24vs.LibertyW 24–⁠21–––100
Oct 2atFlorida StateL 30–⁠33–––100
Oct 9vs.Wake ForestL 37–⁠402160100
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 41–⁠36–––100
Oct 30vs.Boston CollegeW 21–⁠62110–––
Nov 13atLouisvilleL 3–⁠41––––––
Nov 20atNC StateL 17–⁠413−50100
Nov 27vs.PittsburghL 14–⁠31–––200
2020 Syracuse 9 games, 229 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDTklSacksPD
Sep 26vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠20250–––
Oct 10vs.DukeL 24–⁠38–––100
Oct 17vs.LibertyL 21–⁠38290–––
Oct 24atClemsonL 21–⁠4710150–––
Oct 31vs.Wake ForestL 14–⁠3815810–––
Nov 7vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠16230–––
Nov 20atLouisvilleL 0–⁠303120100
Nov 28vs.NC StateL 29–⁠36120–––
Dec 5atNotre DameL 21–⁠4561021100

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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