Cooper Rush
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Quarterback, Central Michigan, 2012–⁠16

Cooper Rush

Number
No. 10
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Charlotte, MI
Born
Nov 21, 1993, in Charlotte, Michigan

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Cooper Rush played quarterback at Central Michigan (2012–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
3,848
Passing yards, 2015 (Central Michigan, 7–⁠6)
Best game
493 yards
Vs. Western Kentucky, bowl season 2014: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

493passing yards, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 20147touchdown passes, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Central Michigan17731256.72,3497.51515
2014Central Michigan24338263.63,1578.32713
2015Central Michigan32448966.33,8487.92511
2016Central Michigan27846559.83,5407.62316
Career1,0221,64862.012,8947.89055

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Central Michigan38−84−2.2126
2014Central Michigan46−51−1.1023
2015Central Michigan63480.8333
2016Central Michigan68−21−0.3129
Career215−108−0.5533

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Central Michigan10QB
2013Central Michigan10QB
2014Central Michigan10QB
2015Central Michigan10QB
2016Central Michigan10QB6′3″

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. passAdj. rush
2013Central Michigan3030.2669th (n=144)0.2280.148%0.25–
2014Central Michigan4230.3887th (n=147)0.24160.747%0.44–
2015Central Michigan5090.3474th (n=151)0.24171.760%0.350.18
2016Central Michigan5260.2342nd (n=152)0.25119.360%0.240.04

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

2016 Central Michigan 13 games, 3,540 passing yards, 23 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.PresbyterianW 49–⁠3162623712−8
Sep 10atOklahoma StateW 30–⁠27314336841−4
Sep 17vs.UNLVW 44–⁠2120333526036
Sep 24atVirginiaL 35–⁠49254540221−14
Oct 1vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠49172917811−31
Oct 8vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠21213226910−4
Oct 15atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠281935254321
Oct 22atToledoL 17–⁠3118312291118
Oct 29vs.Kent StateL 24–⁠2720432442334
Nov 4atMiami (OH)L 17–⁠37213224201−13
Nov 15vs.OhioW 27–⁠20253226820−27
Nov 22atEastern MichiganL 21–⁠26213525601−1
Dec 19 ✦vs.TulsaL 10–⁠55244924103−8
2015 Central Michigan 13 games, 3,848 passing yards, 25 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 13–⁠2428412250151
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 31–⁠10253632831−12
Sep 19atSyracuseL 27–⁠30375143021−40
Sep 26atMichigan StateL 10–⁠30263928510−31
Oct 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 29–⁠19163118221–
Oct 10atWestern MichiganL 39–⁠4123323214139
Oct 17vs.BuffaloW 51–⁠14233031341−5
Oct 24atBall StateW 23–⁠21303831621−6
Oct 31atAkronW 14–⁠623372262121
Nov 10vs.ToledoL 23–⁠2833523492123
Nov 18atKent StateW 27–⁠142034337107
Nov 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠282539391214
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠21152914501−3
2014 Central Michigan 13 games, 3,157 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 28vs.ChattanoogaW 20–⁠1615261732017
Sep 6atPurdueW 38–⁠17111617221−20
Sep 13vs.SyracuseL 3–⁠40183418300−24
Sep 20atKansasL 10–⁠2418261780110
Sep 27atToledoL 28–⁠42243129121−3
Oct 4vs.OhioW 28–⁠10172723320−26
Oct 11atNorthern IllinoisW 34–⁠172031269212
Oct 18vs.Ball StateL 29–⁠3220322453211
Oct 25atBuffaloW 20–⁠14142423111−32
Nov 1atEastern MichiganW 38–⁠7182322311–
Nov 15vs.Miami (OH)W 34–⁠27162321831−3
Nov 22vs.Western MichiganL 20–⁠32244424823−9
Dec 24 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 48–⁠4928454937126
2013 Central Michigan 11 games, 2,349 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.New HampshireW 24–⁠211932326301
Sep 14atUNLVL 21–⁠31234626512−11
Sep 21vs.ToledoL 17–⁠38142421412−29
Sep 28atNC StateL 14–⁠48163716513−12
Oct 5atMiami (OH)W 21–⁠9112111001−9
Oct 12atOhioW 26–⁠23202822431−3
Oct 19vs.Northern IllinoisL 17–⁠38163227121−15
Nov 6atBall StateL 24–⁠4420322841121
Nov 16atWestern MichiganW 27–⁠22162516713−8
Nov 23vs.MassachusettsW 37–⁠0132123120−4
Nov 29vs.Eastern MichiganW 42–⁠109149201−15

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height6′2⅝″
Weight228 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.93 s
10-yard split1.74 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump8′9″
3-cone drill7.23 s
20-yard shuttle4.47 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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