Running back, San Diego State (from Kent State, Ball State), 2020–⁠24

Marquez Cooper

Lettered 2023 at Ball State (school media guide)

Number
No. 15
Height
5′8″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Gaithersburg, MD

Marquez Cooper played running back at Kent State (2020–⁠22), Ball State (2023) and San Diego State (2024).

At a glance

Best season
1,331
Rushing yards, 2022 (Kent State, 5–⁠7)
Best game
223 yards
Vs. East Texas A&M, week 1, 2024: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

240rushing yards, career highvs. Ohio, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Akron, 20207catches, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kent State572664.7519
2021Kent State2411,2055.01166
2022Kent State2851,3314.71346
2023Ball State2271,0434.6439
2024San Diego State2921,2744.41247
Career1,1025,1194.64566

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kent State11414.0014
2021Kent State10959.5020
2022Kent State89411.8027
2023Ball State191648.6026
2024San Diego State201376.8221
Career585048.7227

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Kent State2480
2022Kent State91960
Career112440

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kent State15RBYr 1
2021Kent State15RBYr 2
2022Kent State15RBYr 3
2023Ball State15RBYr 4
2024San Diego State15RBSr. (Yr 5)5′8″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
2020Kent State580.23––13.118%0.14
2021Kent State2480.2369th (n=277)0.1656.724%0.19
2022Kent State2590.1654th (n=470)0.1440.733%0.10
2023Ball State2470.1647th (n=450)0.1738.832%0.08
2024San Diego State3060.1444th (n=434)0.1644.139%0.11

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

2024 San Diego State 12 games, 1,274 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.East Texas A&MW 45–⁠1427223247310
Sep 7vs.Oregon StateL 0–⁠211353010219
Sep 14atCaliforniaL 10–⁠31228701711
Sep 28atCentral MichiganL 21–⁠2234111147––
Oct 5vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠2430109231428
Oct 12atWyomingW 27–⁠242587126––
Oct 26vs.Washington StateL 26–⁠29187822016
Nov 1atBoise StateL 24–⁠56169414207
Nov 8vs.New MexicoL 16–⁠213512301136
Nov 16atUNLVL 20–⁠412697010214
Nov 23atUtah StateL 20–⁠412311811419
Nov 30vs.Air ForceL 20–⁠312394218337
2023 Ball State 12 games, 1,043 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2atKentuckyL 14–⁠4415330818
Sep 9atGeorgiaL 3–⁠451280615
Sep 16vs.Indiana StateW 45–⁠722177131––
Sep 23vs.Georgia SouthernL 3–⁠4091606––
Sep 30atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠421582023454
Oct 7atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠24646019762
Oct 14vs.ToledoL 6–⁠131660012––
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠172616213911
Nov 1atBowling GreenL 21–⁠24259011613
Nov 7atNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠172593021218
Nov 18vs.Kent StateW 34–⁠325140129––
Nov 25vs.Miami (OH)L 15–⁠1731136023213
2022 Kent State 12 games, 1,331 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atWashingtonL 20–⁠451136117––
Sep 10atOklahomaL 3–⁠332255011122
Sep 17vs.Long Island UniversityW 63–⁠101889212––
Sep 24atGeorgiaL 22–⁠392190122240
Oct 1vs.OhioW 31–⁠2440240231––
Oct 8atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠2713320719
Oct 15atToledoL 31–⁠5231166219––
Oct 22vs.AkronW 33–⁠2728137046––
Nov 1vs.Ball StateL 20–⁠27321681231−4
Nov 9atBowling GreenW 40–⁠61993019226
Nov 16vs.Eastern MichiganL 24–⁠312080215––
Nov 26atBuffaloW 30–⁠273014522111
2021 Kent State 14 games, 1,205 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atTexas A&ML 10–⁠41842019119
Sep 11vs.VMIW 60–⁠1012119166––
Sep 18atIowaL 7–⁠30103801210
Sep 25atMarylandL 16–⁠371348015118
Oct 2vs.Bowling GreenW 27–⁠2031120216––
Oct 9vs.BuffaloW 48–⁠382111211918
Oct 16atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠6492901216
Oct 23atOhioW 34–⁠271450115212
Nov 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠4723173236––
Nov 10atCentral MichiganL 30–⁠542183211120
Nov 20atAkronW 38–⁠025135115––
Nov 27vs.Miami (OH)W 48–⁠472412613817
Dec 4vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠416508––
Dec 21 ✦vs.WyomingL 38–⁠522412504715
2020 Kent State 4 games, 266 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 4vs.Eastern MichiganW 27–⁠231658011––
Nov 10atBowling GreenW 62–⁠241553210114
Nov 17vs.AkronW 69–⁠3514107319––
Nov 28atBuffaloL 41–⁠70124809––

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

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