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
Career highs
240rushing yards, career highvs. Ohio, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Akron, 20207catches, career highat Eastern Michigan, 2023Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kent State | 57 | 266 | 4.7 | 5 | 19 |
| 2021 | Kent State | 241 | 1,205 | 5.0 | 11 | 66 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 285 | 1,331 | 4.7 | 13 | 46 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 227 | 1,043 | 4.6 | 4 | 39 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 292 | 1,274 | 4.4 | 12 | 47 |
| Career | 1,102 | 5,119 | 4.6 | 45 | 66 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kent State | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | Kent State | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 0 | 26 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 20 | 137 | 6.8 | 2 | 21 |
| Career | 58 | 504 | 8.7 | 2 | 27 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kent State | 2 | 48 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 9 | 196 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 244 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kent State | 15 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Kent State | 15 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kent State | 15 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Ball State | 15 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | San Diego State | 15 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kent State | 58 | 0.23 | – | – | 13.1 | 18% | 0.14 |
| 2021 | Kent State | 248 | 0.23 | 69th (n=277) | 0.16 | 56.7 | 24% | 0.19 |
| 2022 | Kent State | 259 | 0.16 | 54th (n=470) | 0.14 | 40.7 | 33% | 0.10 |
| 2023 | Ball State | 247 | 0.16 | 47th (n=450) | 0.17 | 38.8 | 32% | 0.08 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 306 | 0.14 | 44th (n=434) | 0.16 | 44.1 | 39% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 45–14 | 27 | 223 | 2 | 47 | 3 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 0–21 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 10–31 | 22 | 87 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at | L 21–22 | 34 | 111 | 1 | 47 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 27–24 | 30 | 109 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 28 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 27–24 | 25 | 87 | 1 | 26 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 26–29 | 18 | 78 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 24–56 | 16 | 94 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | L 16–21 | 35 | 123 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 20–41 | 26 | 97 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 23 | at | L 20–41 | 23 | 118 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 20–31 | 23 | 94 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
2023 Ball State 12 games, 1,043 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–44 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 9 | at | L 3–45 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 45–7 | 22 | 177 | 1 | 31 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 3–40 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | L 24–42 | 15 | 82 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 54 |
| Oct 7 | at | L 10–24 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 62 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 6–13 | 16 | 60 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 24–17 | 26 | 162 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 21–24 | 25 | 90 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | at | W 20–17 | 25 | 93 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 34–3 | 25 | 140 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 15–17 | 31 | 136 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 13 |
2022 Kent State 12 games, 1,331 rushing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 20–45 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 3–33 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 63–10 | 18 | 89 | 2 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | at | L 22–39 | 21 | 90 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 40 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 31–24 | 40 | 240 | 2 | 31 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 24–27 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 31–52 | 31 | 166 | 2 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 33–27 | 28 | 137 | 0 | 46 | – | – |
| Nov 1 | vs. | L 20–27 | 32 | 168 | 1 | 23 | 1 | −4 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 40–6 | 19 | 93 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 24–31 | 20 | 80 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 30–27 | 30 | 145 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Kent State 14 games, 1,205 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at | L 10–41 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 60–10 | 12 | 119 | 1 | 66 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | L 7–30 | 10 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at | L 16–37 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 27–20 | 31 | 120 | 2 | 16 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 48–38 | 21 | 112 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 31–64 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 34–27 | 14 | 50 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 52–47 | 23 | 173 | 2 | 36 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 30–54 | 21 | 83 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 38–0 | 25 | 135 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 48–47 | 24 | 126 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 7 |
| Dec 4 | vs. | L 23–41 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | L 38–52 | 24 | 125 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 5 |
2020 Kent State 4 games, 266 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 27–23 | 16 | 58 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 62–24 | 15 | 53 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 69–35 | 14 | 107 | 3 | 19 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at | L 41–70 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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