#5Cooper Legas

QB·Utah State·2023

Cooper Legas is a Dual-Threat QB for Utah State. Cooper's 2023 season ranks in the 3th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 242 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.46
Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.51
Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Cooper Legas's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Passing

138/213 Comp/Att1815 Pass yards19 Pass TD8 INT64.8% Comp %

Rushing

122 Rush yards0 Rush TD68 Carries1.8 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs QB peers

Efficiency3
Volume100
Dual-Threat75
Consistency81
Clutch100

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)3th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency81th %ile · above avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.11 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 0.91 EPA/play in Wk 5 vs UConn (SP+ -16).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗

Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	EPA/play
1	@Iowa	L14-24	5.8	32/48	213	1	1	57.6	17	0.07
2	vsIdaho State	W78-28	—	14/16	125	2	0	57.5	18	0.34
3	@Air Force	L21-39	5.9	2/7	46	0	1	0.4	-10	0.04
5	@UConn	W34-33	-15.6	11/13	204	3	0	87.9	26	0.91
6	vsColorado State	W44-24	-8.9	19/29	387	4	2	38.4	-20	0.48
7	vsFresno State	L32-37	2.5	23/40	363	3	2	58.3	43	0.58
10	@San Diego State	W32-24	-10.3	11/15	167	2	0	72.7	-13	—
11	vsNevada	W41-24	-22.0	18/33	182	3	2	44.3	45	0.39
12	vsBoise State	L10-45	5.9	8/12	128	1	0	73.9	16	0.38

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

43.9%

Passing plays

72.5%

Rushing plays

16.8%

Standard downs

42.2%

Passing downs

47.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.25
Passing downs: 0.68
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.43 / 0.28

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).