#15Marquez Cooper

RB·San Diego State·2024

Marquez Cooper is a Featured Back for San Diego State. Marquez's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 288 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · 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)0.52
Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.41
Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Marquez Cooper'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.

2024 Production

Rushing

1274 Rush yards12 Rush TD292 Carries4.4 Yards/carry

Receiving

20 Receptions137 Rec yards2 Rec TD6.8 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs RB peers

Efficiency0
Volume100
Explosiveness28
Consistency62
Receiving21

Player type

Featured Back

The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.

Primary ball carrierHigh volumeGoal-line threat

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency62th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Strong second-half surge — EPA/play improved 0.08 from the first to second half of the season.
▸Peak game: 0.51 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs East Texas A&M.

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

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.

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Saquon Barkley	Penn State	2016	288	0.340	3.9	97.9
Donnel Pumphrey	San Diego State	2016	344	0.320	4.2	110.1
Dalvin Cook	Florida State	2016	292	0.340	4.3	99.3
Breece Hall	Iowa State	2020	301	0.340	4.5	102.3
Eno Benjamin	Arizona State	2018	316	0.330	4.6	104.3

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

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

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	vsEast Texas A&M	W45-14	—	27	223	8.3	2	3	10	0	0.51
2	vsOregon State	L0-21	-6.7	13	53	4.1	0	2	19	0	0.28
3	@California	L10-31	4.0	22	87	4.0	0	1	1	0	-0.11
5	@Central Michigan	L21-22	-15.8	34	111	3.3	1	—	—	—	-0.03
6	vsHawai'i	W27-24	-10.9	30	109	3.6	2	4	28	0	0.20
7	@Wyoming	W27-24	-13.6	25	87	3.5	1	—	—	—	-0.18
9	vsWashington State	L26-29	1.3	18	78	4.3	2	1	6	0	0.18
10	@Boise State	L24-56	10.1	16	94	5.9	1	0	7	0	0.39
11	vsNew Mexico	L16-21	-14.8	35	123	3.5	0	3	6	1	0.18
12	@UNLV	L20-41	9.3	26	97	3.7	0	2	14	0	0.05
13	@Utah State	L20-41	-10.4	23	118	5.1	1	1	9	0	0.18
14	vsAir Force	L20-31	-11.7	23	94	4.1	2	3	37	1	0.17

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

38.5%

Passing plays

4.4%

Rushing plays

74.6%

Standard downs

44.6%

Passing downs

28.0%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.09
Passing downs: 0.24
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.64 / 0.10

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