Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 29 | — |
| Success rate | 55.2% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 10.3% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 24.1% | — |
| First downs | 9 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 8 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Cooper's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction29 carries
Game Log
Derrek Cooper's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Texas State | W 59–7 | — | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ohio State | W 24–23 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 3 |  UTSA | W 30–6 | 5.9 | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | @ Tennessee | W 20–17 | 3.3 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | vs Oklahoma | L 24–27 | 5.4 | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 16 |
| 7 |  Florida | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 8 |  Ole Miss | W 34–27 | — | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Mississippi State | W 31–3 | — | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.9 | 29 | 103 | 3.6 | 1 | 16 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 29 | — |
| Yards | 103 | 495th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 3.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 16 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 13 | 1681st / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 7 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Texas State | 70 | ~11 (3–21) | 2 | 16% |
| Wk 3 · UTSA | 85 | ~24 (16–31) | 11 | 28% |
| Wk 4 · Tennessee | 55 | ~19 (13–25) | 8 | 35% |
| Wk 6 · Oklahoma | 63 | ~18 (12–23) | 8 | 29% |
| Wk 8 · Ole Miss | 72 | ~10 (2–19) | 1 | 14% |
| Wk 9 · Mississippi State | 53 | ~10 (2–19) | 1 | 19% |
| Season | 526 | 92 (73–114) | 31 | 17% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Texas roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Raleek Brown | RB | SR | 92 | 452 | 4.9 | 5 | 12 | +0.00 |
| 2 | Hollywood Smothers | RB | SR | 69 | 283 | 4.1 | 2 | 12 | +0.10 |
| 5 | Derrek Cooper | RB | FR | 29 | 103 | 3.6 | 1 | 2 | -0.02 |
| 11 | Michael Terry III | RB | SO | 22 | 104 | 4.7 | 1 | — | +0.07 |
| 31 | James Simon | RB | SO | 6 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | +0.36 |
| 21 | Ryan Niblett | RB | SR | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.19 |
| 33 | Carson Berger | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Texas depth chart →