Texas · 2026

Derrek Cooper

RBFreshman6' 1", 212 lbsLauderhill, FL★★★★ 2026 recruit · #109 nationally

Texas Longhorns4-2 · TDC #9

Snap share

18%

likely 14–22%

Rush yards

453rd of 1456 in FBS

Yards / carry

3.5

Rush TD

359th of 631 in FBS

Receptions

1613th of 1995 in FBS

EPA / play

-0.03

29 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

29 plays · -0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.03

Passing+0.04

Rushing-0.03

1st down+0.01

2nd down-0.28

3rd down+0.74

Standard downs+0.04

Passing downs-0.47

CooperRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays11%

Pass plays1%

Run plays20%

1st down12%

2nd down13%

3rd down5%

Standard downs14%

Passing downs4%

CooperRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

Rushing	Value	FBS rank
Carries	28	—
Success rate	53.6%	48th / 321
Explosive run rate	10.7%	222nd / 321
Stuffed at the line	25.0%	290th / 321
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 direction28 carries

Left

32%

4.7 YPC · 44% succ.

Middle

36%

2.5 YPC · 40% succ.

Right

32%

3.4 YPC · 44% succ.

Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

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

4.9 avg. game scoreBest: 5.9 vs UTSA (Week 3)0 of 3 games at 8.0+

				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	vsOklahoma	L 24–27	5.4	8	41	5.1	0	16
7	Florida	L 24–27	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games			4.9	28	98	3.5	1	16

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing	2026	FBS rank
Carries	28	—
Yards	98	453rd / 1456
Yards / carry	3.5	—
Touchdowns	1	359th / 631
Long	16	—

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	1	1613th / 1995
Yards	6	1797th / 1981
Yards / catch	6	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	6	—

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%
Season	401	72 (56–89)	29	18%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Texas roster, ordered by car

#	Player	Pos	Class	Car	Yds	YPC	TD	Rec	EPA/play
2	Hollywood Smothers	RB	SR	65	289	4.4	2	12	+0.14
0	Raleek Brown	RB	SR	61	265	4.3	5	10	-0.07
5	Derrek Cooper	RB	FR	28	98	3.5	1	1	-0.03
11	Michael Terry III	RB	SO	10	47	4.7	0	—	+0.01
31	James Simon	RB	SO	4	19	4.8	1	—	+0.63
21	Ryan Niblett	RB	SR	2	10	5	0	—	+0.06
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 →