Derrek Cooper

#5 · RB · Fr. · Texas6′1″ · 212 lb · Lauderhill, FL · Chaminade-Madonna

Last gameW 31–3vs Mississippi State · Oct 31
Nextat MissouriSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
103 rushing yards in 5 games; their best was 44 vs UTSA.
Game 1: against Texas State, win 59-7, 6 rushing yards6WTXSTGame 2: against Ohio State, win 24-23, no carries in this gameWOSUGame 3: against UTSA, win 30-6, 44 rushing yards, 1 touchdown44WUTSAGame 4: at Tennessee, win 20-17, 7 rushing yards7WTENN@Game 5: against Oklahoma, loss 24-27, 41 rushing yards41LOUGame 6: against Florida, loss 24-27, no carries in this gameLFLAGame 7: against Ole Miss, win 34-27, no carries in this gameWMISSGame 8: against Mississippi State, win 31-3, 5 rushing yards5WMSSTSeason high
Game 1: against Texas State, win 59-7, 6 rushing yardsWTXSTGame 2: against Ohio State, win 24-23, no carries in this gameWOSUGame 3: against UTSA, win 30-6, 44 rushing yards, 1 touchdown44WUTSAGame 4: at Tennessee, win 20-17, 7 rushing yardsWTENN@Game 5: against Oklahoma, loss 24-27, 41 rushing yardsLOUGame 6: against Florida, loss 24-27, no carries in this gameLFLAGame 7: against Ole Miss, win 34-27, no carries in this gameWMISSGame 8: against Mississippi State, win 31-3, 5 rushing yards5WMSSTSeason high
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Mississippi State · W 31-3

1 carry, 5 yards

The other 4 games average 24 yards. This one was 20 below.

Open this game

Cooper has carries in 5 of Texas’s 8 games: none against Ohio State, Florida and Ole Miss.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

15 stories in the last 60 days, from 9 outlets.

Sep 10 to Sep 16: 2Sep 17 to Sep 23: 6Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 24-23 vs Ohio StateWW 30-6 vs UTSAWW 20-17 at TennesseeWL 24-27 vs OklahomaLL 24-27 vs FloridaLW 34-27 vs Ole MissWW 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Sep 10 to Sep 16: 2Sep 17 to Sep 23: 6Oct 8 to Oct 14: 1Oct 29 to Nov 4: 1W 24-23 vs Ohio StateWW 30-6 vs UTSAWW 20-17 at TennesseeWL 24-27 vs OklahomaLL 24-27 vs FloridaLW 34-27 vs Ole MissWW 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWSep 10Nov 4Most in a week: 6
Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

Steve Sarkisian provides injury updates for Nick Townsend, Derrek Cooper

247Sports +2 Sep 17

All 21 stories this season

A play of his this season

  1. Q4, 8:57 · Texas up 17Derrek Cooper runs 1 yard for a touchdownUTSA at Texas, week 3Q4, 8:57 · Texas 30, UTSA 6Derrek Cooper's first career rushing touchdownDerrek Cooper's first career rushing touchdownD.Cooper rush right for 1 yard gain to the UTSA00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

Derrek Cooper

RB · Texas · Fr · #5

On Trialas of Nov 4

Derrek Cooper is on trial in Texas's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.

103rushing yards1rushing TD29carries

4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT

No.109

recruiting national rank

Texas fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

medium confidence16 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Derrek Cooper arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.109 recruit nationally. Derrek Cooper lines up at RB for Texas.

On the field, the headline is 103 rush yds, with 1 rush td.

Texas fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.

The number to watch: No.109 — 4★ · national recruit.

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04