Cooper Rush
QB
#13
Experience: 9 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 32
Weight: 224 lbs
College: Central Michigan
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|
Career Stats
QB Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | COMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | SCKY | RATE | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.4 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 1 | 30 | 47 | 422 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 105.1 | 9 | -8 | -0.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 5 | 94 | 162 | 1051 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 80 | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 72.2 | 12 | -5 | -0.4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 8 | 187 | 308 | 1844 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 95 | 83.8 | 26 | 18 | 0.7 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 2 | 34 | 52 | 303 | 5.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 48.8 | 4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 16 | 364 | 596 | 3766 | 6.3 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 187 | 80.7 | 62 | 20 | 0.3 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
Biography
CAREER
- Appeared in 12 games (8 starts) for the Cowboys in 2024, completing 187-of-308 passes for 1,844 yards and 12 TDs with 5 INTs (83.8 rating), while also adding 18 yards on the ground, after taking over for injured QB Dak Prescott in Week 9…Completed 18-of-29 passes for 214 yards and a single-game career-high 3 TDs (119.0 rating) in the 30-14 victory at Car. (12/15)
- Appeared in nine games (five starts) for the Cowboys in 2022, completing 94-of-162 passes for 1,051 yards and 5 TDs with 3 INTs…Became the first QB in Cowboys history and the 14th QB in NFL history to win the first five starts in a career (Week 8 in 2021 and Weeks 2-5 in 2022)…Completed 10-of-16 passes for 102 yards (80.7 rtg) in the 22-10 win at LAR (10/9), marking his fifth-consecutive victory as a starting QB
- Completed 24-of-40 passes for 325 yards and 2 TDs with 1 INT (92.2 rating) in his first-career start, a 20-16 victory at Min. (10/31)…Logged the second-most yards – behind Gary Hogeboom's 343 at LAR (9/3/84) – in a player's first start as a Cowboy…His career-long 73-yard TD pass to Cedrick Wilson marked the longest by a QB in his first start as a Cowboy since Roger Staubach's 75-yarder vs. StL. (9/21/69)
COLLEGE
- Played in 50 games across four season (2013-16) at Central Michigan, completing 1,022-of-1,648 passes for 12,894 yards and 90 TDs with 55 INTs…Ranks No. 2 among CMU's career stats leaders in TD passes (90), passing yards (12,894), passes completed (1,022) and passing attempts (1,648)
- Completed 278-of-465 passes for 3,450 yards and 23 TDs with 16 INTs in his final collegiate campaign (2016)…His 465 passing attempts that season led all MAC QBs
- Started all 13 games as a junior in 2015, completing 324-of489 passes for 3,848 yards and 25 TDs with 11 INTs
- Started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2014, completing 243-of-382 passes for 3,157 yards and 27 TDs with 13 INTs
- Earned CMU Offensive Player of the Year as a redshirt freshman (2013), starting 10 games while completing 117-of-312 passes for 2,349 yards and 15 TDs and 15 INTs
- Earned a degree in actuarial science
PERSONAL
- He and his wife, Lauryn, have two daughters, Ayla and Evelyn
- Enjoys playing golf in his free time…Started the company "Path2Scratch" with his brother in 2023…The brand aims to grow the golf community, encourage the handicap system and sell merchandise
- Attended Lansing Catholic (MI) HS, completing 455-for-734 passes for 7,248 yards and 80 TDs, while adding 1,438 yards and 27 TDs on the ground for the Cougars…Holds Michigan high school state records for TD passes in a quarter (5), half (7), game (8) and season (48)
- Completed 242-of-362 passes for 4,002 yards and 48 TDs, plus 756 rushing yards and 16 rush TDs in his final season
- Led the program to a 25-5 record as a three-year starter, including a 13-1 record and state runner-up finish as a senior in 2011
- Also lettered three seasons in basketball and one in baseball
