Quinton Cooley

HISTORY — From College Profile

2024 (Sr.):

• Athlon Sports CUSA Preseason All-Conference First-Team

2023 (Jr.):

• 2023 CUSA Newcomer of the Year

• 2023 CUSA All-Conference first-team honoree

• HERO Sports Group of Five All-America third team selection

• National Rankings:

• No. 13 in rushing yards per carry (6.34)

• No. 7 in rushing yards (1,401)

• No. 15 in rushing yards per game (100.1)

• No. 14 in total touchdowns (16)  

• Saw playing time in all 14 games and started 10 contests

• Leads all CUSA running backs in rushing yards (1,401) and rushing touchdowns (16)

• Only CUSA player averaging more than 100 yards per game (100.1)

• Seven 100-yard rushing performances in 2023

• Six 100-yard games in CUSA games

• Ranks third in CUSA in scoring (96 points/6.9 points per game)

• Three games rushing for two or more touchdowns (all against CUSA opponents)

• No. 1 in CUSA in all-purpose yards (103.1 per game)

• Second highest single-season rushing performance in school history (1,401 yards)

• 16th 1,000-yard rushing performance in program history

• 23 carries for 179 yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana Tech

• Named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after the Louisiana Tech game

• 24 carries for 134 yards and three touchdowns against MTSU

• 28 carries for 163 yards and two touchdowns against Jax State

• 11 carries for 71 yards and three touchdowns against New Mexico State in the CUSA Football Championship game

• Eight carries for 79 yards, including a 41-yard gain against No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl

Previous School:

• Transferred to Liberty from Wake Forest

• Saw playing time in 25 career games at Wake Forest during the 2020-22 seasons

• Finished his career at Wake Forest with 96 rushing attempts for 402 yards and four touchdowns

• 51 carries for 246 yards and three touchdowns in 2022

• Also added four receptions for 30 yards

HIGH SCHOOL

• Graduated from Southern Nash High School in Bailey, N.C.

• Three-star recruit as ranked by Rivals.com

• Finished as the leading rusher in North Carolina with 2,977 yards, an average of 212.6 yards per game

• Also the top scorer in the state with 54 touchdowns

• Second in the nation with 352 points scored and third with 54 touchdowns

• Accumulated 3,445 all-purpose yards

• Named to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

• Had 14 100-yard rushing games as a senior

• Rushed for over 4,800 yards and 80 touchdowns in his career

• Helped lead Southern Nash to the state 3A championship game against Charlotte Catholic

• Rushed for 1,756 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior

• Named to the High School OT All-East team

• Also participated in basketball, track & field and baseball

PERSONAL

• Son of Jamella Johnson and Edward White

• Nephew of Taquisha Walker

• Communications major

• Birthday is May 18