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Cooper Rush

No. 3 on the depth chart

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Is Cooper Rush starting?

Cooper Rush is listed No. 3 at QB on the Atlanta Falcons depth chart. Michael Penix Jr. is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Cooper Rush this week

The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Cooper Rush is listed No. 3 at QB going into that game.

At QB for the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Penix Jr. and Tua Tagovailoa sit ahead of him, and Jack Strand is next in line behind him.

Cooper Rush's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: L 3-34 vs CAR (Sep 20); L 13-20 at PIT (Sep 13).

Cooper Rush wears No. 13, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 224 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Central Michigan.

Is Cooper Rush playing this week?

Cooper Rush is listed No. 3 at QB for Atlanta Falcons, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ATL QB Depth

1Michael Penix Jr.Starter
2Tua Tagovailoa
3Cooper Rush
4Jack Strand

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
32
Height
6' 3"
Weight
224
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGCmpAttPass YdsPass TDINTSackedCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026ATL222392291452200
    2025BAL434523030414-40
    2024DAL1218730818441251326180
    2023DAL7182414401112-50
    2022DAL8941621051537960
    2021DAL430474223139-80
    2017DAL21320002130
    Career7 yrs39386635399521183064400

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Pass Yds
    229
    +38.8/gm vs 2025
    Pass TD
    1
    +0.5/gm vs 2025
    INT
    4
    +1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    7
    Games
    39
    Pass Yds
    3995

    #41 of 55 at QB in Passing Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonPassing Air YardsPassing YACPassing First DownsPassing EPACPOEPACRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    202618317210-27.96-13.441.251-2.99
    202533514913-18.85-1.940.900-5.58
    2024213794292-22.86-8.060.865-18.17
    2023215807-5.246.780.671-5.69
    2022124745552-9.40-6.850.841-3.29
    2021424207188.03-3.471.000-0.62
    2017160-4.33-39.202.001-2.86
    Career45422011192———9—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 1 game

    Comp %
    58.8%
    Pass Yds
    86
    TD
    0
    INT
    2

    Road · 1 game

    Comp %
    54.5%
    Pass Yds
    143
    TD
    1
    INT
    2

    2026 Game Log

    Sep 20Lvs CARYDS 86
    CMP-ATT
    10-17
    YDS
    86
    TD
    0
    INT
    2
    CAR
    2
    YDS
    20
    TD
    0

    Final L 3-34

    Sep 13L@ PITYDS 143
    CMP-ATT
    12-22
    YDS
    143
    TD
    1
    INT
    2
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Cooper Rush's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Cooper Rush plays 79% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 2 games).
    Snap share79%

    College

    Central Michigan

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