Derrek Cooper
Texas Longhorns
62
Depth3rd String
Is Derrek Cooper starting?
Derrek Cooper is listed 3rd string at RB for Texas Longhorns.
Freshman · #5
See full Texas Longhorns depth chart ›Depth at RB · Texas Longhorns
- 1285Hollywood SmothersStarter
- 2085Raleek Brown
- 3562Derrek CooperYou
- 41162Michael Terry III
- 52154Ryan Niblett
Texas Starting Lineup
Top running backs in the SEC
- Jersey
- #5
- Class
- FR
Derrek Cooper is currently behind Hollywood Smothers at RB on the Texas depth chart, a SEC team rated 99 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 88-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 62.
Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −12 depth penalty
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 10LOUYDS 41
- CAR
- 8
- YDS
- 41
- AVG
- 5.1
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
Final L 27-24
Sep 26WTENNYDS 7
- CAR
- 7
- YDS
- 7
- AVG
- 1.0
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 1
- YDS
- 6
- AVG
- 6.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 20-17
Sep 20WUTSAYDS 44
- CAR
- 11
- YDS
- 44
- AVG
- 4.0
- TD
- 1
- REC
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 30-6
Sep 5WTXSTYDS 6
- CAR
- 2
- YDS
- 6
- AVG
- 3.0
- TD
- 0
- REC
- 0
- YDS
- 0
- AVG
- 0.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 59-7
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LOU | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WTENN | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | WUTSA | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WTXST | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Derrek Cooper's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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