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2023 Football Roster

9 Chris Cooper

  • Year Sophomore
  • Position RB
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Islamorada, Fla.
  • High School Coral Shores
  • Major Health & Wellness Promotion

Biography

Career Statistics

Career
Games: 8
Maryville Debut: Sept. 2, 2023, at Sewanee
Stats: 69 rushes for 340 yards and two touchdowns; Long rush 30; 8 receptions for 133 yards; Long reception 51; 12 points.

2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 8
Position: RB
Stats: Second on team with both 69 rushes and 340 yards ... Rushed for two touchdowns ... Long rush 30 ... 8 receptions for 133 yards ... Long reception 51 ... 12 points.
Best Games: Opened season with 86 rushing yards on six attempts in 28-8 victory at Sewanee ... Included season-long rushing play of 30 yards ... Scored one touchdown that day and averaged 14.3 yards per carry ... Rushed nine times for 53 yards and TD in 35-7 win over Greensboro ... Matched season-high with 13 carries and rushed for season-best 97 yards in 48-10 victory over Southern Virginia to end season ... Made two pass receptions in four different games ... Best receiving yardage games were 52 against Huntingdon and 41 against LaGrange ... Posted receiving plays of 51 yards against Huntingdon and 40 versus LaGrange ... Best all-purpose game was 117 against Southern Virginia.

2022 (First Year)
Squad member

Track & Field
CCS Results: Member of 2023 first-place 4x100m relay team that posted time of 42.45 seconds ... Named All-CCS First Team ... Finished seventh in 200m with time of 23.04 seconds.
Other Highlights: Posted pair of personal best times at 2023 Maryville College Invitational ... Clocked 11.30 seconds in 100m and crossed in 22.90 seconds to place seventh in 200m ... Helped Scots to first place in 4x100m relay with combined time of 42.06 seconds ... Maryville's 4x100m relay team finished third at Lee University Invitational with time of 43.18 seconds ... Earned fourth place in 200m at Sewanee Indoor Invitational with time of 24.59 seconds.

Before Maryville
Attended Coral Shores High School in Tavernier, Florida ... Played four seasons under head coach Alfonso Bryant … Senior-year captain.

Position: RB, DB, LB
Stats: As senior, rushed 122 times for 1,214 yards and 18 touchdowns … Added six receptions for 100 yards and two TDs … 10 tackles and 50-yard punting average … For career, rushed 362 times for 3,817 yards and 65 touchdowns … Contributed 25 receptions for 980 yards and six TDs … 35 tackles and 50-yard punting average.
Honors: Three-time All-County … Selected to 2022 Florida vs. Georgia High School Showcase at running back … 2021 Team MVP after earning Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2019 and 2020 … Owns program’s top three season rushing yardage totals as well as season touchdown record … Helped Hurricanes to combined 28-13 record over four seasons.
Get to Know: Also played basketball and lacrosse and competed in track and field and weightlifting … Track team’s fastest 100m sprinter in 2021 and 2022.

Personal
Born: Christopher Lamont Cooper in Key Largo, Florida.
Family: Parents are Blanche Cooper and Derrick Freeman … One brother, Charles.

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2022Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    9