Cooper Rush

Cooper Rush

31-Year-Old QuarterbackQB
Baltimore Ravens
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rush comes to Baltimore as Lamar Jackson's new backup after seven seasons in Dallas. Previously, Baltimore had backups with similar skill sets to Jackson. What Rush lacks in comparables to Jackson he makes up for in being experienced and serviceable when called upon. He's gotten extended run on multiple occasions, most recently in 2024 when he took over for an injured Dak Prescott and posted a 12:4 TD:INT at 6.1 YPA while starting the last nine games of the season. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a two-year, $6.2 million contract with the Ravens in March of 2025.
Looks poised for Week 5 start
QBBaltimore Ravens
September 30, 2025
Rush appears likely to start Sunday's game against the Texans with Lamar Jackson (hamstring) expected to be sidelined, Brian Wacker of The Baltimore Sun reports.
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The Ravens haven't provided official word on Jackson's status for Week 5 after he exited midway through the third quarter of Sunday's 37-20 loss to Kansas City with a hamstring issue, but a source familiar with the quarterback's injury said that he could be out 2-3 weeks. Jackson plans to try and play this coming Sunday, but in the likely event that he can't, Rush would step in to make his 15th career NFL start and his first with Baltimore. While coming on in relief of Jackson in Week 4, the former Cowboy completed nine of 13 pass attempts for 52 yards. Rush has proven to be a competent game manager in the past, but since he lacks rushing ability and has averaged a middling 6.3 yards per pass attempt for his career, he doesn't profile as an especially enticing fantasy option.
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    The average number of yards after the catch that receivers gained on passes thrown by this quarterback.
  • Receiver Drop %
    The percentage of passes dropped by receivers on passes thrown by this quarterback. The longer the bar, the more sure-handed his receivers have been.
Bad Pass %
7.7%
 
Avg Target Depth
3.0 Yds
 
Sack Rate
0.0%
 
Avg Receiver YAC
3.7 Yds
 
Receiver Drop %
7.7%
 
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56.4
 
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61.9
 
Safeties
39.6
 
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Height
6' 3"
 
Weight
225 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.93 sec
 
Shuttle Time
4.47 sec
 
Cone Drill
7.23 sec
 
Vertical Jump
27.0 in
 
Broad Jump
105 in
 
Hand Length
9.13 in
 
Arm Length
32.38 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Rush was relegated to mop-up duty last season, as Dak Prescott was healthy for a full season for the first time in four years. Rush didn’t do much when he did get on the field, posting a 6.0 YPA with only two completions longer than 20 yards (on 24 attempts). The Cowboys seem content with Rush’s game-managing skills, and Trey Lance, for whom Dallas traded just before Week 1 last season, never challenged him for the backup job. Perhaps that changes this season. Lance certainly is more physically skilled than Rush and far more mobile -- in the last three seasons, Rush has -7 rushing yards on 30 carries. If Lance’s accuracy finally comes around, he would have more upside, both to the Cowboys and fantasy owners, than Rush.
Another Dak Prescott injury landed Rush under center again in 2022, and the 29-year-old Central Michigan product won four straight starts before falling to the Eagles in Week 6. His efficiency took a step back, however, and those victories owed more to Dan Quinn's defense than Rush's arm. With coordinator Kellen Moore leaving to take over the Chargers offense, Rush's knowledge of Moore's scheme no longer is a plus, and he could face a stiff challenge for the No. 2 quarterback job in training camp from the more athletically gifted Will Grier, a third-round pick of the Panthers in 2019, and Trey Lance, for whom the Cowboys traded in late August.
Rush claimed the No. 2 job behind Dak Prescott in camp last year and made himself a fan favorite Week 8 by leading the Cowboys to a win at Minnesota in his only start of the season. The 28-year-old doesn't offer much in the way of arm strength or athleticism, but he knows the scheme and makes good decisions. He again is positioned for the backup role in 2022, but he might have to fend off Will Grier to hang onto it.
Rush has thrown a combined three passes over his first two seasons in the league, but he was nonetheless given a vote of confidence as the primary backup in 2018, and there's little to suggest that will change in the upcoming season. He'll have to hold off Mike White in the preseason, though White did not see a single snap of action in his 2018 rookie campaign. Even if Rush gets an opportunity, the uncertainty limits his fantasy viability, even in dynasty and deeper 2-QB leagues.
Rush saw brief action in two games last year after replacing Kellen Moore as Dak Prescott's backup. He'll face competition for the job from fifth round pick Mike White, but Rush's experience in the Cowboys' system could give him a slight edge.
Rush will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Tony Romo as one of the rare undrafted free agent quarterbacks to succeed in the NFL. With a similar profile to current Cowboys backup Kellen Moore, Rush makes up for what he lacks in arm strength with football IQ. Nonetheless, Rush requires time on the practice squad to re-shape his body and improve his throwing mechanics.
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On track to start preseason finale
QBBaltimore Ravens
August 19, 2025
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Tuesday that Rush will likely start Saturday's preseason game against the Commanders, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
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Turnover problems continue
QBBaltimore Ravens
August 16, 2025
Rush completed 20 of 30 passes for 198 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in Saturday's 31-13 preseason win over the Cowboys.
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Throws pick on first pass
QBBaltimore Ravens
August 7, 2025
Rush completed two of four passes for 16 yards, with an interception, in Thursday's preseason game against Indianapolis.
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Set to back up Lamar Jackson
QBBaltimore Ravens
March 16, 2025
Rush and the Ravens have agreed to a two-year contract valued at up to $12.2 million, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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Too pricey for Dallas?
QBDallas Cowboys
February 24, 2025
Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said the team thinks highly of Rush but won't necessarily re-sign him, David Moore of the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Could draw Week 5 spot start
QBBaltimore Ravens
September 28, 2025
Rush, who took over the offense in the third quarter of Sunday's 37-20 loss to Kansas City due to Lamar Jackson's hamstring injury, could be in line to start Baltimore's Week 5 game against the Texans, Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Rush completed nine of 13 passes for 52 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in emergency duty during his first taste of regular-season action since Week 17 of last season, when he was with the Cowboys. The nine-year veteran will presumably take most, if not all, of the first-team reps in practice to begin Week 5 prep, and given the nature of soft-tissue injuries, Jackson could very well be sidelined at least one game.
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