2023 Football Roster Choose a Player: Alford, Max Alo, Falepule Andersen, Teague Andreasen, Zion Anyanwu, Michael Ashford III, Al Asoau Fua, Shively Bailey, Jaydon Barthiel, Gavin Black, Zakkarii Booth, Davon Bowles, Wyatt Bowman, Colby Briggs Jr., Robert Bryan, Gabriel Buchanan, Parker Christensen, Cole Conlon, Emerson Cottle, Corbin Davis, Chase Davis, Kahanu Davis, Micah Dickerson, Avante Drew, JD Dye, Devin Faison, Rahsul Finau, Sione Fitzgerald, Paul Fjord, Bowen Flores, Noah Foster, Reggie Francois, Jaiden Frias III, Ralph Garcia, Jacob Griffiths, Jarvis Harris, Ezra Harris, Simeon Hellmann, Jake Hillstead, McCae Iosua, K'leyone Johnson, Arcelles Jolley, Kaden Jolley, Tanner Jones, Cooper Joyce, Cole Keele, Cole Knapp, Calvin Kotsanlee, Stephen Lane, Broc Larsen, Ike Lauhingoa, Siaosi Legas, Cooper MacGillivray, Ryder Maile, Bo Mamea, Vaughn Marks, Ryan Martin, Jaylen Maui, Aloali'i McDougall, Alexander Meacham, Wade Mells, Sir Migao, Elia Migao, Enoka Mitchell, Ja'kheo Monney, Will Mosley Jr., Clifton Motes, Cole Motu'apuaka, Hale Motu'apuaka, Tavo Nimrod, Elliott Nomani, Sione Okeke, Omari Okerwa, Austin Olevao Jr., Bronson Olsen, Jackson Owens, Jackson Page, Grant Payne, Zeke Pili, Logan Pond, Adam Raass, Ioholani Radford, Bryce Ramseyer-Burdett, Dusten Riley, Quentin Royals, Jalen Saxton, Titan Schlimgen, Colton Sia, Jr Slone, Cian Slone, Teeg Spires, Blaine Steele, Xavion Sterzer, Josh Strong, Javar Sundstrom, Jackson Sweat, Kadiyon Switzer, Anthony Tafisi Jr., MJ Testa, William Tia, Otto Tomczyk, Adam Tu'akoi, Maka Tuatagaloa, Chase Tuiaki, Seni Vakauta, Poukesi Van Leeuwen, Kyle Vaughn, Terrell Vogl, Bryan Walker, Dalin Ward, John White, Kyrese Williams, Josh Williams, Levi Wright, Jaeden Go Profile Stats Profile QB Position Senior Class Orem, Utah Hometown 6'1 Height 215 Weight Orem HS High School Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Garett Graf/USU Athletics Wade Denniston/USU Athletics Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports #5 Cooper Legas QB Position Senior Class Orem, Utah Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2023 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography HONORS Academic All-Mountain West (2020, 2022, 2023); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020). RECORDS Is 284-of-454 (.626) passing in his career and that completion percentage is third all-time in school history... Has 32 touchdown passes in his career, which is two shy of entering the career top 10 at Utah State... His 64.8 completion percentage (138-of-213) in 2023 is the fourth-best in school history… Had 19 touchdown passes in 2023, which is tied for the 10th-most in school history... His 32 completions at No. 25 Iowa (9/2/23) are the second-most in a single game in school history. 2023 (JUNIOR SEASON) Started seven of the nine games he played in during the season… Finished the year 138-of-213 (.648) passing for 1,815 yards (201.7 ypg) with 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions… His 19 touchdown passes are tied for the 10th-most in a single season in school history… Also rushed for 122 yards on 68 carries (1.8 ypc)… Completed 32-of-48 passes for 213 yards including a 16-yard touchdown in the season opener at No. 25 Iowa (9/2) as his completions and attempts are both career highs... In fact, those 32 completions are the second-most in a single game in school history… Had back-to-back 300-yard passing games, which was tied for the third-most in the Mountain West... Was 19-of-29 for a career-high 387 yards and a career-best four touchdowns, including a career-long 76-yarder, against Colorado State (10/7)... Was 23-of-40 passing for 363 yards and three touchdowns against Fresno State (10/13)… Was 11-of-13 passing for 204 yards and three touchdowns in the second-half at UConn (9/30), as he led USU to a come-from-behind win after trailing by 17 points… Was 11-of-15 passing for 167 yards and two touchdowns in the second-half at San Diego State (11/4), as he led USU to a come-from-behind win after trailing by seven points… Was 18-of-33 passing for 182 yards and three touchdowns against Nevada (11/11)… Threw three or more touchdowns in four of his last six games and had multiple touchdown passes in five of his last six games… Was sixth in the MW and 53rd in the nation in passing touchdowns with 19 (2.1 pg)… Earned academic all-MW honors. 2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) Played in 10 games, making eight starts… Finished the year 135-of-221 (.611) passing for 1,499 yards (149.9 ypg) with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions… Also rushed for 303 yards on 108 carries (2.8 ypc) as he had 1,802 yards of total offense (180.2 ypg)… Passed for a season-high 306 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions at Boise State (11/25), as he completed a season-high-tying 23 passes on a season-high 40 attempts… Had a season-long 75-yard pass for a touchdown, as well… Also rushed for 51 yards on 15 carries against the Broncos… Completed a season-high 23 passes on 35 attempts for 244 yards and one touchdown against San José State (11/19)… Threw a season-best three touchdowns at Hawai’i (11/12), as he was 16-of-24 for 238 yards… Was 19-of-31 passing for 188 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in his first-career start at No. 19 BYU (9/29)… Also carried the ball a career-high 20 times for 52 yards and one touchdown against the Cougars… Rushed for a career-high 76 yards on 13 carries, including a career-long run of 32 yards for a touchdown, against Air Force (10/8)… Was 18-of-23 passing for 188 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete. 2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON) Appeared in two games, including against Oregon State (12/18) in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, as he was 11-of-20 passing for 171 yards with two touchdowns, including a 62-yarder, and one interception… Became the first FBS quarterback ever to throw a touchdown on his first collegiate pass in a bowl game… Also had a 34-yard reception against OSU… All of his stats in the bowl game were the first of his career… Saw his first collegiate action at New Mexico (11/26), as he played the final five snaps and had one carry for minus four yards. 2020 (COVID SEASON) Did not appear in any games... Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors. 2019 (REDSHIRT) Redshirted during his first season at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL Three-star recruit that was rated as the 39th-best dual-threat quarterback in the country and the 19th-best overall prospect in Utah by 247Sports.com... Played in 43 games during his high school career and produced 12,780 total yards (297.2 ypg) with 9,770 yards passing, 2,770 yards rushing and 240 yards receiving... Also accounted for 124 total touchdowns (101-passing, 22-rushing, 1-receiving) as he helped Orem HS win the 2017 and 2018 4A state championships... For his career, he was 555-of-858 (.647) passing for 9,770 yards with 101 touchdowns and 26 interceptions, while carrying the ball 295 times for 2,770 yards (9.4 ypc) and 22 touchdowns... Was named the 4A Most Valuable Player by following his senior season as he produced 5,415 yards of offense... Was 237-of-340 (.697) passing for 4,338 yards (309.9 ypg) with 48 touchdowns, including five of at least 70 yards, and just 11 interceptions... Threw for a career-high 438 yards against Santa Margarita HS, as he was 24-of-37 passing with four touchdowns... Had multiple touchdown passes in all 14 games and threw for over 300 yards in eight of those games... Also rushed for 1,077 yards on 93 carries (11.6 ypc/76.9 ypg) with 15 touchdowns and had four 100-yard rushing games during the season... Rushed for a career-high 190 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown against Santa Margarita HS, as he accounted for 628 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in the game... Had 5,191 yards of offense during his junior season as he earned first-team all-state honors... Was 241-of-364 (.662) passing for 4,115 yards (293.9 ypg) with 45 touchdowns and just nine interceptions, while also rushing for 1,076 yards on 113 carries (9.5 ypc/76.9 ypg) and seven touchdowns... Threw for at least 300 yards in seven games and had multiple touchdown passes in 12 games, to go along with six 100-yard rushing games... Won six state championships in his high school career with two in football (2017, 2018), two in track & field throwing the javelin (2017, 2018) and two in wrestling (2018, 2019) at 195 pounds. PERSONAL One of four children of Adam and Jen Legas... Eared his bachelor’s degree in economics in the spring of 2023 and is pursuing his master’s in business administration... Last name is pronounced Luh-gah.