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Cam Cook

RB · Jacksonville State · Jr · #4

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

1,666 RUSH YDS · 16 RUSH TD · 296 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Jacksonville State for 2026As of Jun 22, 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Jacksonville State for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Jacksonville State

Returning around him

84% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
Transfer portal: +7 net (20 in / 13 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Jacksonville State · Last season: 9-5 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #110

RB · JACKSONVILLE STATE · CONFERENCE USA

Cam Cook

3
#4
5-11 | 195 lb
Round Rock, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

All-Conference in the position cohort. Carried by rush yards at the 100th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#243

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP RB AWARD

Doak Walker

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CONSENSUS

All-American

—

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Aura™ · Him Watch the full board →

Hype = tape +4aura tax

Fans rank this player in the 82nd percentile of RBs; the tape says 77th — the discourse is fair.

Aura — fan perception82nd pctl

Production — on-field77th pctl

n=9 mentions · cohort: RBs · 140 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = wepa_rushing

Career arc · Season-by-season Standing

3 seasons on the ladder

Peak: R09 All-Conference HM / 2nd team · 2025

2023

TCU · RB

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2024

TCU · RB

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★

2025

Jacksonville State · RB

R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team

Recognized

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025

58.02023

4602024

1,6662025

+2772%

Up 2772% from first season to most-recent.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★★

#349 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionRB

Class3

Jersey4

Measurements5-11 | 195 lb

HometownRound Rock, TX

Primary teamJacksonville State

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 349 recruit

Composite rating 0.8985 HighSchool

Signed with TCU 2023

Origin Stony Point Round Rock, TX, USA

Class	Profile	Context
2023	4-star \| 0.8985	No. 349 recruit \| HighSchool \| TCU

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file

Latest destination -- --

Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context

Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD

Season	Move	Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16

Current nowcast#243Latest modeled ballot order

Season forecast#342Where the full season sim points

Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy

Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier

Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot

Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

Achievements

Volume King 1.3%
Program Benchmark 5.5%

Selector Grid · 2025

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to TCU

Composite

0.8985

#349 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

Belief Meter

Mixed Sentiment

Sample 8 mentions

Confidence LOW

Top Take

Trajectory

Cohort divergence map

Own fans · n=8
Rivals · n=2

Only 2 rival mention(s) — below the 4-mention floor for a defensible read.

2025 Signature · 2025 season

Receiving yards (total)

286

yds

All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions

National rank #404 of 531

Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 24th

Why it matters

#404 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 286 yards on 30 receptions.

Vs cohort

This player 286 (24th)

HIGH · n=30 cohort 531

Also strong
Yards per reception#443 / 531
Receiving TDs#476 / 531

Signature Moment

Week 5 at Southern Miss — 77 receiving_yards_total

Result L 25-42

The week the volume broke through — put up 77 yds at Southern Miss.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

final

Through 13g

1,666Rush yards

296Carries

16Rush TDs

Per game

128.2Rush yards

23Carries

1Rush TDs

Final

1,666Rush yards

296Carries

16Rush TDs

✓ Hit 750-yard season · finished with 1,666.

✓ Hit 1,000-yard season · finished with 1,666.

✓ Hit 1,500-yard season · finished with 1,666.

✓ Hit 10 rushing TDs · finished with 16.

✓ Hit 15 rushing TDs · finished with 16.

Why this is more than a rushing profile

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Cam Cook is not a one-lane back. The profile is interesting because the workload spills beyond pure rushing volume: 1,666 rushing yards, 30 catches, and 0 return yards for Jacksonville State. That kind of all-purpose footprint gives the card a much richer story than a basic carry total.

Current place #243 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist

Role load 36.2% Overall usage share

Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 349 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level

Scrimmage yards 1,952 1,666 rush | 286 rec | #1/735 (100th pct)

Rush TD 16 296 carries | #4/739 (100th pct)

Yards/carry 5.6 Per-rush efficiency | #172/735 (77th pct)

Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Workhorse | Passing-game back against FBS RB peers.

WorkhorsePassing-game back

Rushing

CAR

296 100th

YDS

1,666 100th

YPC

5.6 77th

16 100th

Receiving

REC

30 94th

YDS

286 97th

YPR

9.5 74th

0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 10-17@ UCF	17	75	4.4	0	24
Wk 2	W 34-24vs Liberty	29	195	6.7	2	31	195-yard day
Wk 3	L 34-41@ Georgia Southern	21	120	5.7	0	16
Wk 4	W 45-10vs Murray State	22	147	6.7	2	19
Wk 5	L 25-42@ Southern Miss	22	77	3.5	1	15
Wk 7	W 29-27@ Sam Houston	31	218	7.0	2	73	Season-high 218 yds
Wk 8	W 38-25vs Delaware	18	117	6.5	3	66	3 rushing TDs
Wk 10	W 24-21@ Middle Tennessee	21	105	5.0	1	42
Wk 11	W 30-27@ UTEP	19	127	6.7	1	51
Wk 12	W 35-26vs Kennesaw State	27	132	4.9	1	20
Wk 13	L 21-27@ Florida International	25	138	5.5	1	32
Wk 14	W 37-34vs Western Kentucky	25	137	5.5	1	44
Wk 15	L 15-19vs Kennesaw State	19	78	4.1	1	17
Total		296	1666	5.6	16	73

Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2023TCU5-7HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2024TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Pass-leaning

2025Jacksonville State9-5HC: Charles Kelly · Run-heavy

Season	Team
2025	Jacksonville State	296	1,666	5.6	16	--
2024	TCU	119	460	3.9	9	--
2023	TCU	16	58	3.6	0	--
Career	3 loaded seasons	431	2,184	5.1	25	--

Season	Team
2025	Jacksonville State	30	286	9.5	0	--
2024	TCU	18	75	4.2	0	--
2023	TCU	--	--	--	--	--
Career	3 loaded seasons	48	361	7.5	0	--

Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context

Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Receiving work 30 286 rec yds | #34/552 (94th pct)

Usage 36.2% 49.2% rush share | #2/738 (100th pct)

Rushing WEPA +0.19 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #67/362 (82nd pct)

Open full stat explorer

Group	Metric	Value	Rank	Pct	Why it matters
Rushing	Rushing yards	1,666	#1/735	100th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing	Rush TD	16	#4/739	100th pct	Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing	Yards / carry	5.6	#172/735	77th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receptions	30	#34/552	94th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving yards	286	#16/548	97th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Value	Rushing WEPA	+0.19	#67/362	82nd pct	Opponent-adjusted rushing value \| 272 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage	Role share	36.2%	#2/738	100th pct	Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing	Carries	296	#2/739	100th pct	Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing	Rushing LONG	73	#44/733	94th pct	Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving LONG	54	#36/540	94th pct	Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving	Yards / catch	9.5	#145/548	74th pct	Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving	Receiving TD	0	#169/552	70th pct	Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage	Rush share	49.2%	#17/738	98th pct	Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage	1st-down usage	39.5%	#5/738	99th pct	Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	Standard-down usage	39.1%	#3/738	100th pct	Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage	2nd-down usage	34.6%	#5/738	99th pct	Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	3rd-down usage	29.6%	#3/738	100th pct	Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage	Passing-down usage	28.6%	#3/738	100th pct	Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage	Pass share	13.7%	#5/738	99th pct	Air-game usagevs FBS RB
Ball Security	Fumbles lost	1	#78/256	70th pct	Turnoversvs FBS RB

ALL-CONF HM

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

ALL-CONF HM · Rung 9 of 16

Why he’s here

All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started.

What moves him up

A best-at-position run lifts to 1st team.

What moves him down

A back-end conference finish drops out of the honor list.

Accolade streams

Status—Awaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home6g	134	5.7	1.7
Road7g	123	5.4	0.9

Win vs Loss

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Wins8g	147	6.1	1.6
Losses5g	97.6	4.6	0.6

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	139	5.7	1.2
Weeks 8+7g	119	5.5	1.3

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

89All-Conference

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (99th). Strength: carries (99th).

Rush yards#1 / 349 · 100th pct

1666rush

Carries#2 / 349 · 100th pct

296rush

Rush TDs#4 / 349 · 99th pct

16rush

Rec yards#15 / 338 · 96th pct

286rece

Receptions#34 / 338 · 90th pct

30rece

Long run#40 / 349 · 88th pct

73rush

Yards / carry#82 / 349 · 74th pct

5.6rush

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

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Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

EPA / dropback—

awaiting

CPOE—

awaiting

Success rate—

awaiting

Explosive rate (20+)—

awaiting

aDOT—

awaiting

Deep-ball accuracy—

awaiting

Pressure-to-sack—

awaiting

3rd-down EPA—

awaiting

Red-zone TD rate—

awaiting

Play-action EPA—

awaiting

Scramble EPA—

awaiting

Turnover-worthy play rate—

awaiting

wepa_rushing0.19High (p75–p90) (n=178)High (p75–p90) (n=184)High (p75–p90) (n=362)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics

Cam CookJacksonville StateEmmett JohnsonNebraska· 95% simLincoln PareTexas State· 93% simNate SheppardDuke· 92% sim

Rush yards

100
Cook

99
Johnson

94
Pare

94
Sheppard

Carries

100
Cook

99
Johnson

94
Pare

93
Sheppard

Rush TDs

99
Cook

94
Johnson

94
Pare

92
Sheppard

Rec yards

96
Cook

97
Johnson

96
Pare

96
Sheppard

Receptions

90
Cook

100
Johnson

97
Pare

97
Sheppard

Long run

88
Cook

83
Johnson

75
Pare

73
Sheppard

Yards / carry

74
Cook

82
Johnson

68
Pare

79
Sheppard

Fumbles lost

49
Cook

49
Johnson

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

Player DNA

The Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to TJ Green’s 2021 season.

TJ Green

73%match

Liberty · 2021

Ulysses Bentley IV

SMU · 2020

All-AAC

71%

Brock Sturges

Texas State · 2020

67%

Jordan James

Oregon · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 5

63%

Nelson Smith

Navy · 2020

52%

Matches TJ on

Receiving share

Class year

Yards / carry

Differs from TJ on

Yards / reception (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Travis Dye's junior season at USC (2022).

Travis Dye

70%match

USC · 2022

Jordan James

Oregon · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 5

70%

Dylan Sampson

Tennessee · 2024

NFL Rd 4

69%

Devon Dampier

Utah · 2025

All-Big 12

65%

Blake Horvath

Navy · 2025

All-AAC

63%

Matches Travis on

Weight

Receiving share

Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Travis on

Class year (lower)

EPA / carry (adj) (lower)

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Charles Kelly

Pass share

33.8%

328 pass / 642 run

Plays / game

69.3

14 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

7.8%

243 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches

2023

Rich Rodriguez

Jacksonville State

2024

Rich Rodriguez

Jacksonville State

2025

Charles Kelly

Jacksonville State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Charles Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

HometownRound Rock, TX

Height5'11"

Weight195 lb

Class3

PositionRB

Jersey4

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 entries

🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2025)

All-Conference USA

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

All-Conference

1 all-conference honor

Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season	Honor	Scope	Team / Selector	Context
2025	All-Conference USA	all_conference	Jacksonville State \| Conference USA	RB

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season	Team	Role	Latest Model	Forecast	Win	Finalist	Official Finish	Points	Context
2024	TCU	RB3	#243	#342	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W16 snapshot \| Big 12
2023	TCU	RB3	#2176	#2247	0.0%	0.0%	--	--	W19 snapshot \| Big 12

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season	Team	Conference	Pos	Class	Bio
2025	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	RB	3	No. 4 \| 5-11 \| 195 lb \| Round Rock, TX
2024	TCU	Big 12	RB	3	No. 4 \| 5-11 \| 195 lb \| Round Rock, TX
2023	TCU	Big 12	RB	3	No. 4 \| 5-11 \| 195 lb \| Round Rock, TX

Cam Cook

R07 · Impact starter

+2772%

Identity & Role

Recruiting Pedigree

Transfer Arc

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

The Room on Cam Cook

How rival fanbases talk about Cam Cook

Receiving yards (total)

Why this is more than a rushing profile

2025 Season · Final

RB season snapshot

What kind of player is this?

2025 Season · Final

Traditional Stats

Advanced Metrics

Player Standing

Percentile Card

Advanced Savant

The Balanced Back

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Trophy Case · Detail

1 all-conference honor

Honors Timeline

Heisman By Year

Roster Timeline