Cam Cook packed up and started over at West Virginia, and the new tape already reads 1,666 rush YDS, 1,200-yd club.
5′9″ · 203 lb · Round Rock, TX · Stony Point
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 18 car · 117 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 142 rush yds, 2 TD, 11 rec yds, vs Coastal Carolina
The play that turned itSwung Jacksonville State from 24% to 85% to win.Jacksonville State at UTEP · 30-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior running back for West Virginia. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
TD rate: 35th percentile.
The full scouting readAura™ · Him Watch
-16aura tax
77th pctl our rushing-value metric (wEPA) RBs · 140 qualified, n=44
— the discourse is fair.Buzz vs Tape
His own fans read him warmer than the wider college football conversation does — a gap of 30.3 points in belief.
Also worth knowing:
“Fanatsy Sports has Cam Cook top 10 rb in the nation.”
Fan claims · every quote verified verbatim
Can we please not play Cook in the 2nd half?? Save him for the games that matter
Based on 2 comments from 2 posters across 2 threads · Sep 5, 2026 · via CFB
I love Cam Cook, but you cannot run it every play when they're always stacking the box.
Based on 1 comment from 1 poster across 1 thread · Sep 5, 2026 · via CFB
Cam Cook
Cam Cook arrives at West Virginia with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
RUSH YDS · 1,200-YD CLUB
1,666
1666 rushing yards — clears the 1,200-RB volume bar.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-22
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
All-America honors (2026)
1 mentions across the selector pool
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to West Virginia
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 70 | 317 | 4.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 296 | 1,666 | 5.6 | 16 | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 119 | 460 | 3.9 | 9 | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 501 | 2,501 | 5.0 | 28 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 30 | 286 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 377 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 2 | 72 | Season-high 142 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27@ Virginia | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 70 | 317 | 4.7 | 3 | 72 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 38–27
at Virginia
123 rush yds (30 car)
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 190 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.2 · 123 rush yds (18 car) · 3 TD · B. Hansen — 39.8 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Since week 2: +123 rushing yards, +2 catches.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: carries (95th percentile). Strength: long run (91st percentile). Concern: success rate (14th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
38%69 carriesFumble rate
1.4%1 of 70 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.5 yds/carry on 70 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 97.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Road1g | 123 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 106 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
21.2%
43 pass / 160 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
48 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.
Selector Grid · 2026
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
43.7% of carries overall (69/158) → 44.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/49) — 90.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Torrey Pierce’s 2015 season.
Matches Torrey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nay'Quan Wright's senior season at Florida (2022).
Matches Nay'Quan on
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #134 this season.
Has played in 34 career games with 19 starts Amassed 2,177 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns on 430 carries in his college career Preseason All-American Second Team (Walter Camp) Preseason All-Big 12 Conference First Team (Big 12 Media) Preseason Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year (Lindy's)…
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