Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-33@ Houston | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-35vs Texas Tech | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 7 | 24 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
#3
Cornell Hatcher Jr.
Sophomore running back for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Corona, CA · Corona Centennial
CFB Index 42 · #202 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Oregon State for 2026
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
24
rushing yards · 2026
3.4 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, vs Texas Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Oregon State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oregon State in 2024.
Cornell Hatcher Jr.
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Two seasons at Oregon State, two different head coaches: Trent Bray and JaMarcus Shephard. The receipt on tape: 17 rush yds against Texas Tech, Week 2, 2026.
24 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Corona Centennial
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Oregon State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Trent Bray
Oregon State
2026era →
JaMarcus Shephard
Oregon State
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Bray → JaMarcus Shephard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Oregon State0-2HC: JaMarcus Shephard · Pass-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 12.0 YDS/g, 3.3 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
JaMarcus Shephard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 52 | 292 | 5.6 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 316 | 5.4 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Oregon State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: -15 net (20 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon State · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #76 · 2026 recruiting class #100
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Zylan Perry’s 2024 season.
Matches Zylan on
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Zylan on
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Class year (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to DeSean Bishop’s path through Tennessee.
87%match
All-SEC
Matches DeSean on
Yards per carry
Recruiting rating
Weight
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to King Miller's freshman season at USC (2025).
76%match
Matches King on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Height
Differs from King on
Yards / reception (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Cornell Hatcher Jr.
Background
2025 • Played in all 12 games • Tallied 52 carries for 292 yards and two touchdowns along with five receptions for 17 yards and one touchdown • Carried the ball a season-high 17 times and ran for 93 yards and a touchdown against Houston • Posted a season-long 42-yard rush and carried the ball fiv...
The backfield · Oregon State
- #3Cornell Hatcher Jr.292 rushing yards · 2025
- #23AJ Newberry57 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Kourdey Glass7 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Jake Reichle6 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Marquis Crosby4 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Oregon State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology