TCU · W 24-20
18 carries, 90 yards
The other 7 games average 119 yards. This one was 29 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Cook against West Virginia’s best seasons, game by game
Backs who run like Cook, and how their seasons went
Cook against this year’s top backs, game by game
The road ahead: 923 yards, 115 a game, 4 regular-season games left.
Over the last few games, West Virginia fans have been high on Cook's running.
“These keepers up the middle when you have Cam Cook are not ideal.”
“Cam Cook runs like a mad man on a mission.”
“Cam cook plays a grown man game.”
From r/CFB game threads. Read by AI.
18 stories in the last 30 days, from 12 outlets.
Share of the team's total this season.
Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 27, middle 126, right 31. His longest went for 75 yards.
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
44.2% of carries overall (183/414) → 41.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/55) — 91.3% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 14 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (78.6%). 11 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (44.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 12 outlets
Mike Hawkins Jr. Calls Cam Cook the Best Player He's Ever Shared the Field With
On3 +2 Oct 27 · 4 outlets
WV Sports NowCam Cook Reveals His Mindset Heading Into Return to TCUOct 20
Sports IllustratedWVU Superstar RB Cam Cook Comments on Possibility of Returning for 5th YearOct 21from 16 outlets
Mike Hawkins Jr. Calls Cam Cook the Best Player He's Ever Shared the Field With
On3 +2 Oct 27 · 4 outlets
Sports Illustrated +2Cam Cook named Big 12 Offensive Player of the WeekSep 7Sports Illustrated +1ESPN Ranks WVU’s Cam Cook as Top 100 Player in College FootballAug 26WV Sports NowCam Cook Represents WVU Football on Maxwell Award Watch ListAug 3Sports Illustrated +1West Virginia Running Back Cam Cook is as Good as AdvertisedSep 6On3Cam Cook quickly learned what makes Rich Rodriguez differentAug 3
Yahoo SportsDrenning: Rich Rod's Offense is the 'Perfect System to Weaponize Cam Cook's Skillset'Aug 10On3What makes Cam Cook such a natural fit in WVU's offenseAug 13Sports IllustratedThese Two Metrics Prove Just How Insanely Talented WVU RB Cam Cook IsAug 14
The Dominion PostWVU added Luke to pave the way for Cam Cook -Aug 16On3What WVU is seeing from the running backs behind Cam CookAug 21
Locked OnCam Cook shines in WVU debut, Michael Hawkins is not the QB1 for WVU Football?Sep 7Sports Illustrated +1WVU's Cam Cook Receives Major National Recognition Ahead of 2026 SeasonAug 4Sports IllustratedCam Cook Has 4-TD Game vs. Coastal Carolina in CFB 27 SimulationAug 30On3On3 +2
Roundtable +1Sports Illustrated +2On3Sports Illustrated +1WV Sports NowSports Illustrated +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
West Virginia67 stories2026 to nowMost about: awards and watch lists, profile and feature, in his words.
Sports Illustrated +2Cam Cook named Big 12 Offensive Player of the WeekSep 7On3 +2Mike Hawkins Jr. Calls Cam Cook the Best Player He's Ever Shared the Field WithOct 27Roundtable +1TCU Faces Former Frog Cam Cook In Dangerous West Virginia ShowdownOct 21Sports Illustrated +1WVU's Cam Cook Receives Major National Recognition Ahead of 2026 SeasonAug 4
Jacksonville State20 stories2025Most about: awards and watch lists, profile and feature, heisman.
Gadsden Times +1Jacksonville State without CUSA Player of the Year Cam Cook vs TroyDec 16Gadsden TimesKeeping Cam Cook tops Jax State football offseason to-do listDec 17
ESPNJacksonville State star RB Cam Cook plans to enter portalDec 24Locked OnAlert! Fritz Eyes huge Talents as Signs of big money Offers to Key Players Cam Cook & Lance HeardJan 3Locked OnNations leading rusher! All-American Cam Cook will Transform West Virginia’s OffenseJan 8
TCU2023 to 2024not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Cam Cook vs Coastal Carolina.
On3Oct 27The Dominion PostOct 24Yahoo SportsOct 24Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among RBs.
+78aura tax
15th percentile our rushing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 104 RBs
— the talk ranks higher than the play.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 186 | 923 | 5.0 | 7 | 75 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 296 | 1,666 | 5.6 | 16 | 73 |
| 2024 | TCU | 119 | 460 | 3.9 | 9 | 19 |
| 2023 | TCU | 16 | 58 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 617 | 3,107 | 5.0 | 32 | 75 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 11 | 115 | 10.5 | 2 | 40 |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 30 | 286 | 9.5 | 0 | 54 |
| 2024 | TCU | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | TCU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 476 | 8.1 | 2 | 54 |
Last game (Wk 8): 90 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Coastal Carolina | 30 | 142 | 4.7 | 2 | 72 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-7vs UT Martin | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-27vs No. 25 Virginia | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-41vs Oklahoma State | 29 | 193 | 6.7 | 0 | 75 | Season-high 193 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 42-45@ Iowa State | 20 | 142 | 7.1 | 2 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs Arizona | 34 | 141 | 4.1 | 2 | 30 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-42vs Cincinnati | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20@ TCU | 18 | 90 | 5.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Total | 186 | 923 | 5.0 | 7 | 75 |
Oct. 24 · W 24-20 at TCU, play by play
18 carries for 90 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with West Virginia down 20-17.
31-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, down 7-3. Converted.
3-yard run on 4th and 1. Fourth quarter, down 20-17. Converted.
15 carries for 40 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with the score tied 7-7.
2-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, tied 7-7. Converted.
7-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, down 28-21. Converted.
40-yard touchdown. Fourth quarter, made it 42-42.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
34 carries for 141 yards and 2 touchdowns.
The per-play feed is missing 2 of his carries (10 yards), which the play text shows; the chart draws the 32 carries it has.
6-yard run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
30-yard touchdown run. Second quarter, made it 17-17.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
20 carries for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns.
3-yard catch on 3rd and 26. First quarter, tied 0-0.
2-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, tied 14-14.
37-yard run on 4th and 1. Third quarter, down 28-14. Converted.
8-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 3. Fourth quarter, made it 35-31.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
A big game: 29 carries for 193 yards, 4th-most in FBS that week.
75-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
10-yard run on 3rd and 7. First quarter, up 7-3. Converted.
3-yard run on 3rd and 1. Second quarter, up 7-3. Converted.
2-yard run on 3rd and 1. Third quarter, tied 21-21. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
30 carries for 123 yards. He converted a 4th and 1 with West Virginia down 14-7.
Incomplete on 3rd and 12. First quarter, tied 0-0.
23-yard run. First quarter, down 7-0.
1-yard run on 3rd and 2. Second quarter, down 14-7.
3-yard run on 4th and 1. Second quarter, down 14-7. Converted.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
10 carries for 52 yards and a touchdown.
2-yard touchdown run on 3rd and 1. First quarter, made it 14-0.
14-yard run. Third quarter, up 28-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
30 carries for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns, tied for 9th-most in FBS that week.
The per-play feed is missing a 3-yard run in the first quarter, which the play text shows; the chart draws the 29 carries it has.
72-yard run. First quarter, tied 0-0.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, up 7-0.
Each carry is a stem from the line, in the lane the play text names, sorted shortest to longest. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 6 · 2026
L 31-52
vs Arizona
141 rush yds (34 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 18 yds
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 219 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 62.9 · 98 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · P. Strachan — 5 rec · 121 yds
The plays that mattered most
9th in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%183 carriesFumble rate
1.6%3 of 186 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.0 yds/carry on 186 carries · 10% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 114 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 116 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 119 | 4.9 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 90.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
27.7%
164 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
74.1
8 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
190 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Sonny Dykes, Charles Kelly and Rich Rodriguez.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to West Virginia
Big 12 Conference
