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
3 TD · 4.9 per carry · 2 catches
2 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
4 running back for West Virginia. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
How he plays
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Long run: 90th 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 2026-09-15
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 context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long run (90th percentile). Strength: rush tds (80th percentile). Concern: carries (7th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 97.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.
Selector Grid · 2026
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 40 | 194 | 4.8 | 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 | 471 | 2,378 | 5.0 | 28 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Jacksonville State | 30 | 286 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | TCU | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | TCU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 372 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–7
vs UT Martin
52 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against UT Martin.
With M. Hawkins Jr. — 155 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 96 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · D. Epps — 18 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 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 | |
| Total | 40 | 194 | 5.0 | 3 | 72 |
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Bryson’s 2015 season.
Matches Jeremiah 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
Differs from Nay'Quan on
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peaked at #136 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) Pre...
3 more on the roster · West Virginia team page