Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 23 yds |
Cortez Mills Jr. is a wide receiver at Nebraska who has played in 1 of Nebraska's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 12.
Nebraska is 5-3.
Second year in the same receiving corps at Nebraska. One game to point at: 23 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2026.
23 receiving yards · 2 catches · 0 receiving TD
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 2 · 2026
W 56-7
2 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 12-9 over that span.
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska5-3HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 23.0 YDS/g, 11.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
48.1%
276 pass / 298 run
Plays / game
71.8
8 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
306 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
2 catches in 1 game
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Nebraska
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Nebraska RhuleYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Nebraska RhuleYear 1 · 7 games
- High school HomesteadHomestead, FL · Class of 2025Four-star, No. 113 in the 2025 class. Signed with Nebraska.Also from Homestead: Isaac Brown (Louisville), Zachary Davis (Georgia State) and Javon Robinson (Utah State).
2025 7 games
- Signed with NebraskaFour-star, out of Homestead