Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
Sophomore wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Homestead, FL · Homestead
The numbers
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 11.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 23 yds, vs Bowling Green
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
Cortez Mills Jr.
This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Nebraska. One game to point at: 23 rec yds, 2 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2026.
23 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Rhule, all run-leaning offenses — 9-6 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
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
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| 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 |
| Total | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Nebraska
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
14 more on the roster · Nebraska team page