Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 50 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Total | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 50 |
#5
Justin Cook
5th-year running back for Pittsburgh. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 175 lb · Harrisburg, PA · Harrisburg
Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026
The numbers
50
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 50 per carry · 1 catches
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 50 rush yds, 1 TD, 7 rec yds, vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonJustin Cook
Second year in the Pittsburgh backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 50 rush yds, 7 rec yds against Miami (OH), Week 1, 2026.
50 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career arc
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 50.0 YDS/g, 50.0 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
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 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #134
Peaked at #134 this season.
Background
2025: Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2025 following his transfer from East Stroudsburg…played in three games, adding nine rushing attempts for 31 yards…caught eight passes for 44 yards. AT EAST STROUDSBURG (2022-24): Recorded 73 receptions for 965 yards (13.2 yards per recept...
The backfield · Pittsburgh
- #25Ja'Kyrian Turner747 rushing yards · 2025
- #29La'Vell Wright471 rushing yards · 2025
- #5Justin Cook31 rushing yards · 2025
- #34Ethan Shine1 game · 2025
- #27Jaylin Brown1 game · 2026
2 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology