UCF · W 12-7
No carries.
Bucknell · W 59-0 · FCS
No carries.
Virginia Tech · W 35-33
No carries.
Boston College · L 21-27
No carries.
Georgia Tech · W 34-11
3 carries, 15 yards
The other 4 games average 25 yards. This one was 10 below.
Cook has carries in 5 of Pittsburgh’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Justin Cook
Second year in the Pittsburgh backfield. On tape: 50 rushing yards and 7 receiving yards against Miami (OH), Week 1, 2026.
114 rushing yards · 1 rushing TD · 12 carries
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Against Georgia Tech on Oct. 31: 3 carries for 15 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 12 carries for 114 yards.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 50 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 13 |
| Career | 21 | 145 | 6.9 | 1 | 50 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 rushing yards.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 3 | W 27-13vs Syracuse | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-21vs North Carolina | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-27@ Boston College | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-52@ No. 1 Miami | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-11vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 50 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 59-14
vs Miami (OH)
50 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Miami (OH).
With M. Heintschel — 453 yds · 7 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (5 car) · C. Hicks — 5 rec · 114 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 14-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 25.8 | 20.8 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 22.0 | 26.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 13.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
49.1%
315 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
71.2
9 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
