Payton Cook
Freshman wide receiver on Louisville's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Akron, OH · Archbishop Hoban
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 665 nationally · Signed with Louisville
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
1 wide receiver on Louisville's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2026.
Payton Cook
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2026
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Archbishop Hoban
Career arc
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
A three-star recruit at wide receiver for Louisville -- now graded to hold down a real role in the receiving corps.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Louisville has produced 6 All-Conference wide receivers. 5 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Chris Bell went on to the NFL out of this room (2026).
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Louisville
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (33 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48
Background
High School: Consensus three-star prospect by all the recruiting outlets … played both wide receiver and quarterback at Hoban High … ranked as the No. 67 WR nationally and the No. 20 receiver in the state according to 247Sports… ranked as the No. 548 nationally by the Rivals Industry rankings … t...
The receiver room · Louisville
- Tre Richardson810 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Lawayne McCoy403 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Treyshun Hurry122 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Kris Hughes109 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Payton Cookno box-score line yet
11 more on the roster · Louisville team page