Air Force · L 26-35
4 carries, 20 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 35 yards. This one was 15 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Trey Cornist
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for three head coaches at three programs in three seasons: Jon Sumrall, Matt Drinkall and Jason Candle. A game that shows it: 114 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Temple — Week 6, 2026.
267 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 44 carries
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Air Force on Oct. 31: 4 carries for 20 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 44 carries for 267 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 | UConn | 44 | 267 | 6.1 | 4 | 55 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 104 | 469 | 4.5 | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | Tulane | 22 | 149 | 6.8 | 1 | 23 |
| Career | 170 | 885 | 5.2 | 6 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Tulane | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 2 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 9): 20 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 1 | 55 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 1 | 51 | Season-high 114 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 44 | 267 | 6.1 | 4 | 55 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 56-7
vs Lafayette
76 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
252nd in rushing yards, among all 1,551 FBS players with a rushing row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
40%43 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 44 carries · 16% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 27.8 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 39.0 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 38.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 19.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #129 at the position.
The No. 1,220 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the FBS Independents.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Willie Fritz, Jon Sumrall, Matt Drinkall and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
