Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 7 | — |
| Success rate | 42.9% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 28.6% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 0.0% | — |
| First downs | 2 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 0 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Cook's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction11 carries
2025 charting · Pittsburgh
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Cook’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted10 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Pittsburgh#38 · 6-3 | 6 | 10% | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 42.9% | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3.1% |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh#31 · 8-5 | 3 | 5% | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | 25.0% | 8 | 44 | 0 | 12.0% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Justin Cook's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Justin Cook's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | — | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | — | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | — | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 | 90 | · | · | · |
| 8 | @ Miami | L 23–52 | 4.2 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–11 | — | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 4.2 | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 108 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 12 | — |
| Yards | 114 | 469th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 9.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 50 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 2 | 1510th / 2089 |
| Yards | 11 | 1745th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 5.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 7 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 1 | — |
| Lost | 1 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 6 | — |
| Yards | 108 | — |
| Average | 18 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 21 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | 75 | ~13 (3–25) | 2 | · | · | 17% |
| Wk 3 · Syracuse | 60 | ~5 (1–10) | 1 | · | · | 8% |
| Wk 6 · North Carolina | 85 | ~15 (10–19) | 3 | · | · | 18% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | 64 | · | · | 5 | 1 | — |
| Wk 8 · Miami | 61 | ~13 (3–25) | 5 | 1 | · | 21% |
| Wk 9 · Georgia Tech | 88 | ~16 (11–21) | 3 | · | · | 18% |
| Season | 647 | 62 (35–147) | 14 | 6 | 1 | 10% |
Position Room
8 RBs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Damon Ferguson Jr. | RB | FR | 123 | 662 | 5.4 | 6 | 18 | +0.08 |
| La'Vell Wright | RB | 76 | 305 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +0.07 | ||
| Ja'Kyrian Turner | RB | 30 | 131 | 4.4 | 1 | 10 | +0.12 | ||
| 5 | Justin Cook | RB | SR | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | -0.04 |
| 27 | Jaylin Brown | RB | SO | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 3 | -0.17 |
| 20 | Synkwan Smith | RB | SO | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | +0.09 |
| 34 | Ethan Shine | RB | SR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Zaky Roberts | RB | JR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →