By: Justin “Couz” Walker | WV Sports Chat
WVU football transfer running back, Cam Cook, has been named as one of the top returning players in college football next season. The list, which was put out by CBS Sports, contains some of the top returning players who could have went early in the NFL Draft.
Here is what Cody Nagel at CBS Sports had to say about the nation’s leading rusher.
Cam Cook, RB, West Virginia
The FBS leader in yards from scrimmage (1,945) and rushing yards (1,659), Cam Cook dominated at Jacksonville State after transferring from TCUand now returns to the Big 12 with West Virginia. Cook averaged 5.62 yards per carry — 11th-best among players with at least 200 attempts this season — while consistently breaking tackles (100 missed tackles forced) and turning routine runs into explosive gains (53 carries of 10-plus yards.) With West Virginia counting on him to anchor the run game, Cook enters 2026 as one of college football’s most dynamic and productive backs.
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