JP+ One-Sheet

West Virginia

Big 12 | 2026

Projected Wins

5.4

Team Thesis

West Virginia Bets on Cam Cook to Power a Retooled Offense. West Virginia's offseason has one clear centerpiece: Cam Cook, the Jacksonville State transfer running back who arrives as the most productive newcomer in the program's portal class.

Model Profile

#74

JP+ Rank

#89

Offense

#47

Defense

0.0

Overall

-1.6

Offense

+1.3

Defense

Why JP+ Converges

5.5

Market

5.4

JP+

4.9

SP+

JP+ GAP: -0.1 WINS

Roster Snapshot

Roster stock#46

Rated coverage72%

Candidate members96

Rated players69

Season Path

Early equity

Bowl path44%

3-3 start79%

Collapse risk11%

79% to start 3-3 or better. Bowl path 44%. Collapse risk 11% (3 or fewer wins). Schedule is front-loaded by +1.4 wins through the first six. Biggest shift Wk3: 96% to 29%.

Bull Case

7-5

If Cook proves to be the workhorse his profile suggests and the defense's new faces settle in quickly, this team can push toward the upper end o…

Bear Case

4-8

If the coverage attrition shows up on Saturdays the way the roster data suggests it might, a season closer to last year's mark isn't out of the…

Big 12 Context

Team	JP+	Market	SP+
Texas Tech	10.7	10.5	10.6
Utah	8.6	8.5	8.0
BYU	7.6	8.5	8.8
Kansas State	7.4	8.5	8.1
Arizona	7.2	7.5	7.6
Colorado	5.7	4.5	4.7
West Virginia	5.4	5.5	4.9