#6
UConn · 2026

Trey Cornist

RBSenior5' 11", 225 lbsCincinnati, OH
UConn Huskies3-3 · TDC #78
Snap share
26%
likely 20–32%
Rush yards
228
248th of 1453 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.2
43rd of 326 in FBS
Rush TD
3
149th of 630 in FBS
Receptions
3
1249th of 1994 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.17
90th of 262 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

40 plays · +6.8 total EPA · 90th of 262 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.17
Passing+0.29
Rushing+0.16
1st down+0.21
2nd down+0.14
3rd down+0.07
Standard downs+0.30
Passing downs-0.17
CornistRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays10%
Pass plays2%
Run plays18%
1st down12%
2nd down10%
3rd down8%
Standard downs11%
Passing downs8%
CornistRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries32—
Success rate34.4%—
Explosive run rate9.4%—
Stuffed at the line28.1%—
First downs9—
Red-zone carries9—
Goal-line carries4—

Charting

Where Cornist's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction37 carries

Left
11%
4.3 YPC · 25% succ.
Middle
70%
5.7 YPC · 31% succ.
Right
19%
9.1 YPC · 29% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Central Michigan

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025, so treat the maps as a sample.

Run direction52 carries

Left
10%
2.8 YPC · 40% succ.
Middle
90%
4.9 YPC · 40% succ.
Right
0%
— YPC · 0% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

3 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farUConn#78 · 3-3626%372286.2334.4%
2025Central Michigan#96 · 7-61330%1054704.5134.5%
2024Tulane#32 · 9-568%221496.8142.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Trey Cornist's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Trey Cornist'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

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 8.0 at Temple (Week 6)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1LafayetteW 56–77.467612.7155144.004
2MarylandL 14–382.8681.303·····
3@Southern MissW 48–205.86183.006111.011
4@Miami (OH)L 21–243.0441.003·····
5SyracuseL 41–426.6881.01412525.0125
6@TempleW 34–208.0711416.3151·····
2026 · 6 games5.6372286.235533010.0225

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries37—
Yards228248th / 1453
Yards / carry6.243rd / 326
Touchdowns3149th / 630
Long55—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31249th / 1994
Yards301264th / 1980
Yards / catch10—
Touchdowns2171st / 824
Long25—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14239th / 5406
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPlays madeSnap share
Wk 1 · Lafayette72~15 (10–19)7·21%
Wk 2 · Maryland52~15 (10–19)6·29%
Wk 3 · Southern Miss71~15 (10–19)7121%
Wk 4 · Miami (OH)60~12 (3–23)4·20%
Wk 5 · Syracuse75~28 (19–36)10·37%
Wk 6 · Temple63~16 (11–21)7·25%
Season393101 (80–125)41126%

Position Room

7 RBs on the UConn roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23Cyncir BowersRBJR654336.766+0.37
3Kenji ChristianRBSR381925.128+0.33
6Trey CornistRBSR372286.233+0.17
20Shawn SimeonRBSO8455.60—+0.07
22Jaden HartRBJR4133.301-0.20
24Dashun ReederRBJR——————
26Soren RiefRBSO——————

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. UConn depth chart →