Usage / Role
61%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Buffalo
Ron Cook Jr.
RB • 5'9" • 190 lbs • Temple Hills, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ron Cook Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Ron Cook Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Temple Hills, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Ron Cook Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,826...
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- Committed To
- Buffalo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Ron Cook Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo. Ron Cook Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,540
- Rushing yards
- 1,826
- Receiving yards
- 714
- Touchdowns
- 16
Quick Answers
Ron Cook Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,540
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · St. John's College · Buffalo
- High school pipeline
- St. John's College · 53 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 829 scrimmage yards · RB 100th (top 15%) · Mid-American 10th (top 5%) · National 177th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 136 | 96 | 40 | 1 | 33.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 7 | 92 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 672 | 440 | 232 | 4 | 59.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 10 | 807 | 600 | 207 | 4 | 68 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 829 | 609 | 220 | 7 | 74.9 |
Related Context
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Ron Cook Jr. played RB for Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ron Cook Jr. recorded 14 passing yards, 1,826 rushing yards, and 714 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 829 primary output with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
69.1
Efficiency
45.4
Usage
27.5
Consistency
75.8
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 65. Fordham: 52. Liberty: 73. Louisiana: 80. Akron: 88. Central Michigan: 61. Bowling Green: 65. Kent State: 48. Toledo: 132. Ohio: 73. Miami (OH): 47. Eastern Michigan: 45
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 16 by 43.5. Fordham: 11 by 49.2. Liberty: 11 by 42.8. Louisiana: 13 by 52.9. Akron: 22 by 39.5. Central Michigan: 12 by 51.3. Bowling Green: 15 by 42.5. Kent State: 10 by 49.2. Toledo: 20 by 63.2. Ohio: 20 by 34. Miami (OH): 16 by 32.7. Eastern Michigan: 11 by 43.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins65.7 · Games = 3 · -4.6 vs Losses
Losses70.2 · Games = 9 · +4.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
63.2 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 11-24 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Thu 11/16 | @ Miami (OH) | L 10-23 | 15 | 49 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2.9 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ohio | L 10-20 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 3.6 |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Toledo | L 13-31 | 17 | 97 | 5.70 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 6.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Kent State | W 24-6 | 9 | 42 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Bowling Green | L 14-24 | 12 | 47 | 3.90 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4.3 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Central Michigan2+ TD | W 37-13 | 11 | 53 | 4.80 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Akron | W 13-10 | 17 | 62 | 3.60 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 4 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisiana2+ TD | L 38-45 | 11 | 48 | 4.40 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6.2 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Liberty | L 27-55 | 7 | 17 | 2.40 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 6.6 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Fordham | L 37-40 | 11 | 52 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-38 | 12 | 51 | 4.30 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4.1 |
Player Story
Ron Cook Jr. story
Ron Cook Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from Temple Hills, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Buffalo. The clearest part of Ron Cook Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,826 rushing yards, 413 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 714 receiving yards across 51 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 passing yards, 714 receiving yards, and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ron Cook Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Buffalo
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 136 | 65.6 | 3.8 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Buffalo | 96 | 47 | 5.5 | -40 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 96 | 47 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 672 | 48 | 14.2 | 576 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 807 | 46.1 | 24.5 | 135 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 829 | 45.4 | 27.5 | 22 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
Win with 158 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
158
Scrimmage Yards
90.8 takeover
158 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
#2
@ Toledo
Week 10 · L 13-31 · Conference game
132
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
Loss with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
132 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#3
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 3 · L 25-28
113
Scrimmage Yards
79.3 takeover
Loss with 113 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
113 scrimmage yards and 13.3 usage.
#4
@ Central Michigan
Week 11 · L 27-31 · Conference game
139
Scrimmage Yards
76.1 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
139 scrimmage yards and 30.3 usage.
#5
@ Kent State
Week 6 · L 38-48 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
72.5 takeover
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
829 primary output · 45.4 efficiency · 27.5 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Buffalo
68
807 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 24.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Buffalo
59.2
672 primary · 48 efficiency · 14.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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