Running back, UConn (from Tulane, Central Michigan), 2023–⁠26

Trey Cornist

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Trey Cornist plays running back for UConn, after Tulane (2023–⁠24) and Central Michigan (2025). Last time out, at Temple: 7 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD, a career high in rushing yards.

2026 so far

228 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 7 carries, 114 yards ★, 1 TD at Temple, W 34–⁠20

Next game: vs. Massachusetts, Oct 23

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 76LAF
  2. 8MD
  3. 18@USM
  4. 4@M-OH
  5. 8SYR
  6. 114@TEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

114rushing yards, career highat Temple, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Tulane221496.8123
2025Central Michigan1044694.5129
2026UConn372286.2355
Career1638465.2555

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Tulane6RBYr 1
2024Tulane6RBYr 2
2025Central Michigan6RBYr 3
2026UConn6RBSo. (Yr 4)5′11″210

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Tulane240.34––8.36%–
2025Central Michigan102-0.114th (n=576)0.10-11.213%0.01
2026UConn400.1767th (n=478)0.106.810%0.15

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Central Michigan32%2.601.001.1021%
2026UConn35%2.400.703.3027%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 UConn 6 games, 228 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.LafayetteW 56–⁠767615514
Sep 12vs.MarylandL 14–⁠386803––
Sep 19atSouthern MissW 48–⁠206180611
Sep 26atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠244403––
Oct 3vs.SyracuseL 41–⁠428814125
Oct 10atTempleW 34–⁠207114151––
2025 Central Michigan 13 games, 469 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atSan José StateW 16–⁠141399129––
Sep 6atPittsburghL 17–⁠4591309––
Sep 13atMichiganL 3–⁠6391608––
Sep 20vs.WagnerW 49–⁠101152029––
Sep 27vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠133706––
Oct 4atAkronL 22–⁠28323017––
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 27–⁠6417014––
Oct 25vs.MassachusettsW 38–⁠131570021––
Nov 1atWestern MichiganL 21–⁠241101––
Nov 12vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠191062013––
Nov 19atKent StateW 28–⁠161235011––
Nov 29vs.ToledoL 3–⁠213804––
Dec 26 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠341166022––
2024 Tulane 6 games, 149 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.SE LouisianaW 52–⁠0333018111
Sep 21atLouisianaW 41–⁠33439023––
Sep 28vs.South FloridaW 45–⁠10726111––
Oct 5atUABW 71–⁠20––––110
Oct 31atCharlotteW 34–⁠31303––
Nov 9vs.TempleW 52–⁠6748015––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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