Payton Cook

WR · #84 · Louisville · FR · 6'1" · 190 · Akron, OH

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#665 Rico Blassingame WR · Tolleson Union MINN

#665 Lekhy Thompkins ATH · IMG Academy LOU

#665 Payton Cook WR · Archbishop Hoban LOU

#665 Jack Ziarko IOL · Hoover MSU

#665 Darnell Collins ATH · Rome GT

WRs in the class

#93 Davon Grant DeKalb ILL

#94 Rico Blassingame Tolleson Union MINN

#95 Payton Cook Archbishop Hoban LOU

#96 Jesse Harden Plant City UNLV

#97 Xavier Warren Georgetown TXST

Around Payton

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

Lincoln Kienholz QB · 139 pass yds · 7g · at OSU

RB

Isaac Brown RB · 884 rush yds · 9g

WR-X

TreyShun Hurry WR · 122 rec yds · 13g

WR-Z

Lawayne McCoy WR · 396 rec yds · 10g · at FSU

WR-SL

Tre Richardson WR · 806 rec yds · 13g · at VAN

TE

Brody Foley TE · 528 rec yds · 11g · at TLSA

The situation

Louisville 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.8% 63

Red zone TD rate 72.9% 69

Line yards per carry 2.4 43

Sack rate allowed 6.2% 43