West Virginia’s backfield is going to have a very different look in 2026, and Cam Cook already knows exactly what makes the pieces around him so dangerous.
Cook, the featured name in the room, recently went on 3 Guys Before the Game and gave his own read on true freshman Amari Latimer and junior college transfer Martavious Boswell. His breakdown was simple: Latimer brings polish and power, while Boswell brings a burst that jumps off the screen.
“He’s real knowledgeable being as young as he is,” Cook said of Latimer. “And then definitely got the body.
If you look at him, you could tell he’s meant to play running back. I try to make sure I’m keeping him near me when we work out or even like outside of football; I’m trying to make sure he’s with me and just making sure we’re on the same page.
He is definitely far along. Mature.
“Bos got some crazy speed. I’ll say you wouldn’t understand how he’s moving like that, like how fast he’s moving, for real.
It looks so natural. You couldn’t even teach somebody to run how he’s running.
He’s just running. He’s an explosive guy."
Latimer’s résumé explains why Cook is so high on him. The Sandy Creek High School product in Georgia first turned heads as a sophomore, when he ran for 1,400 yards and 17 touchdowns. He followed that with 1,113 yards and 15 scores as a junior, then capped his prep career with a monster senior season: 250 carries, 2,409 yards and 44 touchdowns.
That kind of production is why West Virginia fans may do a double take the first time they see him. The expectation is that he looks like an NFL back who somehow ended up in Morgantown, and he’s already worked his way, unofficially, to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart.
Boswell tends to get less attention because Cook and Latimer draw so much of it, but he brings a different kind of threat. He’s the speed element in the room, the guy who can turn a crease into a chunk play in a hurry. That makes him a natural fit alongside two more physical backs.
And the numbers back up Cook’s scouting report. At Copiah-Lincoln Community College last year, Boswell rushed for 1,109 yards and 13 touchdowns on 130 carries.
Cook can handle the spotlight, but West Virginia’s 2026 running game looks built on more than one headliner. Latimer adds maturity and power.
Boswell adds juice. Together, they give the Mountaineers a backfield with plenty of ways to hit defenses.
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