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• Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 136 yards and 2 TDs vs. Miami on 12/16/18.

• Finished the 2018 season with 920 yards from scrimmage despite missing 5 games with injury.

• Donated his earnings from appearing in the Madden NFL video game to Minnesota's North Memorial Hospital for PPE supplies to help front-line workers in the fight against Covid19.

• Starter in 2019 Pro Bowl after leading all non-QBs in fan voting.

• Finished the 2019 regular season with 1,135 rushing yards, 10th-most in the NFL. Became the 8th player in franchise history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a single season.

• Cook's 13 rushing touchdowns in 2019 ranked 4th in the NFL and were more than 13 NFL teams season rushing TD totals. The total tied Chuck Foreman (1975 and 1976) and Terry Allen (1992) for the 2nd most by a Viking in a single season, trailing only Adrian Peterson (18 rush TDs in 2009).

• Cook's 1,654 scrimmage yards marked the 7th-highest total in the NFL in 2019, and the 10th-highest total in franchise history.

• In 2019 became 1 of 9 players to record 500+ rushing yards and 200+ receiving yards in the first 5 games of a season, joining Christian McCaffrey (2019), Tiki Barber (2004), Priest Holmes (2002), Thurman Thomas (1991), Herschel Walker (1988), James Wilder (1984, 1985), Billy Sims (1980) and Jim Brown (1963).

• Earned the 2nd NFC Offensive Player of the Week award of his career after posting 183 scrimmage yards (97 rushing, 86 receiving) and 1 rushing TD at Dallas in Week 10 (11/20/19).

• Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week twice in 2019, following a 142 yard, 2-TD performance at Detroit in Week 7 and a career-high 154-yard, 1-TD game at Green Bay in Week 2.

• In 2019 Weeks 1-3 became the 1st player in Vikings history to rush for 100+ yards in 3 straight games to open a season.

• The 5th player in NFL history to open a season with 3 straight games of 110+ rushing yards and 1+ rushing TDs, joining HOFers Jim Brown, Curtis Martin, O.J. Simpson and Emmitt Smith.

OFF THE FIELD

• Donated $10,000 to the Minnesota Vikings Foundation in December of 2019 after selling apparel to raise the funds.

• Helped launch The Vikings Table charity food truck to benefit the Minnesota Vikings Foundation in June of 2019. Also worked with Vikings Table to distribute free healthy meals with the Open Door Pop-Up Produce Stand in Inver Grove Heights.

• Partnered with Hy-Vee to host children from local Boys & Girls Club locations for a cooking class in December 2018.

• Member of the FSU Leadership Council in 2015 & 2016.

• Presented with the FSU Community Service Award following the 2016 spring season.

• Visited Tallahassee schools to speak with students about education and making the most of opportunities.

• Bought toys for a local Miami children's hospital and passed them out over Christmas break.

• Visited an Atlanta hospital during Peach Bowl week.

• Raised by his grandmother, Betty Cook.

• Social Science major at FSU.

HONORS

• Named a Pro Bowl starter in 2019 after leading all NFL non- quarterbacks in fan voting.

• Earned the 2nd NFC Offensive Player of the Week award of his career after posting 183 scrimmage yards (97 rushing, 86 receiving) and 1 rushing TD at Dallas (11/10/19).

• Earned his 2nd FedEx Ground Player of the Week award of the 2019 season after posting 142 rushing yards and 2 TDs at Detroit in Week 7.

• Named to the PFWA's All-NFC team for 2019 season.

• Honored as the FedEx Ground Player of the Week after rushing for a career-high 154 yards and 1 TD at Green Bay on 9/15/19.

• Named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Miami in Week 15 of the 2018 season.

PRO

• Selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

• Was the 3rd RB selected in the 2017 NFL Draft and highest Florida State player chosen in 2017.

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Named a Pro Bowl starter, his 1st career Pro Bowl berth.

• Finished the season with 1,135 rushing yards (10th in the NFL) and 13 rushing TDs (4th in the NFL) on 250 attempts (4.5 avg.) while adding 519 receiving yards on 53 receptions (9.8 avg.).

• Cook's 1,654 scrimmage yards ranked 7th in the NFL in 2019.

• Rushed 21 times for 111 yards and 2 TDs vs. Atlanta, the 3rd game of 100+ yards and the 2nd game with 2 TDs in his career. Also surpassed 1,000 career rushing yards within the game.

• Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors after running for a career-high 154 yards at Green Bay (9/15), including a career-long 75-yard TD rush in the 2nd quarter. The 75-yard score marked the 2nd-longest rush against Green Bay in franchise history. Cook also became just the 4th Vikings RB to gain 100 rushing yards in the first half of a game.

• Became the 1st in franchise history to open a season with 3 consecutive games of 100+ rushing yards with 110 yards on 16 carries and 1 TD vs. Oakland (9/22). Also became the 5th player in NFL history to record 110+ rushing yards and 1 rushing TD in the first 3 games of a season, joining HOFers Jim Brown, Curtis Martin, O.J. Simpson and Emmitt Smith.

• Became the 1st Viking in franchise history to record 120+ rushing yards and 80+ receiving yards in the same game, totaling 132 rushing yards and 86 receiving yards at NY Giants (10/6). Became 1 of 9 players in NFL history to record 500+ rushing yards and 200+ receiving yards in the opening 5 games of a season.

•Finished with 142 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs on 25 carries at Detroit (10/20), recording his 7th career game of 100+ rushing yards and 3rd career game with 2 rushing TDs. Earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week Honors for his efforts.

• On Thursday Night Football vs. Washington (10/24), became the 4th player in Vikings history to record 1,000 scrimmage yards in 8 games or fewer. Finished the evening with 23 carries for 98 yards and 1 TD along with 5 receptions for 73 yards.

• Awarded NFC Offensive Player of the Week after totaling 183 scrimmage yards (97 rushing, 86 receiving) and 1 rushing TD at Dallas (11/10), tying his single-game career-high for receiving yards and surpassing 100 scrimmage yards for the 7th time in 2019. Became the first player since Jerick McKinnon (10/9/17 at Chicago) to lead Minnesota in rushing and receiving, and set a Vikings record for 1st-quarter receiving yards by a RB with 69.

• Scored his 11th rushing TD of the season vs. Denver (11/17)

while eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards for the season, becoming only the 8th player in franchise history to do so and 1st since Adrian Peterson in 2015.

• Recorded 64 scrimmage yards (29 rushing, 35 receiving) at Seattle (12/2) before exiting with a shoulder injury early in the 3rd quarter. Eclipsed the 2,000 career rushing yards mark in his 27th career game, becoming the 2nd-fastest Viking to do so behind Adrian Peterson (21 games).

• Rushed for 62 yards and 1 TD on 18 carries while catching 2 passes for 13 yards vs. Detroit (12/8). Surpassed 100 career receptions and 500 receiving yards for the season.

•Rushed 9 times for 27 yards and caught 3 passes for 16 yards at the Los Angeles Chargers (12/15) before exiting with an injury.

• Started in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).

• Rushed a career-high 28 times for 94 yards and 2 TDs in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20), becoming the 1st Viking with 2 rushing TDs in a postseason game since Adrian Peterson recorded 3 on 1/24/10. Also caught 3 passes for 36 yards to finish the game with 130 scrimmage yards, the 16th total game with 100+ scrimmage yards of his career.

2018: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Finished the season with 920 yards from scrimmage (615 rushing, 305 receiving) and 4 total TDs while starting 10 of the 11 games he appeared in.

• Totaled 95 yards from scrimmage in his 1st regular-season game back from a torn ACL suffered in 2017, rushing 16 times for 40 yards while grabbing 6 receptions for 55 yards against San Francisco (9/9).

• Inactive with a hamstring injury vs. Buffalo (9/23).

• Rushed 10 times for 20 yards in limited action as he returned from injury at Los Angeles (9/27).

• Inactive Weeks 5-8 with injured hamstring.

• Returned from injury to rush for 89 yards on 10 carries vs. Detroit (11/4), with a career-long 70-yard run in the 2nd quarter.

•Scored his 1st TD of the season and the 1st rec. TD of his career against Green Bay (11/25).

• Finished with 106 scrimmage yards at New England (12/2). Ended the day with 9 carries for 84 rushing yards and a career- high 8 receptions for 22 yards.

• Had a career day vs. Miami (12/16), setting personal bests for rushing yards (136) and total yards (163) while recording the 1st multi-score game of his career. Finished with 19 carries for 136 yards and 2 TDs and 1 reception for 27 yards. Earned his first NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for his efforts.

• Reached 100+ yards from scrimmage for the 3rd time in 4 games, racking up a total of 108 yards (16 carries for 73 yards and 3 receptions for 35 yards) at Detroit (12/23).

2017: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Missed the final 12 weeks of the regular season due to a torn ACL suffered vs. Detroit (10/1).

• His 288 yards on the ground through 3 games was the most by any Vikings rookie RB through 3 games, passing Adrian Peterson (271, 2007) and Chuck Foreman (231, 1973).

• Totaled 127 rushing yards on 22 carries (5.8 avg.) in his 1st career NFL game vs. New Orleans (9/11), the most rushing yards by a Vikings rookie in a debut in club history.

• Totaled 169 yards from scrimmage vs. Tampa Bay (9/24), gaining 97 yards on the ground on 27 carries (3.6 avg.) and reaching the end zone for the first time in his career.

• Ran the ball 13 times for 66 yards (5.1 avg.) and a TD vs. Detroit (10/1) and added 1 catch for 8 yards before leaving the game with a knee injury.

COLLEGE

• Left FSU as carer leader in rushing yards (4,464) and rushing TDs (46) and 2nd in school history with 5,399 all-purpose yards.

• Posted 21 games with 100+ rushing yards.

• Two-time 1st-Team All-America in 2015 and 2016.

• Tied for 10th in Heisman Trophy voting in 2016.

• Earned All-ACC Honors all 3 seasons.

• Finished his junior season with a career-high, and FSU record, 1,765 rushing yards with 19 TDs. Totaled 20 TDs (19 rush, 1 rec.).

• Led FSU to an Orange Bowl win over #6 Michigan while earning game MVP honors.

• Totaled 1,691 rushing yards with 19 TDs as a sophomore during his 12 starts. Added 24 receptions for 244 yards and 1 TD, and led the nation with 168.2 yards from scrimmage per game.

• Fastest player in FSU history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards as it only took Cook 7 games.

• Named the team's Offensive MVP and 1 of 4 permanent captains during his 2nd season at FSU.

• Became the 1st FSU freshman RB to break the 1,000-yard rushing mark.

• Holds the FSU record for 1st-year rushing yards with 1,008

while adding 8 TDs on just 170 carries.

• Paired with #1 overall pick QB Jameis Winston to go 13-0 in the regular season, earning a playoff berth vs. Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

• Earned All-ACC honors from coaches and media as a freshman.

PREP

• Led Miami Central to the Class 6A state title by rushing for 223 yards and 4 TDs in the 52-7 win over Seffner Armwood.

• Totaled 4,267 yards and 64 TDs during his prep career while leading Central to a 52-5 overall record.

• Won 3 state titles despite not playing for Miami Central until his sophomore season.

• Rushed for 1,940 yards and 24 TDs on just 177 carries (11.0 avg.) during his senior season. Also recorded 3 INTs.

• Two-time All-State Class 6A 1st-Team.

• Named Florida's Mr. Florida in 2013.

• The #1 prospect in Florida and #2 RB in nation by 247Sports.

• Also ran track at Central.

• Attended same high school as Falcons RB Devonta Freeman who was a senior when Cook was a freshman.