2017

GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS

4/4 4/4 0/0

• All-time leading rusher in Florida State history with 4,464 yards in just 3 seasons as a Seminole, passing Warrick Dunn, totaled 46 rushing TDs, tops in the FSU record book. 
• Named the 2016 Orange Bowl MVP with a dominating performance against #6 Michigan with 20 carries for 145 yards and 1 TD with a long rush of 71 yards; added 3 receptions for 62 yards.
• 2-Time 1st-Team All-American in 2015 & 2016; winner of the Jim Brown Award, given to the nation’s top RB, by the Touchdown Club of Columbus in 2015.

2017

GP/GS Career GP/GS Playoffs GP/GS

4/4 4/4 0/0

• All-time leading rusher in Florida State history with 4,464 yards in just 3 seasons as a Seminole, passing Warrick Dunn, totaled 46 rushing TDs, tops in the FSU record book. 
• Named the 2016 Orange Bowl MVP with a dominating performance against #6 Michigan with 20 carries for 145 yards and 1 TD with a long rush of 71 yards; added 3 receptions for 62 yards.
• 2-Time 1st-Team All-American in 2015 & 2016; winner of the Jim Brown Award, given to the nation’s top RB, by the Touchdown Club of Columbus in 2015. 

OFF THE FIELD

Member of the Florida State Leadership Council in 2015 & 2016...Presented with the Community Service Award following the 2016 spring season...Visited several local 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. 

PRO

Suffered a torn ACL in Week 4 in 2017...Set a Vikings team record for most rushing yards by a rookie through 1st 3 games with 288 yards...Selected with the 41st pick in the 2017 NFL draft…Declared for the NFL draft as a junior…Was the 3rd RB selected in the 2017 NFL Draft...Highest FSU player chosen in 2017.

2017

Missed the final 12 weeks of the 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)...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...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 1st time in his career...Also added a career-high 72 receiving yards on a career-high 5 receptions (14.4 avg.) in the team’s 34-17 victory...Ran the ball 12 times for 64 yards at Pittsburgh (9/17) with 2 catches for 0 yards in Week 2...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 Viking rookie in their debut in club history...Caught 3 passes for 10 yards in Week 1.

COLLEGE

Appeared in 38 games, making 28 starts during his Florida State career…All-time leader in rushing yards (4,464) and rushing TDs (46) at FSU…Posted 21 games with 100+ rushing yards...2nd in school history with 5,399 all-purpose yards...Two-time 1st-Team All-American in 2015 and 2016...Earned All-ACC Honors all three seasons...Jim Brown Award winner in 2015...Only player in ACC history to break 4,000 rushing yards in 3 seasons...Finished his junior season with a career-high, and FSU record, 1,765 rushing yards with 19 TDs...Added 488 receiving yards which was 3rd most on the team...Totaled 20 TDs (19 rush, 1 rec.)...Led FSU to an Orange Bowl win over #6 Michicgan while earning MVP honors...Recorded 207 total yards while improving the Seminoles to 10-3...Eclipsed 200+ rushing yards twice during 2016 with a career-high 267 at USF...Compiled 329 yards from scrimmage (267 rush, 62 rec.), the most in the country since 2014 at the time...Found the end zone 4 times at Syracuse (tying the school record for rushing TDs) and racked up 225 yards while passing Warrick Dunn for the FSU rushing title...Excelled vs. #3 Clemson with 169 rushing yards and 4 TDs, including scores from 43 and 70 yards...1st FSU RB in 10 years to have a 100+ yard receiving game when Cook went for 101 vs. Ole Miss...Became the 1st FSU RB, just the 2nd Nole ever, to have a game with 100+ yards in both rushing and receiving when going for 140 on the ground and career-high 106 in the air vs. UNC...Career-long TD catch of 59 yards vs. Miami...Versus 5 ranked opponents in 2016, Cook averaged 157.6 ypg, more than 38 yards higher than the next RB...Totaled 1,691 rushing yards with 19 TDs as a sophomore during his 12 starts...Added 24 receptions for 244 yards and 1 TD...Career-long TD rush of 94 yards came at Wake Forest in 2015...Averaged 140.9 ypg...Led the ACC in 6 offensive categories...Led the nation with 168.2 yards from scrimmage per game...Posted 6 games with 150+rushing yards along with 2 games over 200, the 1st 200+ yard game at FSU since 1988 (Sammie Smith)...Would join Warrick Dunn as the only FSU RB to post multiple 1,000+ yard seasons...Had 5 TD runs of 50+ yards in 2015...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...Holds the school record for most rushing yards by a sophomore (1,691)...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...Appeared in 13 games with 3 starts as a true freshman...Added 22 receptions for 203 yards...Ranked 5th in the ACC in rushing yards...Had 5 contests with 100+ rushing yards...Rushed for 177 yards and a TD in just his 2nd career start on his way to earning MVP honors in the ACC Championship win vs. Georgia Tech...FSU’s 3rd straight conference title...Paired with #1 overall pick QB Jameis Winston to go 13-0 in the regular season...Earned a playoff berth vs. Oregon in the Rose Bowl...Earned All-ACC honors from coaches and media. 

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 touchdowns during his prep career while leading Central to a 52-5 overall record...Won 3 state titles ...Didn’t play for Miami Central until his sophomore season...Rushed for 1,940 yards and 24 TDs on just 177 carries (11.0 ypr) during his senior season...Tops in Miami-Dade County...Added 3 INTs...Two-time All-State Class 6A 1st-Team...Named Florida’s Mr. Florida in 2013...Rated as the #1 prospect in Florida and the #2 RB in the nation by 247Sports...5-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports...Selected FSU over Florida, Texas, Arkansas and Miami...Also ran track at Central...Attended same high school as current Falcons RB Devonta Freeman who was a senior when Cook was a freshman.