• Moved to LG prior to the 2019 season after starting 27 games at C through his first 2 NFL seasons.
• Named the Minnesota Vikings Rookie of the Year in 2017 as well as being selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
• In November 2019, helped give away 250 turkeys with other offensive linemen at The Salvation Army-Citadel Worship and Service Center in St. Paul.
• Helped host Special Olympics MN athletes for an evening of flag football at TCO Performance Center.
• Worked on concrete crew in the summers during high school.
• Boyhood friend and high school classmate in Pickerington, OH, of former Michigan TE and fellow 2017 NFL draftee Jake Butt (Denver), who was roommates with Vikings 2017 4th-round pick LB Ben Gedeon while at Michigan.
• Earned bachelor's degree in communication and played his final season as a graduate student.
• Older brother, Matt, played football at Ohio Dominican.
• Got engaged to his fiancee Emily in July of 2018.
• Selected as the Minnesota Vikings Rookie of the Year in 2017.
• Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team.
• Joined Mick Tingelhoff and Garrett Bradbury as the only rookie centers in team history to start a season opener.
• 1st Ohio State O-lineman selected by the Vikings since Korey Stringer, who was selected in 1995 with the 24th overall pick.
• The 1st of 5 centers drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft.
• Selected with the 70th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the highest-selected C by the Vikings since Ryan Cook was selected 51st overall in 2006 before the Vikings drafted Garrett Bradbury in the 1st round of the 2019 Draft.
• Made 15 regular-season starts at LG in 2019, his 1st season playing the position as a pro and started both playoff games.
• Minnesota allowed 0 sacks in 5 total games during season, tying a franchise record. The Vikings allowed 1 sack or less in 11 games in 2019, establishing a new franchise record.
• Made the 1st start of his Vikings career at LG vs. Atlanta (9/8), helping spark a offense that rushed for 172 yards.
• Inactive at Green Bay (9/15) with a knee injury.
• Returned from injury to start at LG vs. Oakland (9/22), helping Minnesota rush for 211 yards and not give up a sack.
• Started at LG at NY Giants (10/6) as the team totaled 490 yards of offense.
• Started at LG vs. Philadelphia (10/13) as the Vikings offense scored 38 points.
• Started at LG at Detroit (10/20) as Minnesota posted 503 total yards of offense, the most since Minnesota racked up 558 total yards vs. Atlanta on 9/28/14, and scored 42 points, the most in a game since Minnesota scored 49 points vs. the New York Giants on 12/27/15. The offense also did not give up a sack.
• Started at LG vs. Washington (10/24) as the Vikings offense team scored 27 2nd-half points after being down 20-0 at half.
• Started at LG in the Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20) and in the OT Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).
• Appeared in 14 games, starting 13 at C.
• Blocked for QB Kirk Cousins as he became the 1st player in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards, 30 TDs, 10 or fewer INTs and post a 70.0% completion rate in a single season.
• Made his 2018 debut in relief of starting C Brett Jones vs. Buffalo (9/23).
• Appeared in his 25th career game at Seattle (12/10), starting at C.
• Started at C in a 41-17 win over Miami (12/16), the first time Minnesota had scored 40+ points since 12/27/15 (49-17 W over the NY Giants). Cook earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against the Dolphins.
• Started at C at Detroit (12/23) as Kirk Cousins became the 4th Vikings QB to pass for 4,000 yards in a single season.
• Started 16 total games in his rookie season, 14 regular season and 2 in the postseason, as the Vikings earned their 2nd-best record in franchise history at 13-3.
• Earned the team's Rookie of the Year honor as well as being named to the PFWA's All-Rookie Team.
• Started at C on Monday Night Football Week 1 vs. New Orleans (9/11) for a unit that only allowed 1 sack and paved the way for Cook to run for 127 yards on 22 carries (5.8 avg).
• Joined Mick Tingelhoff and Garrett Bradbury as the only rookie centers in team history to start a season opener.
• Started at C at Pittsburgh (9/17) and snapped for QB Case Keenum in his Vikings debut.
• Started at C vs. Tampa Bay (9/24) and helped the Vikings average over 400 yards (400.3) of offense per game through the 1st 3 weeks, just the 2nd time since 1970 (422.7, 2004).
• Started at C at Twickenham Stadium in London, England vs. Cleveland (10/29) as a part of the NFL's International Series.
• Started at C vs. Los Angeles (11/19) and at Washington (11/12) and did not allow a sack in either game.
• Started at C at Detroit (11/23) on Thanksgiving Day.
• Started at Atlanta (12/3) and protected Keenum as the Vikings won their 5th straight road game for the 1st time since 1974.
• Inactive due to a shoulder injury at Carolina (12/10).
• Returned from injury to start at C vs. Cincinnati (12/17) as the Vikings clinched the NFC North title.
• Started at C vs. New Orleans (1/14/18) in his 1st career playoff game as the Vikings clinched a berth to the NFC Championship game for the 1st time since 2009 with a last-second victory.
• Decorated 5th-year senior from Ohio State who was named the Rimington Award winner and was 1 of 3 finalists for the Outland Trophy during his final season with the Buckeyes.
• Earned Big Ten's Rimington/Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year honors in 2016.
• Named 1st-Team Big Ten each of his final 3 seasons.
• Helped OSU lead Big Ten in scoring, total offense and rushing yards in 2016.
• Paved way for RB Ezekiel Elliot to rush for 3,699 yards in just 2 seasons (2014-15).
• Started all 15 games - the opening 3 games at LG and the final 12 at RG - during the Buckeyes' National Championship run.
• Did not miss a game from 2013-16, appearing in 53 games while starting 42, including 41 consecutive.
• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2012.
• Attended Pickerington North HS in Pickerington, OH, where he was teammates with Denver Broncos TE Jake Butt.
• Was rated the #33 G prospect in the nation by ESPN.
• Named First-Team All-State in Division 1 as a senior.
• 2-time team captain in football and earned 12 letters in football, wrestling and track.
• Named Wrestler of the Year as a senior in Ohio Capital Conference, qualifying for state and national tournament.
