2021 Football Roster
James Cook
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Central
Career Highs
* 104 rushing yards vs. South Carolina, 2020; vs. Tennessee, 2021
* 12 carries vs. Arkansas, 2021
* Long rush of 67 yards vs. Alabama2, 2021
* 2 rushing TDs vs. UMass, 2018; South Carolina, 2020; vs. Tennessee, 2021
* 4 receptions vs. six teams (recent: Michigan, 2021)
* 112 receiving yards vs. Michigan, 2021
* Long reception of 82 yards vs. Alabama, 2020
2021: Played in all 15 games, starting in three...finished season with career-best numbers in rushing (728 yards, 113 carries, 6.4 avg., 7 TDs) and receiving (27 catches, 284 yards, 10.5 avg., 4 TDs)...career-high 112 receiving yards in Capital One Orange Bowl included catches of 53 and 39 yards, the latter for a TD...career-long run of 67 yards in 3rd quarter of CFP Championship Game, sparking the game's first TD drive...season-best outing in win over Tennessee, rushing for a career high-matching 104 yards, including two scores, and catching three passes, including a 23-yard score...named one of three team captains before the game at UT...team’s leading rusher (6 for 51 yards) in win over #11 Kentucky...also scored the Bulldogs’ first TD of the game on a 19-yard reception...career-high 12 carries for 87 yards in win over Arkansas...named one of three team captains for that game...started at RB in season-opening win vs. #3 Clemson...had 5 rushes for 19 yards and four catches for seven yards vs. the Tigers...10 carries for 46 yards in win over Florida, including the Bulldogs’ first TD of the day, an 11-yard run...named one of four team captains for the Florida game...had four rushes for 51 yards and four catches for 20 yards and a TD in win over South Carolina.
2020: Team's second-leading rusher with 303 yards on 45 carries in eight games...also the Bulldogs' No. 4 receiver, with 16 catches for 225 yards, including a career-long 82-yard TD catch vs. Alabama...his four receptions vs. Bama were also a career best...matched that total in the next game at Kentucky...scored one rushing TD (9 yds) and one receiving TD (37 yds) vs. Missouri...career-best 104 rushing yards on just six carries in win at South Carolina...had runs of 44 and 29 yards vs. the Gamecocks...rushed seven times for 26 yards and also caught two passes for 10 yards in win at Arkansas...named to the pre-season watch list for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top RB)...had 41 yards on just five carries vs. Auburn before leaving the game with an injury.
2019: Played in all 14 games, starting in three...finished with 188 yards on just 31 carries (6.1 avg.), with two TDs...also has 132 yards receiving on 16 catches...scored on a career-long 37-yard run vs. Arkansas State...season-long 19-yard reception vs. Georgia Tech...co-winner of Offensive Most Improved Player Award, given at team’s post-season awards gala.
2018: Played in 13 of 14 games...team's fourth-leading rusher, with 284 yards on 41 carries...also caught eight passes for 89 yards...had a team-high 133 all-purpose yards vs. UMass (76 rush, 23 rec., 34 KOR)...also scored TDs on runs of 26 and 27 yards vs. the Minutemen...had 56 yards on eight carries vs. Vanderbilt...gained 38 yards on 11 carries, all in the second half vs. South Carolina...saw extensive action vs. Austin Peay, rushing six times for 66 yards and catching two passes for seven yards...caught two passes vs. MTSU for 37 yards...one of four players named Offensive Newcomer of the Year at team's post-season awards gala.
High School: Miami Central, coached by Roland Smith...transferred to Miami Northwestern after football season to finish out his senior year...selected to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, in which he ran for a 16-yard touchdown...247sports.com four-star prospect...ranked as the #41 overall prospect, #3 all-purpose running back and the #8 prospect in Florida...PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #28 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, ranked the #22 overall prospect, #1 APB and the #7 prospect in Florida...ESPN.com four-star prospect, ranked #54 nationally, #3 RB and #16 in Florida...ranked as the No. 9 prospect in South Florida for the Class of 2018 by the Miami Herald...also Miami Herald 2017 All-Dade Class 8A-6A First Team offense at the athlete position...led the Rockets to a 10-4 record as a 2-way player in 2017...rushed for 782 yards and 10 TDs on 91 carries while also making three interceptions and two defensive TDs in his senior season...played for the Lunar Beast team at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals...ran for 178 yards and three TDs while leading Miami Central to its fourth FHSAA Class 6A state title in a row...also competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m and shot put for the Miami Central track team...younger brother of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, a former All-American at Florida State.
Personal: Full name: JAMES COOK...major: Housing Management & Policy...recipient of the Col. Robert L. Jackson Family Scholarship.
