Christopher O'Shea Cook (born February 15, 1987) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
High school
Cook attended Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He played running back, wide receiver and quarterback on offense, and cornerback on defense. He rushed for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 250 yards and three more scores as a senior, he also threw six TD passes. He was named first-team all-state defensive back as a junior when he made more than 50 tackles and intercepted eight passes. Considered a three-star by Rivals.com, Cook accepted a scholarship to Virginia over Virginia Tech.
College career
Cook started 31-of-38 games for the Virginia Cavaliers, collecting 143 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a TD, 19 passes breakups and seven interceptions, two which he returned for TD's. His best season came as a senior, where he collected 40 tackles, including one stop for a three-yard loss, totaled a team-high four interceptions, one which he returned for a TD, and deflected six passes, including four on third down.
Professional career
Minnesota Vikings
Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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6 ft 2 in | 212 lb | 32½ in | 9 1/4 in | 4.46 s | 132 ft in | ||||||||||||||
Cook was drafted by the Vikings in the second round, 34th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
During a game against the Chicago Bears on December 1, 2013, Cook was ejected for making illegal contact with an official following an Alshon Jeffery touchdown.
San Francisco 49ers
On March 14, 2014, Cook signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. On March 14, 2015, Cook signed another one-year contract with the 49ers. He was released on August 5, 2015.
NFL stats
Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
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2010 | MIN | 6 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | MIN | 6 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | MIN | 10 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2013 | MIN | 12 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | SF | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career | 40 | 129 | 107 | 22 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Key
- GP: games played
- COMB: combined tackles
- TOTAL: total tackles
- AST: assisted tackles
- SACK: sacks
- FF: forced fumbles
- FR: fumble recoveries
- FR YDS: fumble return yards
- INT: interceptions
- IR YDS: interception return yards
- AVG IR: average interception return
- LNG: longest interception return
- TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
- PD: passes defensed