No. 27 – Carolina Panthers | |||
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Position: | Safety | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Sacramento, California, U.S. | May 21, 1999||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Sheldon (Vineyard, California) | ||
College: | Washington (2017–2022) | ||
Undrafted: | 2023 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Alex Cook (born May 21, 1999) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Cook played college football at Washington and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2023. [1]
Alex Cook was born on May 21, 1999, in Sacramento, California. Cook attended Sheldon High School in Vineyard, California, a suburb of Sacramento. He played both offense and defense for the Sheldon High School football team. [2]
Rated as the 220th-best prospect in the nation, Cook chose to attend the University of Washington and play football there. In 2017, Cook redshirted and thus did not play the entire year. The next year, Cook played in twelve games and started one as a wide receiver. Cook changed his position during his redshirt sophomore year, becoming a defensive back and playing in all thirteen games for Washington. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season for Washington was shortened, and thus Cook only started three out of all four games. Cook then started nine out of the eleven games he played in his redshirt senior year. Because of the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cook was allowed to play one more season for Washington. In this season, Cook started in all thirteen games and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second team. [3]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.71 s | 1.64 s | 2.71 s | 4.19 s | 6.98 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 10 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] |
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Cook was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants. Cook did not make the active roster for the Giants but was signed to their practice squad. [5]
On October 17, 2023, the Carolina Panthers signed Cook to their active roster off the Giants' practice squad. [6]
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