Bryan Cook (American football)

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Bryan Cook
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Cook with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2023
No. 6 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1999-09-07) September 7, 1999 (age 24)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Mount Healthy
(Mount Healthy, Ohio)
College:
NFL draft: 2022  / Round: 2 / Pick: 62
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:75
Sacks:1.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:4
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Bryan Cook (born September 7, 1999) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Howard before transferring to Cincinnati.

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Early years

Cook grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Mount Healthy High School in Mount Healthy, Ohio. [1] As a senior, he was named first-team All-Southwest Ohio Conference after recording 35 tackles, three interceptions, and a fumble recovery in nine games on defense and catching four passes for 110 yards and three touchdowns on offense. [2] Cook was lightly recruited and committed to play college football at Howard University, which was his only scholarship offer. [3]

College career

Cook began his collegiate career playing for the Howard Bison. He played in 21 games at cornerback over two seasons for Howard and had 93 tackles, five tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries, with 17 passes defended and five interceptions, one of which he returned for a 41-yard touchdown. [2] After his sophomore season, Cook entered the NCAA transfer portal and transferred to continue his collegiate career at University of Cincinnati. [4]

Cook sat out the regular season of his first year with the Cincinnati Bearcats per NCAA transfer rules. During his redshirt year he was moved from cornerback to safety. [3] Cook played in the 2020 Birmingham Bowl following the end of the regular season. [5] He had 26 tackles with two passes broken up in his first full season at Cincinnati. [6] As a senior, Cook 96 tackles, five tackles for loss, and one sack with 9 passes defended and two interceptions and was named first-team All-American Athletic Conference. [7] [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in
(1.85 m)		206 lb
(93 kg)		31+7⁄8 in
(0.81 m)		8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)
All values from NFL Combine [9] [10]

Cook was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round, 62nd overall, of the 2022 NFL draft. [11] In the AFC Championship, Cook deflected a pass to teammate Joshua Williams with score tied at 20. [12] It helped the Chiefs defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20 to reach Super Bowl LVII. In the Super Bowl, Cook had one tackle in the Chiefs 38–35 win over where the Philadelphia Eagles. [13]

Cook entered the 2023 season as the Chiefs starting strong safety. In Week 9 against the Dolphins, after a forced fumble by Trent McDuffie and a recovery by Mike Edwards, Cook received a lateral from Edwards and he returned the fumble 59 yards for a touchdown. He suffered an ankle injury in Week 13 and was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2023. [14] Without Cook, the Chiefs won their second straight Super Bowl championship after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [15]

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  2. 1 2 Jenkins, Keith (August 19, 2021). "'This is obviously a big season for me': Bearcats safety Bryan Cook relishing opportunity". Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Williams, Justin (April 7, 2021). "Cincinnati safety Bryan Cook waited his turn; now he's ready to make the most of it". The Athletic . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ Kinnee, Shane (January 20, 2019). "Cincinnati Adds Local Transfer Bryan Cook". 247Sports.com . Retrieved February 8, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Bryan Cook Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Bryan Cook, Cincinnati NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
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  15. ↑ Maaddi, Rob (February 12, 2024). "Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25–22 over 49ers in overtime". AP News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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