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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. | February 15, 1987||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Heritage (Lynchburg, Virginia) | ||||||
College: | Virginia (2005–2009) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Christopher O'Shea Cook (born February 15, 1987) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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.
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 touchdown, 19 passes breakups and seven interceptions, two which he returned for touchdowns. 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 touchdown, and deflected six passes, including four on third down.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | |||||||
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.46 s | 132 in (3.35 m) | |||||||
All values are from the NFL Combine |
Cook was drafted by the Vikings in the second round with the 34th overall selection in the 2010 NFL draft. [1]
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.
On March 14, 2014, Cook signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. [2] On March 14, 2015, Cook signed another one-year contract with the 49ers. He was released by the team on August 5, 2015. [3]
Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
2010 | MIN | 6 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0.0 | 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 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | MIN | 10 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 1.0 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
2014 | SF | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 14 |
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