Johntay Cook II

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Johntay Cook II
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Cook with Texas in 2024
Syracuse Orange–No. 2
Position Wide receiver
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born (2004-12-28) December 28, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
College
High school DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)

Johntay Cook II (born December 28, 2004) [1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Syracuse Orange. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.

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High School career

Cook II attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior in 2022, he was the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year after he had 84 receptions for 1,469 yards and 22 touchdowns. [2] For his career, he had 165 receptions for 2,965 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. Cook II was selected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game. [3] A five-star recruit, he committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football. [4] [5]

College career

Cook II was a backup his first year at Texas in 2023. [6] [7] In his first career game, he had two receptions for 26 yards.

In the middle of the 2024/2025 season, Cook would enter the transfer before subsequently announcing his commitment to the Washington Huskies on December 28th, 2024. [8] On January 14th, 2025, it was announced that Cook and Washington parted ways. [9]

On May 1, 2025, Cook committed to the Syracuse Orange. [10] [11]

Arrests

Former Texas wide receiver Johntay Cook II was charged with misdemeanor, theft, and interfering with public duties on Feb. 4 in Tarrant County, where he was booked in the Lon Evans Corrections Center. [12]

Cook was arrested for a second time in two weeks. Cook was arrested and charged with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana in Grayson County, according to multiple reports on Feb. 14. [13]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceivingRushing
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsTD
Texas Longhorns
2023 140813617.00000
2024 60813717.12000
Syracuse Orange
2025 552631812.211180
Career 2354259115.431180

References

  1. 1 2 "Johntay Cook, WR Texas". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Dallas Morning News' 2022 Offensive Player of the Year: DeSoto's Johntay Cook II". The Dallas Morning News.
  3. ↑ "Longhorns Signee Johntay Cook Shades Oklahoma Under Armour Class". Sports Illustrated.
  4. ↑ "DeSoto five-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II commits to Texas". Dallas Morning News.
  5. ↑ "Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian adds WR Johntay Cook II to football recruiting haul". ESPN.
  6. ↑ "Freshman receiver Johntay Cook is making smooth transition with Longhorns". The Houston Chronicle.
  7. ↑ "Texas expecting big things from Johntay Cook during football season". Austin-American Statesman.
  8. ↑ "Former Texas WR Johntay Cook II commits to Washington". Saturday Down South.
  9. ↑ "Johntay Cook is back in the portal after dismissal from Washington". Rivals Transfer Portal.
  10. ↑ "Washington transfer WR Johntay Cook commits to Syracuse". On3.
  11. ↑ Wolf, Zak (September 4, 2025). "Johntay Cook transferred to Syracuse to unlock NFL dream". The Daily Orange . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Former Texas Longhorns WR Johntay Cook II arrested in Fort Worth". Fox 7 Austin.
  13. ↑ "Former Texas, Washington WR Johntay Cook arrested for marijuana possession". Clutch Points.
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