 Cook with Texas in 2024 | |
| Position | Wide receiver |
|---|---|
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 28, 2004 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) |
Johntay Cook II (born December 28, 2004) [1] is an American football wide receiver who played for the Texas Longhorns.
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]
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 Washington on December 28th, 2024. Shortly after on January 14th, 2025 it would be announced that Cook and Washington would part ways.
Former Texas wide receiver Johntay Cook II 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.
Cook 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. This arrest is just another addition to the list.
| Year | School | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas | 14 | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| Career | 18 | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 2 | |