Logan Cooke

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Logan Cooke
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Cooke with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021
No. 9 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-28) July 28, 1995 (age 29)
Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbia Academy
College: Mississippi State (2014–2017)
NFL draft: 2018  / round: 7 / pick: 247
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Punts:468
Punt yards:22,188
Punt average:47.4
Inside 20:196
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Logan Edward Cooke (born July 28, 1995) is an American professional football punter for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State. [1]

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Early life

Cooke attended and played high school football at Columbia Academy. [2] He received offers from Southern Miss and Mississippi State before ultimately choosing to attended Mississippi State. [3]

College career

Cooke played for Mississippi State from 2014 to 2017. He recorded 150 punts for 6,250 net yards for a 41.7 average. [4]

College statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGPuntsYdsAvg
2014 Mississippi State SEC FRK51041441.4
2015 Mississippi State SEC SOK13441,85642.2
2016 Mississippi State SEC JRPK10441,76040.0
2017 Mississippi State SEC SRPK13522,22042.7
Career Mississippi State1506,25041.7

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 5+38 in
(1.97 m)
237 lb
(108 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
8+12 in
(0.22 m)
All values from Pro Day [5]

Cooke was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round (247th overall) in the 2018 NFL draft. [6] He made his NFL debut in the Jaguars' season opener against the New York Giants. In the 20–15 victory, he had seven punts for 264 net yards. [7] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 86 punts for 3,872 net yards for a 45.02 average. [8]

In the 2019 season, Cooke punted 75 times with a 46.76 average. [9] Cooke was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jaguars on December 21, 2020, [10] and activated on December 31. [11] In the 2020 season, Cooke punted 56 times with a 47.66 average. [12]

On March 20, 2021, Cooke signed a four-year, $12 million contract extension with the Jaguars. [13] In the 2021 season, Cooke punted 64 times for a 47.28 average. [14] In the 2022 season, Cooke punted 58 times for a 49.34 average. [15] In the 2023 season, he punted 61 times for 2,893 yards for a 47.43 average. [16] In the 2024 season, he punted 68 times for 3,359 yards for a 49.4 average, and finished second in the league for net yards per punt (44.8). [17] [18] He earned his first Pro Bowl and a second-team All-Pro nomination for his performance. [19]

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