Dalvin James Cook (born August 10, 1995) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning unanimous All-American honors and finishing his career as the school’s all-time leading rusher. Cook was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, and in six seasons with the team, he earned Pro Bowl honors four times. He is the elder brother of Buffalo Bills running back James Cook.
Dalvin Cook Facts
- Born: August 10, 1995 (age 28)
- Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
- College: Florida State (2014–2016)
- Position: Running back
- history:Minnesota Vikings (2017–2022)New York Jets (2023)
- Awards: 4× Pro Bowl (2019–2022), Unanimous All-American (2016)
Dalvin Cook High school career
Cook Born in Opa-locka, Florida, Cook attended Miami Central High School, the same as former Seminole running back Devonta Freeman.His brother is former basketball player Deandre Burnett. Cook did not join the football program until his sophomore year, figuring he had no chance to supplant senior running back Devonta Freeman, who led Central to a Class 6A state title in 2010. Cook played as a running back and defensive back under coach Telly Lockette. In his junior year, he shared carries with Joseph Yearby, who is his best friend. On running downs, Yearby played wildcat quarterback and Cook lined up at running back. As a senior in 2013, Cook rushed for a county-best 1,940 yards and 34 touchdowns on 177 carries (11.0 yards per rush) and intercepted three passes on defense. In Central’s Class 6A regional final win against Palm Bay Heritage, Cook ran for 244 yards and three touchdowns as Yearby fractured his fibula in the first quarter of the game. From that point on, Cook led his team to the Class 6A state championship by rushing for 223 yards and four touchdowns in a 52–7 win over Seffner Armwood, helping the Rockets win their third state championship in the past four seasons and become the first Dade team to advance to four consecutive state finals. For his season efforts, Cook was named Mr. Florida Football by the Florida Dairy Farmers Association, becoming the third recipient of the award since its inception (back in 1992) from Miami-Dade County, joining former Miami Northwestern quarterback Jacory Harris and former Miami Norland running back Duke Johnson.
Cook finished his prep career with 4,267 rushing yards and 64 touchdowns, while leading Miami Central to a 52–5 record. His senior season accolades included USA Today All-USA Football Team, 247Sports Second-team All-American and All-State Class 6A first-team. Following his senior season, Cook was invited to play at the 2014 Under Armour All-America GameCook , where he rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on just eight carries for Team Nitro Cook also participated in “The Opening”, an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus.
Cook In track & field, Cook was one of the state’s top sprinters. Cook He recorded a personal-best time of 22.10 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the 2013 Sam Burley Invitational, where he placed 13th.At the 2013 FHSAA 3A Region 4, he ran the third leg on the Miami Central 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay squads, helping them win both events with times of 41.15 seconds and 3:17.58 minutes, respectively. In the preliminary rounds of the 2013 GMAC North Qualifier, he was clocked at 10.08 seconds (heavily wind-aided) in the 100-meter dash, but would later run a 10.92 to earn a fifth-place finish in the finals
Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Cook was ranked as the second best all-purpose back in his class.Before he signed with Florida State in January 2014, he had already taken the summer and night classes necessary to graduate high school early and enroll in the spring. Cook originally committed to Clemson University, then flipped to the University of Florida under coach Will Muschamp in the spring of 2013. However, after Florida’s 4–8 season that year, the 5-star running back began wavering on his pledge—privately. Despite officially visiting other schools, Cook claimed he was “100 percent” committed to the University of Florida in every interview.[citation needed] During the week of the Under Armour All-America Game, he did the Gator Chomp on social media and posed for a pictures with Florida commits after one of the practices.On January 1, 2014, Cook flipped to Florida State University.
Dalvin Cook College career
Cook attended and played college football at Florida State from 2014 to 2016 under head coach Jimbo Fisher.
Cook split carries with Karlos Williams and Mario Pender as a true freshman in 2014 In his first game against The Citadel, he rushed 67 yards with one touchdown.He rushed for 100 yards for the first time in his college career against Syracuse, gaining 122 yards over 23 carries with a touchdown. Cook was named the MVP of the 2014 ACC Championship Game against Georgia Tech after earning a career-high 177 yards on 31 carries and one rushing touchdown. Overall, in the 2014 season, he finished with 1,008 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns, 22 receptions, and 203 receiving yards.
Cook In July 2015, Cook was suspended after he was charged with battery following an incident outside a bar.The following month, he was found not guilty and reinstated by Florida State. He started the season off strong with 156 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown against Texas State In the next game, against South Florida, he had 266 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. On October 10, against the Miami Hurricanes, he had 222 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 47 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown to help the Seminoles to a 5–0 record. Cook During the team’s tenth game, which was against NC State, Cook broke Warrick Dunn’s Florida State single-season rushing yards record of 1,242 In the annual rivalry game against the Florida Gators, he had 183 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.Overall, he finished the 2015 season with 1,691 rushing yards, 19 rushing touchdowns, 24 receptions, 244 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown.
Cook started the 2016 season with 91 rushing yards and 101 receiving yards in a victory over Ole Miss. On September 24, against South Florida, he had 267 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 62 receiving yards.In the next game, against North Carolina, he had 140 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to go along with six receptions for 106 yards.On November 19, 2016, during the first quarter of the team’s game against the Syracuse Orange, Cook broke Warrick Dunn’s career rushing record of 3,959 yards. Cook entered the game just 18 yards behind the record and finished with 225 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.Cook He finished his career with 4,464 rushing yards.[34] A few hours after winning the Orange Bowl against Michigan, Cook announced he would forgo his senior season at Florida State in order to enter the 2017 NFL Draft.