Alex Cook (born May 21, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Cook played college football at Washington and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in 2023.[1]
| No. 37 – Carolina Panthers | |||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||
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| Born: | May 21, 1999 Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Sheldon (Vineyard, California) | ||||
| College: | Washington (2017–2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Early years
editAlex Cook was born on May 21, 1999, in Sacramento, California. Cook attended Sheldon High School in Vineyard, California, a suburb of Sacramento. He played both offense and defense for the Sheldon High School football team.[2]
College career
editRated as the 220th-best prospect in the nation, Cook chose to attend the University of Washington and play football there. In 2017, Cook redshirted and thus did not play the entire year. The next year, Cook played in twelve games and started one as a wide receiver. Cook changed his position during his redshirt sophomore year, becoming a defensive back and playing in all thirteen games for Washington. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season for Washington was shortened, and thus Cook only started three out of all four games. Cook then started nine out of the eleven games he played in his redshirt senior year. Because of the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cook was allowed to play one more season for Washington. In this season, Cook started in all thirteen games and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second team.[3]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
30+3⁄8 in (0.77 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.71 s | 1.64 s | 2.71 s | 4.19 s | 6.98 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
10 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
New York Giants
editAfter going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Cook was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants. Cook did not make the active roster for the Giants but was signed to their practice squad.[5]
Carolina Panthers
editOn October 17, 2023, the Carolina Panthers signed Cook to their active roster off the Giants' practice squad.[6]
On August 27, 2024, Cook was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Alex Cook - Carolina Panthers Safety". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Joe (February 1, 2017). "Alex Cook, Sheldon football, talks about signing national letter of intent with Washington". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Cook". Washington Huskies. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Alex Cook College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Portnoy, Jeremy (May 24, 2023). "Alex Cook: From wide receiver to safety to Giants UDFA". Big Blue View. SB Nation. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Alper, Josh (October 17, 2023). "Panthers sign S Alex Cook off Giants practice squad". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 27, 2024). "Panthers make moves to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 28, 2024). "Nine players signed to practice squad". Panthers.com.