Cook attended Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He played running back, wide receiver and quarterback on offense, and cornerback on defense. He rushed for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 250 yards and three more scores as a senior, he also threw six TD passes. He was named first-team all-state defensive back as a junior when he made more than 50 tackles and intercepted eight passes. Considered a three-star by Rivals.com, Cook accepted a scholarship to Virginia over Virginia Tech.
College career
Cook started 31-of-38 games for the Virginia Cavaliers, collecting 143 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, 19 passes breakups and seven interceptions, two which he returned for touchdowns. His best season came as a senior, where he collected 40 tackles, including one stop for a three-yard loss, totaled a team-high four interceptions, one which he returned for a touchdown, and deflected six passes, including four on third down.
Cook was drafted by the Vikings in the second round with the 34th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.
During a game against the Chicago Bears on December 1, 2013, Cook was ejected for making illegal contact with an official following an Alshon Jeffery touchdown.
San Francisco 49ers
On March 14, 2014, Cook signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[1] On March 14, 2015, Cook signed another one-year contract with the 49ers. He was released by the team on August 5, 2015.[2]
^. 49ers.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
^"Chris Cook Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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chris, cook, american, football, christopher, shea, cook, born, february, 1987, former, american, football, cornerback, played, college, football, virginia, drafted, minnesota, vikings, second, round, 2010, draft, chris, cookcook, with, francisco, 49ers, 2014n. Christopher O Shea Cook born February 15 1987 is a former American football cornerback He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft Chris CookCook with the San Francisco 49ers in 2014No 31 20 22Position CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1987 02 15 February 15 1987 age 35 Lynchburg VirginiaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 212 lb 96 kg Career informationHigh school Lynchburg VA HeritageCollege VirginiaNFL Draft 2010 Round 2 Pick 34Career historyMinnesota Vikings 2010 2013 San Francisco 49ers 2014 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 129Sacks 1 0Forced fumbles 0Pass deflections 14Interceptions 0Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Minnesota Vikings 3 2 San Francisco 49ers 4 NFL career statistics 5 References 6 External linksHigh school career EditCook attended Heritage High School in Lynchburg Virginia He played running back wide receiver and quarterback on offense and cornerback on defense He rushed for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 250 yards and three more scores as a senior he also threw six TD passes He was named first team all state defensive back as a junior when he made more than 50 tackles and intercepted eight passes Considered a three star by Rivals com Cook accepted a scholarship to Virginia over Virginia Tech College career EditCook started 31 of 38 games for the Virginia Cavaliers collecting 143 tackles with 5 5 tackles for loss one forced fumble one fumble recovery for a touchdown 19 passes breakups and seven interceptions two which he returned for touchdowns His best season came as a senior where he collected 40 tackles including one stop for a three yard loss totaled a team high four interceptions one which he returned for a touchdown and deflected six passes including four on third down Professional career EditMinnesota Vikings Edit Pre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash Broad jump6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 212 lb 96 kg 32 1 2 in 0 83 m 9 1 4 in 0 23 m 4 46 s 132 in 3 35 m All values are from the NFL CombineCook was drafted by the Vikings in the second round with the 34th overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft During a game against the Chicago Bears on December 1 2013 Cook was ejected for making illegal contact with an official following an Alshon Jeffery touchdown San Francisco 49ers Edit On March 14 2014 Cook signed a one year contract with the San Francisco 49ers 1 On March 14 2015 Cook signed another one year contract with the 49ers He was released by the team on August 5 2015 2 NFL career statistics EditYear Team GP Tackles Fumbles InterceptionsCmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD2010 MIN 6 21 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22011 MIN 6 20 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42012 MIN 10 35 27 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52013 MIN 12 47 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22014 SF 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Career 3 40 129 107 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14References Edit 49ers Sign Cornerback Chris Cook 49ers Release CB Chris Cook 49ers com Archived from the original on April 5 2017 Retrieved August 6 2015 Chris Cook Stats ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved March 13 2015 External links EditSan Francisco 49ers bio Virginia Cavaliers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Cook American football amp oldid 1129724827, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
