Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Florida State
Dalvin Cook
RB • 5'11" • Miami, FL, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Dalvin Cook leans workhorse runner traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Florida State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Dalvin Cook built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Dalvin Cook's career was his backfield work: 4,464...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 9
- Overall
- No. 41
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Dalvin Cook, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Florida State. Dalvin Cook leans workhorse runner traits and 65.5 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 5,399
- Rushing yards
- 4,464
- Receiving yards
- 935
- Touchdowns
- 48
Quick Answers
Dalvin Cook quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 5,399
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Miami Central · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 2 · Pick 9 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,253 scrimmage yards · RB 2nd (top 1%) · ACC 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 127 | 103 | 24 | 0 | 62.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 1,084 | 905 | 179 | 8 | 62.6 |
| 2015 Postseason | Florida State | 12 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 83.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 12 | 1,876 | 1,658 | 218 | 19 | 83.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 207 | 145 | 62 | 1 | 84.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 2,046 | 1,620 | 426 | 19 | 84.7 |
Related Context
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Dalvin Cook played RB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dalvin Cook recorded 4,464 rushing yards, 935 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Florida State paired 2,253 primary output with 65.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Florida State
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
93.2
Efficiency
58.9
Usage
27
Consistency
60.7
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 127. The Citadel: 67. Clemson: 3. NC State: 50. Wake Forest: 27. Syracuse: 139. Notre Dame: 20. Louisville: 150. Virginia: 36. Miami: 110. Boston College: 90. Florida: 172. Georgia Tech: 220
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 18 by 72.3. The Citadel: 13 by 53.7. Clemson: 1 by 31.3. NC State: 7 by 76.6. Wake Forest: 5 by 42.8. Syracuse: 25 by 56.3. Notre Dame: 12 by 17.4. Louisville: 13 by 98.1. Virginia: 11 by 34.1. Miami: 9 by 100. Boston College: 16 by 57.4. Florida: 26 by 65.1. Georgia Tech: 36 by 61.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins90.3 · Games = 12 · -36.7 vs Losses
Losses127 · Games = 1 · +36.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | vs Oregon100 rush yards | L 20-59 | 15 | 103 | 6.90 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 7.1 |
| Sun 12/7 | @ Georgia Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 37-35 | 31 | 177 | 5.70 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 6.1 |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Florida100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-19 | 24 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 6.6 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Boston College | W 20-17 | 14 | 76 | 5.40 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5.6 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Miami2+ TD | W 30-26 | 7 | 92 | 13.10 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12.2 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Virginia | W 34-20 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Thu 10/30 | @ Louisville100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 42-31 | 9 | 110 | 12.20 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 11.5 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Notre Dame | W 31-27 | 12 | 20 | 1.70 | 0 | — | — | 1.7 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Syracuse100 rush yards | W 38-20 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5.6 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wake Forest | W 43-3 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5.4 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ NC State | W 56-41 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7.1 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs Clemson | W 23-17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs The Citadel | W 37-12 | 13 | 67 | 5.20 | 1 | — | — | 5.2 |
Player Story
Dalvin Cook story
Dalvin Cook built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Dalvin Cook's career was his backfield work: 4,464 rushing yards, 687 carries, 46 rushing touchdowns, and 935 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Florida State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 935 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida State.
The arc is straightforward: Dalvin Cook moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida State
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | Florida State | 1,211 | 58.9 | 27 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Florida State | 1,211 | 58.9 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Florida State | 1,935 | 72 | 40.7 | 724 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Florida State | 1,935 | 72 | 40.7 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Florida State | 2,253 | 65.5 | 42.4 | 318 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Florida State | 2,253 | 65.5 | 42.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 6 · W 29-24 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
269
Scrimmage Yards
98.3 takeover
269 scrimmage yards and 42.4 usage.
#2
@ South Florida
Week 4 · W 55-35
329
Scrimmage Yards
97.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
329 scrimmage yards and 43.2 usage.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 2 · W 34-14
266
Scrimmage Yards
95.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
266 scrimmage yards and 50.8 usage.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 7 · W 41-21 · Conference game
223
Scrimmage Yards
88.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
223 scrimmage yards and 44.8 usage.
#5
@ Georgia Tech
Week 15 · W 37-35 · Conference game
220
Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
220 scrimmage yards and 67.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Florida State
2,253 primary output · 65.5 efficiency · 42.4 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Florida State
84.7
2,253 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 42.4 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Florida State
83.1
1,935 primary · 72 efficiency · 40.7 usage
Milestones
22
100+ rush yards
18
150+ scrimmage yards
14
2+ TD games
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