Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Syracuse
Johntay Cook II
WR • 6'0" • 198 lbs • Desoto, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Johntay Cook II reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Texas • Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Johntay Cook II built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Desoto, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Syracuse and Texas. The clearest part of Johntay Cook II's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Johntay Cook II, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Syracuse. Johntay Cook II reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 832
- Receptions
- 63
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Johntay Cook II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 832
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · DeSoto · Texas
- High school pipeline
- DeSoto · 90 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 559 receiving yards · WR 173rd (top 16%) · ACC 27th (top 10%) · National 182nd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 7 | 8 | 136 | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 8 | 137 | 2 | 56 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11 | 47 | 559 | 2 | 75.4 |
Related Context
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Johntay Cook II played WR for Texas and Syracuse. Across 3 tracked seasons, Johntay Cook II recorded 18 rushing yards, 832 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 559 primary output with 70 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas, Syracuse.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
50.8
Efficiency
70
Usage
21.4
Consistency
60.3
Best Game by takeover score
Clemson
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 58. UConn: 27. Colgate: 36. Clemson: 113. Duke: 84. SMU: 82. Pittsburgh: 66. Georgia Tech: 45. Miami: 17. Notre Dame: 3. Boston College: 28
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 6 by 64.4. UConn: 4 by 45. Colgate: 2 by 100. Clemson: 6 by 100. Duke: 8 by 70. SMU: 7 by 78.1. Pittsburgh: 6 by 73.3. Georgia Tech: 2 by 100. Miami: 2 by 56.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 20. Boston College: 3 by 62.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins58.7 · Games = 3 · +10.8 vs Losses
Losses47.9 · Games = 8 · -10.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Clemson
Best efficiency game
100 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Boston College | L 12-34 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Notre Dame | L 7-70 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Miami | L 10-38 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Georgia Tech | L 16-41 | — | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 0 | 41 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Pittsburgh | L 13-30 | — | 6 | 66 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ SMU | L 18-31 | — | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 1 | 38 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs DukeHigh volume | L 3-38 | — | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Clemson100 receiving yards | W 34-21 | — | 6 | 113 | 18.7 | 18.80 | 0 | 59 |
| Fri 9/12 | vs Colgate | W 66-24 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs UConn | W 27-20 | — | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Tennessee | L 26-45 | — | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 9.70 | 1 | 29 |
Player Story
Johntay Cook II story
Johntay Cook II built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Desoto, TX wearing No. 2, spending time with Syracuse and Texas. The clearest part of Johntay Cook II's career was his receiving role: 63 catches, 832 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 18 rushing yards across 22 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Johntay Cook II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Syracuse
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Texas | 136 | 73.3 | 5.2 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas | 137 | 94.5 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Syracuse | 559 | 70 | 21.4 | 422 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 34 Clemson
Week 4 · W 34-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
113
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
113 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ No. 23 SMU
Week 6 · L 18-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
82
Receiving Yards
83.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
82 receiving yards with a 78.1 efficiency score.
#3
vs No. 44 Duke
Week 5 · L 3-38 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#4
vs Colorado State
Week 1 · W 52-0
56
Receiving Yards
80 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 8 · L 13-30 · Conference game
66
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Syracuse
559 primary output · 70 efficiency · 21.4 usage
75.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Texas
56
137 primary · 94.5 efficiency · 8.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Texas
42.2
136 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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