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Major offensive role
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2011-2015Michigan State
Connor Cook
QB • 6'4" • Hinckley, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Connor Cook is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Connor Cook built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Hinckley, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Connor Cook's career was his passing role: 9,194...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 100
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Connor Cook, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State. Connor Cook is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 9,403
- Passing yards
- 9,194
- Rushing yards
- 209
- Touchdowns
- 74
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Connor Cook Michigan State Highlights
2015 · Michigan State · Player Highlight
Connor Cook college highlights at Michigan State.
- Season
- 2015
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Connor Cook quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 9,403
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Walsh Jesuit · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Walsh Jesuit · 22 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 4 · Pick 2 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2015
- 2015 Total offense rank
- 3,187 total offense · QB 35th (top 12%) · Big Ten 3rd (top 2%) · National 35th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 3 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 14 | 317 | 332 | -15 | 2 | 61.8 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 14 | 2,514 | 2,423 | 91 | 21 | 61.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 325 | 314 | 11 | 2 | 65.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 2,969 | 2,900 | 69 | 24 | 65.9 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 186 | 210 | -24 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 3,001 | 2,921 | 80 | 24 | 64.5 |
Related Context
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Connor Cook played QB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Connor Cook recorded 9,194 passing yards, 209 rushing yards, and 74 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Michigan State paired 3,294 primary output with 61.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 61.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State
Loss with 373 yards of offense and 61.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
253.4
Efficiency
61.3
Usage
9.3
Consistency
81.8
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 325. Jacksonville State: 286. Oregon: 336. Eastern Michigan: 94. Wyoming: 129. Nebraska: 228. Purdue: 272. Indiana: 340. Michigan: 227. Ohio State: 373. Maryland: 245. Rutgers: 259. Penn State: 180
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 48 by 54.7. Jacksonville State: 14 by 75.6. Oregon: 51 by 51.4. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 80. Wyoming: 15 by 66. Nebraska: 30 by 47.8. Purdue: 44 by 60.7. Indiana: 35 by 68.9. Michigan: 25 by 60.1. Ohio State: 51 by 61.7. Maryland: 37 by 54.5. Rutgers: 28 by 66.8. Penn State: 29 by 49
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins235 · Games = 11 · -119.5 vs Losses
Losses354.5 · Games = 2 · +119.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ohio State
Best efficiency game
80 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | @ Baylor300-yard game | W 42-41 | 24 | 42 | 314 | 57.1 | 2 | 2 | 54.7 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Penn State | W 34-10 | 13 | 25 | 180 | 52.0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers | W 45-3 | 16 | 24 | 254 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 66.8 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Maryland | W 37-15 | 14 | 31 | 240 | 45.2 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 6 | 5 | 0.80 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Ohio State300-yard game | L 37-49 | 25 | 45 | 358 | 55.6 | 2 | 0 | 61.7 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | W 35-11 | 12 | 22 | 227 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 60.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 56-17 | 24 | 32 | 332 | 75.0 | 3 | 1 | 68.9 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Purdue3+ TD | W 45-31 | 19 | 37 | 238 | 51.4 | 3 | 1 | 60.7 | 7 | 34 | 4.90 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Nebraska | W 27-22 | 11 | 29 | 234 | 37.9 | 1 | 1 | 47.8 | 1 | -6 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Wyoming3+ TD | W 56-14 | 8 | 12 | 126 | 66.7 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Eastern Michigan3+ TD | W 73-14 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 83.3 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 1 | 5 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oregon300-yard game | L 27-46 | 29 | 47 | 343 | 61.7 | 2 | 2 | 51.4 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 4 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Jacksonville State3+ TD | W 45-7 | 12 | 13 | 285 | 92.3 | 3 | 0 | 75.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Story
Connor Cook story
Connor Cook built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a quarterback from Hinckley, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Connor Cook's career was his passing role: 9,194 passing yards, 71 touchdown passes, 1,170 attempts, and 209 rushing yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 209 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Connor 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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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 91 | 34.5 | 5 | 91 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 91 | 34.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 2,831 | 58.8 | 12.8 | 2,740 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2,831 | 58.8 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 3,294 | 61.3 | 9.3 | 463 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3,294 | 61.3 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan State | 3,187 | 60 | 11.8 | -107 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3,187 | 60 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 41-7
Win with 47 yards of offense and 60.6 efficiency.
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Total Offense
80.3 takeover
47 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 8 · W 52-26 · Conference game
416
Total Offense
70.1 takeover
Win with 416 yards of offense and 59.9 efficiency.
416 total offense with 59.9 efficiency.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 11 · L 37-49 · Conference game
373
Total Offense
67.4 takeover
Loss with 373 yards of offense and 61.7 efficiency.
373 total offense with 61.7 efficiency.
#4
@ Western Michigan
Week 1 · W 37-24
256
Total Offense
67 takeover
Win with 256 yards of offense and 72.4 efficiency.
256 total offense with 72.4 efficiency.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
317
Total Offense
66.2 takeover
Win with 317 yards of offense and 56.7 efficiency.
317 total offense with 56.7 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Michigan State
3,294 primary output · 61.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
65.9
3,294 primary · 61.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Michigan State
64.5
3,187 primary · 60 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
16
250+ passing yards
10
300+ total offense
12
3+ TD games
20
Above avg efficiency
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