Player Career

Jonathan Cook Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jonathan Cook story

Jonathan Cook built his college career from 2016 through 2017 as a defensive back from Daphne, AL wearing No. 14, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Jonathan Cook's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 21 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Memphis. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jonathan Cook's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Memphis.

The arc is straightforward: Jonathan 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Memphis

    2016-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonMemphis14.539.48.5
2016 Regular SeasonMemphis14.539.48.50
2017 PostseasonMemphis2040.46.25.5
2017 Regular SeasonMemphis2040.46.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Houston

Week 13 · W 48-44 · Conference game

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

88.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.

#2

vs South Florida

Week 11 · L 42-49 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#3

@ Navy

Week 8 · L 28-42 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Southeast Missouri State

Week 1 · W 35-17

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#5

vs East Carolina

Week 13 · W 70-13 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Memphis

14.5 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 8.5 usage

61.3

#2

2016 Regular Season · Memphis

61.3

14.5 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Memphis

58.1

20 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

11

Impact games

11

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games