Hawk Item – – Moved from quarterback to tight end during 2017 spring practice . . . earned Dean’s List recognition, fall, 2018 . . . member of 2019 Leadership Group.
2019 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten for second year . . . 2019 – – Saw action in eight games, but had no statistics . . . in 38-14 win over Miami, but had no statistics as offense gained 213 net rushing yards and 465 yards total offense . . . saw action in 30-0 win over Rutgers, but had no statistics as offense gained 438 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 18-17 win at Iowa State . . . saw action in 48-3 win over Middle Tennessee, but had no statistics as offense gained 644 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 10-3 loss at #18 Michigan . . . did not see action in 17-12 loss to #9 Penn State . . . did not see action in 26-20 win over Purdue . . . saw action in 20-0 win at Northwestern, but had no statistics . . . one of three tight ends in the starting line-up in 24-22 loss at #16 Wisconsin, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 23-19 win over #7 Minnesota . . . saw action in 19-10 win over Illinois, but had no statistics as offense gained 387 yards total offense . . . saw action in 27-24 win at Nebraska, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 49-24 Holiday Bowl win over #22 USC, but had no statistics.
2018 Honors – – Academic All-Big Ten . . . 2018 – – Saw action in 33-7 win over Northern Illinois, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 13-3 win over Iowa State . . . did not see action in 38-14 win over Northern Iowa . . . did not see action in 28-17 loss to #18 Wisconsin . . . saw action in 48-31 win at Minnesota, but had no statistics as offense gained 420 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 42-16 win at Indiana . . . saw action in 23-0 win over Maryland, but had no statistics as offense gained 224 net rushing yards . . . did not see action in 30-24 loss at #17 Penn State . . . did not see action in 38-36 loss at Purdue . . . did not see action in 14-10 loss to Northwestern . . . saw action in 63-0 win at Illinois, but had no statistics as offense gained 400 yards total offense . . . saw action in 31-28 win over Nebraska, but had no statistics as offense rushed for 226 yards and gained 419 yards total offense . . . did not see action in 27-22 Outback Bowl win over #18 Mississippi State, due to injury.
2017 – – Did not see any game action.
2016 Honors – – Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2016 – – Did not see any game action.
2015 Honors – – Team Leader Award, offense . . . 2015 – – Redshirted.
High school honors – – Named Class 1A first-team all-state as a junior and senior by the Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association . . . MVP of Class 1A state championship game as a junior and senior . . . named Class 1A Player of the Year by Cedar Rapids Gazette and Offensive Player of the Year by Iowa City Press-Citizen as a senior . . . nominated for Ed Thomas Mr. Football Award . . . Career – – Four-year letterman for prep team that won four consecutive state championships, posting 27-1 record his final two seasons . . . member of team that set state record with 56-game winning streak . . . school records include touchdowns responsible for in a season (50 TDs as a senior), and 399 passing yards in state quarterfinals . . . team captain as a senior . . . completed 150-of-230 pass attempts (65 percent) for 2,504 yards and 31 touchdowns as a senior, with three interceptions . . . rushed for 706 yards and 16 touchdowns and had three receiving touchdowns . . . in championship game as a senior, completed 13-of-16 pass attempts for 175 yards and one touchdown, with one interception, while also rushing six times for 50 yards, catching a 24-yard scoring reception and punting once for 43 yards . . . as a junior completed 183-of-267 pass attempts (68 percent) for 2,563 yards and 22 touchdowns, with three interceptions . . . rushed for 440 yards and five touchdowns . . . in championship game as a junior, completed 13-of-13 pass attempts for 177 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 46 yards and one touchdown . . . as a sophomore completed 29-of-52 pass attempts (55.8 percent) for 356 yards and three touchdowns, with no interceptions, and completed 4-of-6 passes for 37 yards as a freshman . . . also four-year letterman in basketball, earning all-state honors . . . represented Iowa in the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Rising Seniors event in Indianapolis.
Personal – – Born 8/30/96 . . . business major . . . parents are Tracy and Marv Cook . . . four-year member of Gold Honor Roll . . . his father, Marv Cook, earned consensus All-America honors as Iowa’s tight end in 1988 . . . one of four players from Iowa City on Iowa roster . . . attended same high school as DL Daniel Gaffey . . . high school coach was his father, Marv Cook.