2022 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: James Cooks | Georgia | RB

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​Player Bio: James Cook attended Miami Central High before transferring to Miami Northwestern his senior year. Cook rushed for 782 yards and 10 touchdowns on 91 carries, making three interceptions and two defensive touchdowns in his senior season. He received an invite to play in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, in which he ran for a 16-yard touchdown. He earned the Florida PrepStar Magazine, Top 150 Dream Team, South Florida Class of 2018 by the Miami Herald,  Miami Herald 2017 All-Dade Class 8A-6A First Team, Lunar Beast team at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals (ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns), while leading Miami Central to its fourth FHSAA Class 6A state title. He ran track in the 100m, 200m, and 400m and shot put for the Miami Central track team. He is the younger brother of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, a former All-American at Florida State.
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ACCOLADES
2022 NFL Combine Participant

JAMES COOK
RUNNING BACK
HOMETOWN                     |       CLASS
MIAMI, FL                         |       JUNIOR 
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DRAFT YR:  2022              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
5' 11"              199 lbs            30 ¾"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME            DRAFT GRADE
 9 ⅜"                        4.40                        6.18

SCHOOL:  GEORGIA                                      |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       4.42         |              33                  |                DNP            |            124”          |             DNP             |              DNP                      
 
​PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       DNP         |              DNP              |               DNP            |             DNP          |             DNP             |              DNP 

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#4 JAMES COOK VS FLORIDA (2021)

#4 JAMES COOK 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

Strengths

• He is a shifty and smooth running back who glides when he runs. 
• He has excellent speed and uses his shiftiness to cut back and explode through the open hole.
• He knows he is slippery in the tights spaces and knows how to get skinny for extra yardage.
• He is a weapon out of the backfield; he has excellent soft hands to catch the ball all over the field.
• He runs fluid routes, can line up out wide, and gets open in the passing tree.
• He is a mismatch problem; he will defeat most linebackers one-on-one and beat them deep on vertical plays.

Weaknesses

• He does not break tackles and will go down after the first contact.
• He is not very physical and does not run angry when he needs to be angry.
• He has an upside-run style that allows immediate targets by the defender. 
• He will avoid most contact and will run out of bounds.
• Durability question, can he hold on to the ball after minimum carries.

​Draft Projection: 3rd - 4th Rounds

NFL Comparison: Darrynton Evans (Chicago Bears)

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