Safety, Cincinnati (from Howard), 2016–21
Bryan Cook
Lettered 2020–21 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- Born
- Sep 7, 1999
Bryan Cook played safety at Howard (2016–18) and Cincinnati (2019–21). The Kansas City Chiefs took Cook in round 2, No. 62 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Tulsa, 2021Team titles: American champions, 2020 and 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Howard | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Howard | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 26 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 96 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Career | 145 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Howard | 6 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Howard | 6 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Howard | 6 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati | 6 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Cincinnati | 6 | S | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 6 | S | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 208 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Cincinnati 14 games, 96 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 49–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Murray State | W 42–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | at Indiana | W 38–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Notre Dame | W 24–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Temple | W 52–3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. UCF | W 56–21 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Navy | W 27–20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Tulane | W 31–12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Tulsa | W 28–20 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at South Florida | W 45–28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. SMU | W 48–14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at East Carolina | W 35–13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Houston | W 35–20 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Alabama | L 6–27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Cincinnati 6 games, 26 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. Austin Peay | W 55–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.South Florida | W 28–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Memphis | W 49–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Houston | W 38–10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Tulsa | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Georgia | L 21–24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Cincinnati 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 38–6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Howard 2 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Ohio | L 32–38 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 8 | at Kent State | L 14–54 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 22 at Bethune-Cookman; Oct 6 at North Carolina Central; Oct 13 vs. Delaware State; Oct 20 at Morgan State; Oct 27 vs. South Carolina State; Nov 3 vs. Florida A&M; Nov 10 at Norfolk State; Nov 17 vs. Bryant, so those games are not listed.
2017 Howard 2 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at UNLV | W 43–40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atKent State | L 31–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Sep 16 at Richmond; Sep 23 vs. Bethune-Cookman; Oct 7 vs. North Carolina Central; Oct 14 at Delaware State; Oct 21 vs. Morgan State; Oct 28 at South Carolina State; Nov 4 at Florida A&M; Nov 11 vs. Norfolk State; Nov 18 at Hampton, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 78″W |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 64 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | 77 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 64 | 248 | 1 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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