
Running back, Florida State, 2014–16
Dalvin Cook
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
- Born
- Aug 10, 1995, in Miami, Florida
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Dalvin Cook played running back at Florida State (2014–16). He finished seventh in the 2015 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2016. The Minnesota Vikings took Cook in round 2, No. 41 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
267rushing yards, career highat South Florida, 20164rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Syracuse, 20167catches, career highvs. Ole Miss, 2016106receiving yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 2016Honors
- 2015Jim Brown Trophy
- 2015Seventh in the Heisman vote
- 2016Consensus All‑American
- 201610th in the Heisman vote
Team titles: ACC champions, 2014
All-America: consensus 2016; FWAA 2015; AP second team 2015; Sporting News second team 2015; Walter Camp second team 2015; Athlon Sports 2015; Sports Illustrated 2015
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 170 | 1,008 | 5.9 | 8 | 44 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 229 | 1,691 | 7.4 | 19 | 94 |
| 2016 | Florida State | 288 | 1,765 | 6.1 | 19 | 75 |
| Career | 687 | 4,464 | 6.5 | 46 | 94 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | 30 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 24 | 244 | 10.2 | 1 | 36 |
| 2016 | Florida State | 33 | 488 | 14.8 | 1 | 59 |
| Career | 79 | 935 | 11.8 | 2 | 59 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 4 | RB | |
| 2015 | Florida State | 4 | RB | |
| 2016 | Florida State | 4 | RB | 5′11″ |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Florida State | 195 | 0.17 | 68th (n=253) | 0.12 | 33.8 | 21% | 0.26 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 256 | 0.29 | 90th (n=268) | 0.12 | 75.0 | 33% | 0.38 |
| 2016 | Florida State | 331 | 0.22 | 73rd (n=259) | 0.13 | 72.2 | 35% | 0.26 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 Florida State 13 games, 1,765 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 45–34 | 23 | 91 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 101 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 52–8 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 20–63 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 55–35 | 28 | 267 | 2 | 75 | 4 | 62 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 35–37 | 29 | 140 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 106 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 20–19 | 27 | 150 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 59 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 17–6 | 25 | 115 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | L 34–37 | 19 | 169 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 15 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 24–20 | 18 | 65 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 45–7 | 18 | 108 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 45–14 | 28 | 225 | 4 | 41 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 31–13 | 26 | 153 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 26 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 33–32 | 20 | 145 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 62 |
2015 Florida State 12 games, 1,691 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 59–16 | 19 | 156 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 34–14 | 30 | 266 | 3 | 74 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 14–0 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 24–16 | 2 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 29–24 | 22 | 222 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 47 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 41–21 | 22 | 163 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 60 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 16–22 | 17 | 82 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 50 |
| Nov 7 | at | L 13–23 | 21 | 194 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 34–17 | 22 | 138 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 52–13 | 15 | 106 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 27–2 | 26 | 183 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 11 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 24–38 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 26 |
2014 Florida State 13 games, 1,008 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 37–12 | 13 | 67 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 23–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at | W 56–41 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 43–3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 38–20 | 23 | 122 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 17 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 31–27 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 42–31 | 9 | 110 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 40 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 34–20 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | W 30–26 | 7 | 92 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 20–17 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 14 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 24–19 | 24 | 144 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 28 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 37–35 | 31 | 177 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 43 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 20–59 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 24 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅜″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 75½″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.27 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 89 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2019–21) · First-team All-Pro: 2 (2019–20)
All-Pro teams: Pro Football Writers first team 2020; Sporting News first team 2019–20.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 74 | 354 | 2 | 11 | 90 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 133 | 615 | 2 | 40 | 305 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 250 | 1,135 | 13 | 53 | 519 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 312 | 1,557 | 16 | 44 | 361 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 249 | 1,159 | 6 | 34 | 224 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 264 | 1,173 | 8 | 39 | 295 |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 14 | 67 | 214 | 0 | 15 | 78 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| NFL career | 89 | 1,357 | 6,227 | 47 | 237 | 1,882 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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