Dalvin Cook, 2014
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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

Best season
1,765
Rushing yards, 2016 (Florida State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
266 yards
Vs. South Florida, week 2, 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in rushing yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 41
Round 2, 2017 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

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, 2016

Honors

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

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida State1701,0085.9844
2015Florida State2291,6917.41994
2016Florida State2881,7656.11975
Career6874,4646.54694

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Florida State222039.2030
2015Florida State2424410.2136
2016Florida State3348814.8159
Career7993511.8259

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Florida State4RB
2015Florida State4RB
2016Florida State4RB5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Florida State1950.1768th (n=253)0.1233.821%0.26
2015Florida State2560.2990th (n=268)0.1275.033%0.38
2016Florida State3310.2273rd (n=259)0.1372.235%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠3423910187101
Sep 10vs.Charleston SouthernW 52–⁠8118323719
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 20–⁠63165401418
Sep 24atSouth FloridaW 55–⁠3528267275462
Oct 1vs.North CarolinaL 35–⁠37291403146106
Oct 8atMiamiW 20–⁠1927150054159
Oct 15vs.Wake ForestW 17–⁠625115018111
Oct 29vs.ClemsonL 34–⁠3719169470215
Nov 5atNC StateW 24–⁠201865114217
Nov 11vs.Boston CollegeW 45–⁠718108130212
Nov 19atSyracuseW 45–⁠1428225441––
Nov 26vs.FloridaW 31–⁠1326153126326
Dec 30 ✦vs.MichiganW 33–⁠3220145171362
2015 Florida State 12 games, 1,691 rushing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠1619156236113
Sep 12vs.South FloridaW 34–⁠1430266374––
Sep 18atBoston CollegeW 14–⁠0155402823
Oct 3atWake ForestW 24–⁠1629419418
Oct 10vs.MiamiW 29–⁠2422222272347
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleW 41–⁠2122163254460
Oct 24atGeorgia TechL 16–⁠221782117450
Nov 7atClemsonL 13–⁠232119417514
Nov 14vs.NC StateW 34–⁠1722138230217
Nov 21vs.ChattanoogaW 52–⁠131510623015
Nov 28atFloridaW 27–⁠226183232311
Dec 31 ✦vs.HoustonL 24–⁠38183319226
2014 Florida State 13 games, 1,008 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.The CitadelW 37–⁠121367117––
Sep 20vs.ClemsonW 23–⁠171303––
Sep 27atNC StateW 56–⁠4164513515
Oct 4vs.Wake ForestW 43–⁠341305114
Oct 11atSyracuseW 38–⁠2023122123217
Oct 18vs.Notre DameW 31–⁠271220010––
Oct 30atLouisvilleW 42–⁠319110240440
Nov 8vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠20113608––
Nov 15atMiamiW 30–⁠26792244218
Nov 22vs.Boston CollegeW 20–⁠171476020214
Nov 29vs.FloridaW 24–⁠1924144023228
Dec 6vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠3531177126543
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 20–⁠5915103020324

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′10⅜″
Weight210 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan75½″W
40-yard dash4.49 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.27 s
20-yard shuttle4.53 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017Minnesota Vikings47435421190
2018Minnesota Vikings11133615240305
2019Minnesota Vikings142501,1351353519
2020Minnesota Vikings143121,5571644361
2021Minnesota Vikings132491,159634224
2022Minnesota Vikings172641,173839295
2023New York Jets146721401578
2024Dallas Cowboys28200110
NFL career891,3576,227472371,882

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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