Johntay Cook
Cook with Texas in 2024 | |
| No. 2 – Syracuse Orange | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 28, 2004[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Johntay Cook II (born December 28, 2004)[1] is an American college football wide receiver for the Syracuse Orange. He previously played for the Texas Longhorns.
High School career
Cook II attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior in 2022, he was the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year after he had 84 receptions for 1,469 yards and 22 touchdowns.[2] For his career, he had 165 receptions for 2,965 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. Cook II was selected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game.[3] A five-star recruit, he committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.[4][5]
College career
Cook II was a backup his first year at Texas in 2023.[6][7] In his first career game, he had two receptions for 26 yards.
In the middle of the 2024/2025 season, Cook would enter the transfer before subsequently announcing his commitment to the Washington Huskies on December 28th, 2024.[8] On January 14th, 2025, it was announced that Cook and Washington parted ways.[9]
On May 1, 2025, Cook committed to the Syracuse Orange.[10][11]
Arrests
Former Texas wide receiver Johntay Cook II was charged with misdemeanor, theft, and interfering with public duties on Feb. 4 in Tarrant County, where he was booked in the Lon Evans Corrections Center.[12]
Cook was arrested for a second time in two weeks. Cook was arrested and charged with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana in Grayson County, according to multiple reports on Feb. 14.[13]
College statistics
| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | TD | |
| Texas Longhorns | |||||||||
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 136 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse Orange | |||||||||
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 456 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 5 | 42 | 591 | 15.4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Johntay Cook, WR Texas". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "The Dallas Morning News' 2022 Offensive Player of the Year: DeSoto's Johntay Cook II". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Longhorns Signee Johntay Cook Shades Oklahoma Under Armour Class". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "DeSoto five-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II commits to Texas". Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian adds WR Johntay Cook II to football recruiting haul". ESPN.
- ^ "Freshman receiver Johntay Cook is making smooth transition with Longhorns". The Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Texas expecting big things from Johntay Cook during football season". Austin-American Statesman.
- ^ "Former Texas WR Johntay Cook II commits to Washington". Saturday Down South.
- ^ "Johntay Cook is back in the portal after dismissal from Washington". Rivals Transfer Portal.
- ^ "Washington transfer WR Johntay Cook commits to Syracuse". On3.
- ^ Wolf, Zak (September 4, 2025). "Johntay Cook transferred to Syracuse to unlock NFL dream". The Daily Orange. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ "Former Texas Longhorns WR Johntay Cook II arrested in Fort Worth". Fox 7 Austin.
- ^ "Former Texas, Washington WR Johntay Cook arrested for marijuana possession". Clutch Points.