2008 Football Roster
Roster
Kendrick Cook
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 238
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Attalla, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Etowah HS
- Career & Game-By-Game Statistics
CAREER:
Talented blocker has seen valuable playing time in 2010 . . . Has played in 29 career games . . . A redshirt season was considered during his true freshman campaign but injuries at the tight end position forced him onto the playing field.
2010:
Played in 11 game, earning a start in the Gator Bowl victory over Michigan. . . Caught one pass for 12 yards against LSU . . . Saw extensive playing time on several special teams units.
2009:
Saw action in 10 games, playing mainly on special teams and as a reserve tight end . . . Earned one start in a two-tight end set against Auburn in Week 2 . . . Primarily used as a blocker, did catch one pass for 13 yards against Georgia Tech.
2008:
Played in eight games during his true freshman season . . . Did not see game action in the season’s first three weeks and two weeks later at LSU . . . Earned his first collegiate start at Alabama in Week 10 and opened the Arkansas win one week later.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ranked as the No. 34 tight end prospect in the nation by ESPN.com in its post-season listing . . . Rated as the No. 49 tight end prospect in the country by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . Starred for four years at tight end for head coach Gene Hill at Etowah High School in Attalla, Ala., helping his high school team to a 31-13 record during that time . . . Selected to the Gadsden Times Dirty Dozen during both his junior and senior seasons, symbolic of being one of the top 12 players in the Gadsden area . . . Hauled in 26 passes for 331 yards, a 12.7-yard per catch average, and one touchdown . . . Named Class 5A first-team, all-state as a tight end for the Blue Devils during his junior season by the Alabama Sports Writers Association . . . Caught 31 passes for 438 yards, a 14.1-yard average, and three touchdowns, during that junior campaign . . . Credited with running a 4.8 in the 40-yard dash by recruiting web site Rivals.com . . . Three-sport star on the high school level who also excelled in baseball and basketball . . . Solid student in the high school classroom with a 3.25 grade point average . . . Committed to MSU in July 2007.
PERSONAL:
Born Kendrick ShaMar Cook, 8-22-90, in Gadsden, Ala. . . . Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Cook Sr. . . . His brother played baseball at Alabama State.
