Connor Cook Biography

Connor Cook was one of the greatest quarterbacks in Michigan State history. As a junior in 2014, Cook passed 3,214 yards with 24 touchdowns. He led the Spartans to 2015 Cotton Bowl, where they defeated the higher-ranked Baylor Bears, 42–41. As a senior in 2015 Cook led the Spartans to a 16–13 win over Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship Game and was named MVP for the second time in three years. The victory earned them a spot in the College Football Playoff (2015 Cotton Bowl), where they lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Cook finished the season with 3,131 passing yards and 24 touchdowns. For his career, he completed 673 of 1,170 passes for a school-record 9,194 yards with 71 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. After his MSU tenure, Cook was selected in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He started the season as the third-string signal caller, but was thrust into action due to injuries late in the year. Cook became the first quarterback in league history to start his first game in the playoffs. He went on to get practice squad looks from several teams before being drafted by the XFL's Houston Roughnecks ahead of the 2020 season.

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