Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Bryan Cook was born on September 7, 1999, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a safety in the NFL.

Cook began his collegiate career playing for the Howard Bison. He played in 21 games at cornerback over two seasons for Howard and had 93 tackles, five tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries, with 17 passes defended and five interceptions, one of which he returned for a 41-yard touchdown. After his sophomore season, Cook entered the NCAA transfer portal and later committed transfer to continue his collegiate career at University of Cincinnati. Cook sat out the regular season of his first year with the Cincinnati Bearcats per NCAA transfer rules. During his redshirt year he was moved from cornerback to safety. Cook played in the 2020 Birmingham Bowl following the end of the regular season. He had 26 tackles with two passes broken up in his first full season at Cincinnati. As a senior, Cook 96 tackles, five tackles for loss, and one sack with 9 passes defended and two interceptions and was named first team All-American Athletic Conference.

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Bryan Cook was taken #62 by the Kansas City Chiefs.