Alex Cook: S · Washington · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Alex Cook
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at Washington. First career honor, 2022: All-Pac-12. One game to point at: 11 tackles against UCLA — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
77 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Washington | 77 | 54 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Washington | 46 | 32 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Washington | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Washington | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 134 | 91 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-20vs Kent State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-6vs Portland State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-28vs No. 11 Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-22vs Stanford | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 32-40@ UCLA | 11 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 38-45@ Arizona State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-39vs Arizona | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21@ California | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-21vs No. 24 Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ No. 6 Oregon | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 54-7vs Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-33@ Washington State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 77 | 54 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
77tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL77 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
59.5%
572 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
74.0
13 games
Team sack rate
1.2%
596 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Washington, 134 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Chris Petersen, Jimmy Lake, Bob Gregory, and Kalen DeBoer. Multi-era developmental context.
