Dalvin Cook: RB · Florida State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dalvin Cook
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Third year in the same backfield at Florida State. All-America (Athlon) in 2016 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 267 rushing yards and 62 receiving yards against South Florida — Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
59.9% of carries overall (284/474) → 38.0% of Q4-with-lead carries (46/121) — 80.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (68.8%). 9 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (32.1%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Nov 1
Saturday Down South Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 288 | 1,765 | 6.1 | 19 | 75 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 229 | 1,691 | 7.4 | 19 | 94 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 170 | 1,008 | 5.9 | 8 | 44 |
| Career | 687 | 4,464 | 6.5 | 46 | 94 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 33 | 488 | 14.8 | 1 | 59 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 24 | 244 | 10.2 | 1 | 36 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 | 30 |
| Career | 79 | 935 | 11.8 | 2 | 59 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-34vs No. 11 Ole Miss | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-8vs Charleston Southern | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 2 | 37 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-63@ No. 10 Louisville | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-35@ South Florida | 28 | 267 | 9.5 | 2 | 75 | Season-high 267 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 35-37vs North Carolina | 29 | 140 | 4.8 | 3 | 14 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ No. 10 Miami | 27 | 150 | 5.6 | 0 | 54 | 150-yard day |
| Wk 7 | W 17-6vs Wake Forest | 25 | 115 | 4.6 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-37vs No. 3 Clemson | 19 | 169 | 8.9 | 4 | 70 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 10 | W 24-20@ NC State | 18 | 65 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-7vs Boston College | 18 | 108 | 6.0 | 1 | 30 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-14@ Syracuse | 28 | 225 | 8.0 | 4 | 41 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | W 31-13vs No. 13 Florida | 26 | 153 | 5.9 | 1 | 26 | 153-yard day |
 Bowl | W 33-32vs No. 6 Michigan | 20 | 145 | 7.3 | 1 | 71 | |
| Total | 288 | 1765 | 6.1 | 19 | 75 |
Week 9 · 2016
L 34-37
vs Clemson
169 rush yds (19 car) · 4 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
With L. Tyler — 37.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 51 long · D. Francois — 286 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 38.4
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%266 carriesFumble rate
2.1%6 of 288 carries · 4 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.1 yds/carry on 288 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 33-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 128 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| Road5g | 152 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 131 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 144 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.3%
421 pass / 508 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
288 carries and 33 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Florida State, 4,464 rushing yards — drafted at #41 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jimbo Fisher.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
