Jonathan Cook: DB · Memphis · #14.
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Jonathan Cook
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Second year in the same secondary at Memphis. A game that shows it: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Houston — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
78 tackles. 13 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-29vs UL Monroe | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-45vs No. 25 UCLA | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-31vs Southern Illinois | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-40@ UCF | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 70-31@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-27vs No. 25 Navy | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-38@ Houston | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 56-26vs Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-14@ Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-45vs SMU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 70-13vs East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 55-62@ No. 12 UCF | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 20-21vs Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 63 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%13 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
78tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFL78 tackles · 5 for loss · 13 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Road5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
52.8%
488 pass / 436 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
523 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
78 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Memphis, 166 tackles — the college career is complete.
