#14

Jonathan Cook

Defensive back for Memphis. 2017: 2 interceptions, 13 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

DB · Memphis · #14

6′0″ · 198 lb · Daphne, AL

Memphis 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 522 nationally · Signed with Spanish Fort

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 defensive back for Memphis. 2017: 2 interceptions, 13 pass breakups, 78 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Spanish Fort in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Memphis, 166 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2013

Recruited3-star out of Spanish Fort

201613 games

Signed with Memphis3-star out of Garden City C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#522 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Norvell, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.

2016Memphis8-5HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

2017Memphis10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (98th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#18 / 2682 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#44 / 2682 · 98th pct

Tackles#214 / 2682 · 92nd pct

Tackles for loss#595 / 2682 · 76th pct

5.0

Interceptions#144 / 795 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1249 / 2682 · 27th pct

Sacks#1345 / 2682 · 25th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Memphis	78	63	5.0	13	2	--
2016	Memphis	88	72	5.5	8	1	--
Career		166	135	10.5	21	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 44–31

vs Southern Illinois

7 TOT · 6 SOLO

Edged out Southern Illinois at home in a shootout.

With R. Ferguson — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 82.4 · 23 rush yds (5 car) · S. Smith — 1 SOLO · 1 TOT · 35 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week