Case Cookus

Stephen Case Cookus (born October 6, 1995) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. As a true freshman at Northern Arizona University, he was named the recipient of the 2015 Jerry Rice Award and the STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year Award, both of which are awarded to the most outstanding freshman player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.[1][2]

Case Cookus
Free agent
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-06) October 6, 1995
Thousand Oaks, California
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Thousand Oaks (CA)
College:Northern Arizona
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

2015

As a true freshman, Cookus began the season as the starting quarterback. After throwing for 3,111 yards and 37 touchdowns, he was named Freshman of the Year and was the winner of the Jerry Rice Award, which is given to the most outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision.[3] He was also named to the All-Big Sky First team.

2016

In the 2016 season, Cookus started the first four games of the season before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against Eastern Washington on September 24. Against New Mexico Highlands, he tied school record of seven touchdown passes in a single game. For the season, he threw for 1,173 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and one interception.[4]

2017

Cookus made a comeback season in 2017. His best game came against Cal Poly where he completed 35 of 46 passes for 406 yards and four touchdowns. For the season, he threw 275 passes on 474 attempts for 3,413 yards with 22 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Cookus took Northern Arizona to the playoffs, but lost 41-20 in the first round to San Diego after throwing 22 of 41 for 178 yards and a touchdown and an interception.[5] Against Montana, Cookus was ejected for targeting after throwing a downfield block, a very rare occurrence since targeting is almost exclusively called against defensive players.[6]

2018

During the second game of the season against Eastern Washington, Cookus once again injured his shoulder while trying to run the ball. He finished the season completing 24 passes on 34 attempts for 265 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, including an 84-yard strike to wide receiver Emmanuel Butler in the season opener.[7]

Year Team Games Passing Rushing
CmpAttPctYardsTDsIntAttYardsAvgTD
2015NAU 1122232268.93,111375902092.33
2016NAU 48011967.21,17313116412.60
2017NAU 1227547458.03,41322653-14-0.32
2018NAU 2243470.6265222-23-11.50
2019NAU 1229048160.34,09531745190.41
Career418911,43062.312,057105212062321.16

Source:[8][9]

Professional career

Cookus signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.[10] He was waived on August 2, 2020.[11]

References
  1. "NAU's Case Cookus Named STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year". NAU Athletics. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Case Cookus Named Jerry Rice Award Winner". NAU Athletics. Archived from the original on June 19, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "Jerry Rice Award Recipients". Jerry Rice Football. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. "NAU QB Cookus out for rest of season". Fox Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  5. "Case Cookus". NAU Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  6. "NAU quarterback Case Cookus was ejected for targeting against Montana". AZ Central. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  7. "Case Cookus officially ruled out for season". AP. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  8. "Case Cookus". Washington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  9. "Case Cookus". NAU Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  10. Eisen, Michael (April 28, 2020). "Giants sign 10 rookie free agents, waive 6 players". Giants.com.
  11. Eisen, Michael (August 2, 2020). "Giants reach NFL's new 80-man roster limit". Giants.com.
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