Last confirmed: Florida State, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · Miami, FL · Miami Central
Dalvin Cook: RB · Florida State · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dalvin Cook
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. This is his third year in the same backfield at Florida State. 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 him by name this season.
Sports Illustrated Oct 23
Tomahawk Nation Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 288 | 1,765 | 6.1 | 19 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 229 | 1,691 | 7.4 | 19 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 170 | 1,008 | 5.9 | 8 |
| Career | 687 | 4,464 | 6.5 | 46 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Florida State | 33 | 488 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 2015 | Florida State | 24 | 244 | 10.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | Florida State | 22 | 203 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Career | 79 | 935 | 11.8 | 2 |
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.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jimbo Fisher.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
