Originally drafted by Jacksonville in the seventh round (247th overall) of the 2018 draft.
Since net punting average began being tracked in 1976, Cooke's 43.1 career net punting average is the highest in NFL history (min. 250 punts).
PROFESSIONAL
2021 (Jaguars)
Handled the punting duties in 15 games and punted 64 times for a net average of 43.6 and a gross average of 47.3... He also placed 28 punts inside the 20
12/5 at LAR:Punted five times for 247 yards placing all five of his punts inside the 20... Cooke's net average of 49.4 was the third-highest in a single game in his career... Had a 68-yard punt downed on the 1-yard line
11/28 vs. ATL:Punted three times for 130 yards, placing two of his three punts inside the 20... Cooke became the fourth punter in franchise history to down at least 100 punts inside the 20
9/12 at HOU: Punted six times for 297 yards... Cooke's net punting average of 46.7 was the best among all punters in the NFL in Week 1
2020 (Jaguars)
Handled the team's punting duties in 14 games, punting 56 times for a gross punting average of 47.7, the second-highest season average in franchise history... His 43.4 net punting average was the third-highest in the AFC and is also the second-highest season average in franchise history
9/24 vs. MIA: Punted three times for 157 yards, including a 63-yard punt
10/11 at HOU: Punted three times for 143 yards (44.7 net avg.) which were all downed inside the 20
11/22 vs. PIT: Punted six times for 324 yards (54.0 gross avg. and 47.5 net avg.) and placed one punt inside the 20... Had a season-long 67-yard punt
2019 (Jaguars)
Finished the season with career-highs in gross punting average (46.8) and net punting average (44.5)... His 44.5 net punting average led all NFL punters (min. 10 punts) and set a new franchise record... Completed two passes for 16 yards
12/15 at OAK: Punted five times for 248 yards (49.6 gross avg.), including two punts inside the 20 and a season-long punt of 66 yards
12/22 at ATL: Punted five times for 254 yards (50.8 gross avg.), including one downed inside the 20... Completed one pass for 7 yards to S Cody Davis on a fake punt that resulted in a first down in the second quarter
2018 (Jaguars)
Downed 37 punts inside the 20, a franchise record and the third-most in the NFL... Punted 86 times, placing 43.0 percent of his punts inside the 20, the highest mark by a rookie in franchise history
COLLEGE
Appeared in 45 career games serving as the primary punter his last three years and the primary kickoff specialist as a senior and freshman
Averaged 41.7 yards per punt during his career, which ranked seventh in school history
Thirty Five of his 150 punts traveled more than 50 yards, and 60 were pinned inside the 20
PERSONAL
Married the former Mary Menger Jones in February 2020, the couple has one son named Cooper born in 2021
Attended Columbia (Miss.) Academy
All-state punter tallied 24 punts for an average of 44.2 yards in his senior season, while also seeing action at wide receiver and defensive back
Avid hunter and fisherman, who also owns an outdoorsman company that specializes in turkey calls
Involved with the Catch-A-Dream Foundation, which takes children with life-threatening illnesses on hunting and fishing adventures of a lifetime
After he and wife learned of the limitations Kenyans have to clean water, they partnered with Zoe Ministries in the summer of 2021 to help fund the drilling of a water well in a remote village on the Kenya-Uganda border
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