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In which BracketCat counts down the 16th day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State cornerback Jayden Cook.

Goal No. 16: RESPONSIBILITY. You are responsible for your own performance.

#16 Jayden Cook

Redshirt Freshman | 6-0 | 190 lbs. | Frankfort, Illinois

Position: Cornerback
Previous College: None
Projection: Scout Team
Status: Preferred Walk-On

Jayden Cook (b. March 10, 2005) is a preferred walk-on cornerback from Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort, Illinois, who is majoring in kinesiology with the hope of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. He redshirted and did not play in 2023 as he worked to add weight.

Cook, who prepped under head coach Rob Zvonar, helped the Griffins to earn a 13-1 record and a state runner-up finish during his senior campaign as he earned all-state honors.

He was a part of a state championship team in 2019 and also competed in basketball.

Watch Cook’s highlight package here. (Keep in mind that he was originally recruited as a wide receiver so there aren’t many highlights in here of him on the defensive side of things.)