The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Anthony Cook
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lamar
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sport
A five-year defensive back who is utilized his additional year of eligibility ... played in 60 career games with 27 career starts … named honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2022 ... earned the Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award at the 2022 Alamo Bowl ... tabbed a preseason third-team All-Big 12 by Phil Steele in 2022 ... named All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2021 ... enrolled in January 2018 and participated in spring drills ... was an All-American and three-time all-district honoree in high school ... a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2020, spring 2021).
SUPER SENIOR (2022)
Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches … played in 13 games with 12 starts … totaled a career-high 61 tackles (35 solo), 3.5 tackles for loss and five pass breakups with half a sack and one forced fumble ... had three tackles (two solo) in the season-opening victory over ULM … made nine tackles (six solo) with a career-high two tackles for loss against Alabama … registered six tackles (three solo) versus UTSA … established career highs with 12 tackles and eight solo tackles at Texas Tech with one pass breakup … recoded four tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup against West Virginia … made five tackles (one solo) with half a tackle for loss and half sack in a shutout victory over Oklahoma at the Red River Showdown … registered three tackles (one solo) against Iowa State and forced a fumble on the Cyclones’ final play that clinched a victory for Texas … made two solo tackles at Oklahoma State … recorded four tackles (one solo) and had one tackle for loss against TCU … had six solo tackles in a win at Kansas … made four tackles (one solo) versus Baylor ... tallied three tackles (two solo) with a career-high three pass breakups and earned the Fred Jacoby Sportsmanship Award in the Alamo Bowl against Washington.
SENIOR (2021)
Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention … played in all 12 games with eight starts … contributed at the STAR position … registered 47 tackles (27 solo) three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one QB hurry and three pass breakups … had four tackles (two solo) in the season-opening victory over Louisiana … tallied four tackles (two solo) and two pass breakups at Arkansas … had a pair of tackles against Rice … tallied six tackles (three solo) versus Texas Tech … established a career high with eight tackles (six solo) at TCU including two tackles for loss and a strip-sack fumble recovery … posted three tackles (three solo) with one tackle for loss in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … had one tackle and one quarterback hurry against Oklahoma State … posted three tackles (two solo) at Baylor and two tackles (one solo) at Iowa State … notched five tackles (four solo) against Kansas … equaled his career high with eight tackles (three solo) at West Virginia … made one tackle against Kansas State.
JUNIOR (2020)
Played in all 10 games ... contributed at the SPUR position ... recorded 18 tackles (10 solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss ... made two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in the season opener versus UTEP ... recorded two tackles versus TCU ... posted a season-high five tackles in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... notched two solo tackles in Texas’ road win over No. 6 Oklahoma State ... registered a tackle for loss in a win over West Virginia ... posted three solo tackles in the regular season at Kansas State.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in 11 games and started six times ... made 24 tackles, one tackle for loss, broke up two passes and forced one fumble ... made seven tackles (five solo) in his first start of the season at West Virginia ... totaled two tackles, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble in the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown versus No. 6 Oklahoma ... made four solo tackles and broke up a pass versus Kansas ... Logged one tackle at TCU ... registered two solo tackles against the Wildcats ... tallied one solo tackle against Iowa State ... bagged six tackles, including four solo stops, in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in all 14 games with one start (Oklahoma State) ... totaled 18 tackles (13 solo) with a sack and a pass breakup ... made his career debut on special teams in the season opener at Maryland ... played primarily on special teams in the win over Tulsa ... had two tackles (one solo) in a victory over USC ... played in the win over No. 17 TCU ... played in the road victory over Kansas State on special teams .. .contributed to the 48-45 victory over No. 7 Oklahoma ... played in the 23-17 win over Baylor ... made his first career start and had two tackles (one solo) in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... recorded six tackles (four solo) and a pass breakup in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had five solo tackles in the 41-34 road win to Texas Tech ... registered a special teams tackle in the win over Iowa State ... totaled two solo tackles and a sack in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... played in the Big 12 Championship Game ... helped UT to a 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Tom Nolen at Lamar High School ... an All-America and three-time all-district honoree ... participated in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... ranked No. 54 nationally (No. 9 CB) and No. 5 in Texas by Rivals ... ranked No. 80 nationally (No. 11 CB) and No. 10 in Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 120 nationally (No. 13 CB) and No. 10 in Texas by 247Sports ... listed No. 5 on the Austin American Statesman’s Fab 55 ... ranked No. 2 in Houston by the Houston Chronicle ... named first team All-USA Texas by USA Today ... tabbed first-team All-District 18-6A in 2017 ... named first-team “Tops in Texas,” and chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... helped Lamar to a record of 9-2, including a 6-0 mark in district action ... part of a defense that registered three shutouts and allowed seven points or less five times throughout the season ... chosen 2017 second-team Preseason All-America by MaxPreps ... named to the 2017 All-USA Preseason Team by USA Today ... named to the Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2017 Preseason Team ... named 2016 Second Team All-USA Texas ... named first-team All-District 18-6A ... led Lamar to a record of 11-2 overall and 6-0 in District 18-6A ... part of a defense that allowed seven or fewer points six times, with two shutouts ... named first-team All-District 20-6A as a sophomore ... helped Lamar to an 11-2 overall record and a 7-0 mark in District 20-6A play ... part of a defense that allowed just 9.8 points per game with three shutouts.
PERSONAL
Son of Tomeka Thomas and Anthony Cook ... has three siblings ... cousin of former Longhorn defensive back Eric Cuffee.
