Johntay Cook II (born December 28, 2004) is an American college football wide receiver for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously played for the Syracuse Orange and Texas Longhorns.
Early life Cook II attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior in 2022, he was the Dallas Morning News Offensive Player of the Year after he had 84 receptions for 1,469 yards and 22 touchdowns. For his career, he had 165 receptions for 2,965 receiving yards and 50 touchdowns. Cook II was selected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game. A five-star recruit, he committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.
College career Texas Cook II was a backup his first year at Texas in 2023. In his first career game, he had two receptions for 26 yards.
Washington In the middle of the 2024/2025 season, Cook would enter the transfer before subsequently announcing his commitment to the Washington Huskies on December 28th, 2024. On January 14th, 2025, it was announced that Cook and Washington parted ways.
Syracuse Orange On May 1, 2025, Cook committed to the Syracuse Orange. In his lone season at Syracuse, he played and started in all 12 games, recording 45 receptions for 549 yards and two touchdowns.
Ole Miss
On January 16, 2026, Cook committed to Ole Miss. College statistics Year Team Games Receiving Rushing GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds TD 2023 Texas 14 0 8 136 17.0 0 0 0 0 2024 Texas 6 0 8 137 17.1 2 0 0 0 2025 Syracuse 12 12 45 549 12.2 2 1 18 0 Career 32 12 61 822 13.5 4 1 18 0 Arrests On February 6, 2025, Cook was charged with misdemeanor, theft, and interfering with public duties in Tarrant County, where he was booked in the Lon Evans Corrections Center.
Cook was arrested for a second time in two weeks on February 14. Cook was arrested and charged with possession of less than two ounces of marijuana in Grayson County, according to multiple reports.
References
External links Texas Longhorns bio Syracuse Orange bio Ole Miss Rebels bio