Rikki Cook

Position:
Fullback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
265
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Montclair, NJ
High School:
Montclair/Rutgers

Enters the season as the starting fullback.

2004 - Junior season
Reserve fullback who played in every game •Caught two passes on the season • Made one catch for five yards against Boston College in the Continental Tire Bowl • Had one reception for two yards against Florida State.

2003 - Sophomore season
Played in four games and started against Syracuse • Played on 32 snaps, including a season-high 11 against the Orangemen • Did not have a carry.

2002
Redshirted the year after transferring from Rutgers.

2001 - Freshman Season (Rutgers)
Played in three games at Rutgers in 2001 before suffering a foot injury • Carried 19 times for 46 yards and caught one pass for five yards.

Montclair High School
Regarded by most recruiting analysts as the top offensive player in the state of New Jersey in 2000 • Rushed for 2,152 yards on 230 carries and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior at Montclair • Was a consensus first-team All-State selection, the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and the New Jersey MVP in the annual Governor's Bowl, an all-star game between New Jersey and New York high school standouts • Team was 9-3 and played in the North Jersey Section 2 Group IV championship game in his senior campaign • Scored eight touchdowns on runs of at least 40 yards or more and five on runs of at least 63 yards • Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a fullback his junior year • Coached by Ed Lebida • Also competed in track as a sprinter.

Personal
Born Fredrick Robert Cook on September 18, 1982 • Enjoys music and basketball • Favorite former Carolina football player is David Thornton • Wears No. 40 because of Gale Sayers • Says the best word to describe him is "real" • His brother, Ron, played football at Delaware and Virginia Tech • Communications major.