4. Connor Cook
| Dorf Proj. Round | D’Town Proj. Round | Dorf Pos. Rank | D’Town Pos. Rank | School | Class | HT. | WT. |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Michigan State | rSr | 6’4″ | 220 lbs |
Downtown says:
Probably going to be some Spartan biased in this Cook evaluation but I’ll keep it as realistic as I can. The shoulder injury has really hurt Cook and his stock. Personally, I like him over Paxton Lynch but I find it hard to believe for him to move above him without participating in the Senior Bowl. He needs to have a strong finish on his path to the draft to become a first rounder. Cook is most comparable to Matthew Stafford as he’s incredibly inconsistent. There are times when he can make all the NFL caliber throws and then there are times that he misses his receivers completely. Often times, you’ll see him locking in on only one receiver and that makes him force bad passes. Cook does a nice job of getting out of the pocket and is incredibly tough. He will be a work in progress and it might be more of a benefit to an organization that doesn’t need to rush him to become a day one starter.
Dorf says:
Now that Cook has finally admitted that he didn’t participate in the Senior Bowl because of injury we can put that crap to bed. Connor Cook has the most solid record of winning and protecting the ball out of any Quarterback in this class. This means he very well could be a solid game manager at the NFL level, but he may never develop into the elite starter that you want when selecting a quarterback in the first round. Cook will likely fall in the draft because of the “not a team captain” B.S. but should still end up being a very solid pro before it is all said an done.
