Draft Scout Snapshot:DS Rating on 1/7/09: #2 Junior TE, #34/750 Overall, Projected Rnd: 2 in 2010 2008: Named All-Southeastern Conference first-team by the league's coaches, adding second-team honors from the Associated Press and Rivals.com...Appeared in thirteen games, starting all but the Mississippi and Kentucky contests at tight end...Finished second on the team with a career-high 37 receptions for 573 yards (15.5 avg) and three touchdowns...Ranked 12th in the SEC with 44.08 receiving yards and 13th with 2.85 receptions per game...Caught 37 of 70 passes targeted to him52.86 percent), as the opposition deflected four of those throws...Had 25 first-down catches (67.57 percent), as he converted 7 of 16 third-down throws (43.75 percent)...23 of his receptions were good for at least 10 yards (62.16 percent), including eight for 20 yards or longer (21.625)...Caught four of his receptions inside the red zone...Assisted on a tackle and caused one fumble...Penalized three times for false starts, but also drew the opposition into pass interference calls five times, including three in the Georgia contest...Cook started 15 of 36 games for South Carolina, seeing most of his action as a tight end, but also competed at split end and flanker...Finished his career by hauling in 73 passes for 1,107 yards (15.16 avg), including seven touchdowns, averaging 30.75 receiving yards and 2.03 receptions per game...2007: Made three starts in 2007... was third on the squad with 30 receptions for 421 yards (second on the team), an average of 14.0 yards per catch, the highest average for any player with more than two receptions...has caught 36 passes over the past two seasons for 534 yards, an average of 14.8 yards per catch, with three scores... clocked a 4.37 40-yard dash with a 39.5-inch vertical leap in 2007... has made four career starts.
Post-Draft Outlook: A closer look at the Titans' picks: Round 3/89 -- Jared Cook, TE, 6-5, 246, South Carolina...The Titans were enamored enough with Cook, whom they considered a first-day pick, that they shipped a second-rounder in 2010 to New England to jump in and take him. Cook has plenty of upside, leading the Titans to believe they can create mismatches with him. - by The Sports Xchange
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08/08/10 - TE Jared Cook was the sensation of training camp and preseason before an ankle injury in preseason sidetracked him for most of the season.
Thus far in this camp, Cook has not been as visible, and part of the reason is the Titans are looking for more consistency from him before handing him a bigger role. Cook is confident he will make good on his opportunity.
"I know my time will come. I know (offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger) has trust in me. I've just got work it out. He came and talked to me Tuesday. I've just got to keep focusing on me. The ball is going to come."
Heimerdinger wants Cook to show that consistency, so he and the Titans can utilize the big-play potential he showed as a rookie in preseason last year. If he can, he will earn a share of playing time with Bo Scaife and Alge Crumpler.
05/20/10 - TE Jared Cook, with starter Bo Scaife absen even after signing his $4.9 million tender, is taking advantage of his opportunity during offseason workouts. "With Bo gone you've got to get all the reps you can get, which is good for me and just learn everything because you can never learn enough," Cook said. "It's good to get the game-like situations and get as many reps as you can."
The Titans traded their 2010 second-round pick to move back into the third round last year to choose Cook. It looked like a great move last year early on, but after an ankle injury against Cleveland late in preseason, Cook disappeared with just nine receptions all season.
The Titans need Cook to justify that the trade by taking on a bigger role, with or without Scaife on the field.
"He's in the position now, especially with Bo not here, where he has to show what he can do. This is invaluable to him," tight ends coach John Zernhelt said. "It gives him a chance to get a ton more reps and really in his own eyes to see the role that he will play on our football team."
Even when Scaife returns, it appears the Titans are going out of their way to incorporate Cook into the offense more this year.
03/04/10 - TE Jared Cook cost the Titans a 2010 second-rounder to obtain. A preseason standout, Cook must contribute more than the nine catches he had in '09.
01/15/10 - TE Jered Cook has plenty of potential but has to show he can contribute when it matters.
12/08/09 - TE Jared Cook could miss this week because of a concussion suffered on a kickoff Sunday.
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