The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Cook, Rishard

Jersey Number 71
Rishard Cook
- Prev School:
- Mississippi Gulf Coast
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hattiesburg, Miss.
- High School:
- Hattiesburg
Bio
AS A JUNIOR (2017):
Played in all 13 games and made four starts, one at left guard and three and right guard…Helped block for UAB’s record setting backfield which consisted of Freshman All-American running back Spencer Brown and All-Conference USA quarterback A.J. Erdely…UAB averaged 183.2 rushing yards per game and tied a school record with 27 rushing touchdowns.
2015 AT MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Appeared in all ten games for the Bulldogs… Ranked 83rd overall player in the state of Mississippi by 247sports.com.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Hattiesburg (Miss.) High School… Played for coach Tony Vance…2014 First-team MHSAA Class 6A All-State as selected by the Mississippi Association of Coaches… A participant in the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game… Named a member of the 2014 First Team All-Region 4-6A… A 2014 Hattiesburg American All-Area First Team… Amassed 54 knockdowns and 16 cuts during senior year.
PERSONAL:
Son of Alfreda Cook… Has one brother, Nicholas Cook… Has one sister, RIshayla McNair… Majoring in Communication Studies… Born June 25, 1997.
Played in all 13 games and made four starts, one at left guard and three and right guard…Helped block for UAB’s record setting backfield which consisted of Freshman All-American running back Spencer Brown and All-Conference USA quarterback A.J. Erdely…UAB averaged 183.2 rushing yards per game and tied a school record with 27 rushing touchdowns.
2015 AT MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
Appeared in all ten games for the Bulldogs… Ranked 83rd overall player in the state of Mississippi by 247sports.com.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from Hattiesburg (Miss.) High School… Played for coach Tony Vance…2014 First-team MHSAA Class 6A All-State as selected by the Mississippi Association of Coaches… A participant in the 2014 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game… Named a member of the 2014 First Team All-Region 4-6A… A 2014 Hattiesburg American All-Area First Team… Amassed 54 knockdowns and 16 cuts during senior year.
PERSONAL:
Son of Alfreda Cook… Has one brother, Nicholas Cook… Has one sister, RIshayla McNair… Majoring in Communication Studies… Born June 25, 1997.
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