Missouri State

2014: Walk-on who participated in 2015 spring drills for the Bears ... Scored a 27-yard touchdown and tallied 40 yards on 5 carries in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/11/15).

High School: Was the starting running back for Coach Neil Nowack at Fort Zumwalt North High as a senior in 2013 who helped lead the Jaguars to an 8-4 district championship season ... Collected 1,105 rushing yards with 16 touchdowns and 6.4 yards per carry as a senior ... Was a second-team all-conference and all-district selection as a senior ... Was the team’s starting slot receiver his junior season, scoring 6 touchdowns and collecting more than 600 total yards ... Biggest sports thrill was beating top-ranked CBC his senior season and scoring three times.

Personal: Douglas Edward Cook III was born 9/7/95 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Son of Douglas Cook, Jr. and Rachel Cook of Lake St. Louis, Mo. ... Has a brother, Jarius ... Undecided on academic major.