Jared Cook: Will Last Year’s Fantasy Football Sleeper Wake Up?

July 26, 2010   ·   Ryan Lester   ·   Jump to comments

Jared Cook is a freakish athlete. He’s big and fast with excellent leaping ability. His athletic prowess is reminiscent of Vernon Davis, who finally broke out last year. It was Vernon Davis’s fourth year in the league, which doesn’t bode well for Cook because Davis was much more of a “can’t miss” prospect.
 
Cook’s athleticism led Tennessee to take him in the third round (89th overall pick) of the 2009 NFL Draft. He tore it up in the Titans' first four preseason games, catching 17 passes for 159 yards, which led to serious sleeper status for Cook in last year’s fantasy football drafts.
 
Unfortunately, injuries and a poor work ethic kept him in Rip Van Winkle mode. Cook had just nine catches for 74 yards in 14 games. His top two games were 27 and 29 yard efforts in Weeks Five and 12.
 
If Cook is going to break out this year, it will be completely under the radar. The Titans brought Bo Scaife ...

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