Jameel Cook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 174th pick

RB ·

Illinois · 2001–2008

109

Games

Rush Yards

Receptions

510

Rec Yards

Rec TD

Solo Tackles

Draft Details

Year

2001

Round

Round 6

Pick

174th overall

Team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position

College

Illinois

Jameel Cook Career Stats

Primary starter for 2 seasons.
Best statistical season: 2003 with TB (120 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2001	TB	10	23	17	89	0
2002	TB	7	6	4	43	0
2003	TB	11	0	20	120	1
2004	TB	6	0	7	44	1
2005	TB	12	0	7	43	1
2006	HOU	8	0	18	107	0
2007	HOU	11	0	8	40	0
2008	TB	5	0	3	24	0
Career		70	29	84	510	3

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast
2001	TB	10	0	0
2002	TB	7	1	0
2003	TB	11	2	0
2004	TB	6	5	0
2005	TB	12	7	4
2006	HOU	8	4	1
2007	HOU	11	11	2
2008	TB	5	3	0
Career		70	33	7

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Jameel Cook is a former running back out of Illinois, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 174th overall pick (round 6) in the 2001 NFL Draft. He played 109 regular-season games from 2001 to 2008, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans.

Season Statistics

Season	Team	G	ATT	YDS	Y/A	1D	FUM
2001	TB	10	2	2	1.0	0	0
2002	TB	5	0	0	—	0	0
2003	TB	10	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
2004	TB	4	0	0	—	0	0
2005	TB	6	0	0	—	0	0
2006	HOU	8	3	18	6.0	2	0
2007	HOU	3	8	24	3.0	2	0
2008	TB	2	0	0	—	0	0
2001	TB	10	2	2	1.0	0	0
2002	TB	5	0	0	—	0	0
2003	TB	10	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
2004	TB	4	0	0	—	0	0
2005	TB	6	0	0	—	0	0
2006	HOU	8	3	18	6.0	2	0
2007	HOU	3	8	24	3.0	2	0
2008	TB	2	0	0	—	0	0
Career		48	14	43	3.1	4	0
Career		0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		109	—	43	—	—	—

Season	Team	G	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	Y/R	1D
2001	TB	10	23	17	89	0	5.2	2
2002	TB	5	6	4	43	0	10.8	3
2003	TB	10	20	20	120	1	6.0	8
2004	TB	4	7	7	44	1	6.3	3
2005	TB	6	7	7	43	1	6.1	3
2006	HOU	8	18	18	107	0	5.9	5
2007	HOU	3	8	8	40	0	5.0	2
2008	TB	2	3	3	24	0	8.0	2
2001	TB	10	23	17	89	0	5.2	2
2002	TB	5	6	4	43	0	10.8	3
2003	TB	10	20	20	120	1	6.0	8
2004	TB	4	7	7	44	1	6.3	3
2005	TB	6	7	7	43	1	6.1	3
2006	HOU	8	18	18	107	0	5.9	5
2007	HOU	3	8	8	40	0	5.0	2
2008	TB	2	3	3	24	0	8.0	2
Career		48	92	84	510	3	6.1	28
Career		0	0	0	0	0	—	0
Career		109	—	84	510	3	6.1	—

NFL Combine Results

Height

5-10

Weight

226 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.80s

Bench Press

17 reps

Vertical Jump

29.5"

Broad Jump

108"

3-Cone Drill

7.55s

Shuttle

4.38s

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