Pierson Cooke - Football - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#59 Pierson Cooke Season 2021-22

K/P

Class Senior
Height 6'0"
Weight 209
Hometown Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
High School Cranbrook-Kingswood

As a Junior (2020)
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Played in eight games, missing only the Missouri contest
• Kicked off 27 times for 1,625 yards (60.2 yards/kick) with 12 touchbacks
• Four-of-nine on field goals
• Nine-for-nine on extra points
• Third on the team with 21 points
• Two-for-two on field goals between 30-39 yards
• Connected on first career field goal attempt, from 33 yards at No. 10/11 Texas A&M
• Career-long 41-yard field goal at Mississippi State
• Converted last field goal versus Tennessee from 39 yards to give the Commodores a 10-7 advantage in the second quarter

As a Sophomore (2019)
• Appeared in nine games as kickoff specialist

As a Freshman (2018)
• Did not see action

The Cooke File
• Prepped at Cranbrook-Kingswood (Mich.)
• 13th top senior punter by Kohl’s Kicking Camp
• Two-year punter-kicker for prep team
• 9-of-12 on field goals as senior
• Made four field goals beyond 40 yards
• 2017 all-state
• 2017 all-conference
• Invited to 2017 Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
• Full name is Pierson William Cooke
• Born in Detroit, Mich.
• Son of Brian and Dawn Cooke
• An older sister, Laurel, and younger brother, Sterling
• Majoring in political science

Career Highs
Field Goal Attempts:
2, three times, last vs. Tennessee, 12/12/2020
Field Goals Made: 1, four times, last vs. Tennessee, 12/12/2020
Long Field Goal: 41 yards, at Mississippi State, 11/7/2020
Points: 5, vs. Florida, 11/21/2020