RAYFORD COOKSCooks, Rayford Earl, Jr.Position: DE-DT Height: 6-3 Weight: 245 Born: August 25, 1962 High School: L.G. Pinkston (Dallas, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1981 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1982 | North Texas | Lettered |
| 1983 | North Texas | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1985 HOU USFL | 76 | LDE | 14 | 9 |
| 1986 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1986 MTL CFL | DT-DE | 6 | ||
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 98 | RDE | 10 | 1 |
| 1989 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1989 BC CFL | 76 | DE | 5 | |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL | 11 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/5/1984 | 1984 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1984 HOU USFL |
| Signed | 10/1/1984 | 1985 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1985 HOU USFL |
| Released | 7/31/1985 | 1985 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1985 HOU USFL |
| Signed | 8/27/1986 | 1986 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1986 MTL CFL |
| Free Agent | 6/24/1987 | 1987 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1987 MTL CFL |
| Signed | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL |
| Released | 8/24/1988 | 1988 Houston Oilers (NFL)1988 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 1/4/1989 | 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL)1989 PHX NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 7/20/1989 | 1989 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL)1989 PHX NFL |
| Signed | 1989 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1989 BC CFL | |
| Signed | 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL | |
| Released | 9/4/1989 | 1989 Houston Oilers (NFL)1989 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1990 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1990 BC CFL |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1985 HOU USFL | 3.5 | 27.5 |
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1989 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1989 BC CFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 Houston Gamblers (USFL)1985 HOU USFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 Montreal Alouettes (CFL)1986 MTL CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1989 BC CFL | 10 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 10 |
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