Cam Cook is one of the most dangerous running backs in the country. His transfer to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks has resulted in a national emergence, with eye-popping production earning him a ranking among the top 10 rushers in the 2025 college football season.
His ascent has raised a question, however. Is Cook related to the talented running back brother duo, Dalvin and James Cook?
Is Cam Cook the Third Football Brother?
With his unique blend of explosion and physicality, it’s no wonder that the Jacksonville State running back has drawn comparisons to a pair of famous Cook brothers, especially with both carving out impressive careers in the NFL. However, while they share many of the same ingredients on the field, this Cook isn’t related to the former Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Bulldogs duo.
However, that doesn’t mean that Cook doesn’t come from an impressive footballing lineage. Part of a big family, the Jacksonville State running back is one of several football-playing brothers. Older brother, Brinson Sharp, was a standout at Azle High School before playing at McMurry University.
Meanwhile, younger brother, Kaden Cook, is a true freshman cornerback with the California Golden Bears. Although he hasn’t played for the ACC program yet in his debut season, he is a former three-star recruit who was consistently productive as a defensive back at Stony Point High School. Either preventing touchdowns or scoring them, the sporting genes are strong.
Jacksonville State running back Cam Cook never stops churning his legs. He’s a bowling ball.
Cook came into tonight No. 2 in the country in rushing yards after contact (590). pic.twitter.com/zRan6lrAxh
— Bobby Football (@Rob__Paul) October 15, 2025
Heading into Week 8 of the college football season, Cook led the nation with 832 rushing yards off 142 carries, the most of any back in the country. Averaging 5.9 yards per carry, he’s scored seven rushing touchdowns, which leads CUSA. More than just a downhill runner, he’s added 140 receiving yards to be within a touch of a 1,000 scrimmage yard campaign at the halfway point.
Remarkably, that rushing production is more than James Cook ever had in a full single season. The former Georgia back helped take the Bulldogs to a national championship in 2021, tallying 728 yards with seven scores before being a second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 2022 NFL Draft.
However, it will take something special for the Jacksonville State running back to hit the marks laid down by Dalvin Cook during his time at Florida State. In three seasons, he tallied 4,464 yards, with a single-season high of 1,765 yards in 2016, while leading the ACC in rushing scores with 19 touchdowns in 2015.
