Dalvin Cook Injury: Updates on FSU RB's Recovery from Shoulder Surgery

Florida State Seminoles running back Dalvin Cook is done for the remainder of spring practice after undergoing shoulder surgery. However, he is not expected to miss any game time.

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Fisher Comments on Cook's Rehab

Wednesday, April 20

Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher told reporters that Cook's recovery is "going fine" and that the running back should be fully healthy by June.

On April 6, Fisher, via Tim Linafelt of the school's official athletics website, announced Cook was "expected back this summer" after shoulder surgery.

Fisher provided more details, via FSU Football:

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Cook Will Be Major Part of FSU's Title Push

There was plenty of hype surrounding Cook when he arrived at Florida State as a 5-star recruit, per 247Sports’ composite rankings. Thus far, he has lived up to that hype by eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark in each of his first two years on campus:

Season	Rushing Yards	Rushing Touchdowns	Yards per Carry	Receiving Yards	Touchdown Catches
2014	1,008	8	5.9	203	0
2015	1,691	19	7.4	244	1

Cook carried the offense for stretches last season after quarterback Jameis Winston left for the NFL and proceeded to set a school record with 1,691 rushing yards. Cook rushed for more than 100 yards eight times and was particularly dominant against in-state schools, running for 266 yards and three scores against South Florida, 222 yards and two scores against Miami and 183 yards and two scores against Florida.

He also turned heads across the country when he compiled 194 rushing yards and a score against a Clemson Tigers squad that eventually played in the national championship game.

Cook finished seventh in Heisman Trophy voting in 2015 and has the sixth-best odds to win the award this season, per Odds Shark.

While Cook is expected back well before the season opener on Sept. 5 against Ole Miss, the Seminoles do have some depth at the running back position with Jacques Patrick and Johnathan Vickers.

Patrick found the end zone five times in his freshman season and averaged a solid five yards per carry behind Cook. Vickers is a physical backup who could pick up difficult yardage up the middle at 6’1” and 227 pounds.

Florida State has insurance policies in place, but it needs Cook back and healthy if it hopes to compete for an ACC title and a spot in the College Football Playoff.