Ryan Cook is an American football offensive guard for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of New Mexico. Cook played offensive tackle for Cibola High School under head coach Ben Shultz. He was a three year letterman, and earned First Team All-City and Second Team All-State honors as a senior and Second Team All-City as a sophomore. He also accepted an invitation to play in the New Mexico North-South All-Star game. Cook played for the University of... New Mexico for the 2002-2005 seasons. Originally a walk-on, he eventually earned a scholarship. He earned All-Mountain West Conference First Team honors at center for three consecutive years, being the first center to do so in New Mexico's history . In his career, he had 416 knockdown blocks, averaging 8.7 per game in 46 games. His senior year, he was also invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, and accepted the invitation to the Senior Bowl.
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