Kerry Cooks

Tackles	4
Fumble recoveries	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kerry Cooks
Rice Owls
Title	Safeties
Personal information
Born	March 28, 1974; Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Nimitz (Irving, Texas)
College	Iowa
NFL draft	1998: 5th round, 144th overall pick
Career history
Playing
	Minnesota Vikings (1998); Green Bay Packers (1998); Atlanta Falcons (2000); Jacksonville Jaguars (2001); Chicago Enforcers (2001);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
	Nimitz High School (2003) ; Assistant Coach; Kansas State (2003) ; Graduate Assistant; Western Illinois (2004) ; Defensive Backs / Special Teams Assistant; Minnesota (2005) ; Defensive Backs; Wisconsin (2006–2009) ; Defensive Backs; Notre Dame (2010–2011) ; Cornerbacks; Notre Dame (2012–2014) ; Co-Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks; Oklahoma (2015–2016) ; Defensive Backs; Oklahoma (2017–2018) ; Assistant defensive coordinator / Safeties; Texas Tech (2019) ; Safeties; Notre Dame (2020–2021) ; Defensive Assistant; LSU (2022–2023) ; Safeties; Rice (2024) ; Defensive assistant; Rice (2025) ; Safeties;
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	4
Fumble recoveries	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kerry Cooks (born March 28, 1974) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the safeties coach for Rice University, a position he has held since 2025.