The DeSoto, Texas, native, who ranked as the No. 31 recruit in his class, started his career with the Texas Longhorns. He spent 1.5 seasons with the team and was unable to crack the rotation consistently. Cook left the team in early November of this season in a decision that head coach Steve Sarkisian deemed to be "mutual."

It looked like the Washington football team made a big splash in the transfer portal when they landed former Texas wide receiver Johntay Cook, but after just 48 hours with the Huskies, Cook is out. It’s unclear what happened as Cook was the highlight of this Washington transfer portal class,

Former five-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II, who joined UW during the winter transfer window, is no longer part of the program.