Former Mizzou quarterback Brady Cook had much bigger hopes for this weekend.
He wanted to hear his name called at the NFL Draft in Green Bay, because of course he did. But that didn’t happen for the signal-caller who helped elevate Tigers football under head coach Eli Drinkwitz.
Cook was still a known quantity in NFL circles, and he quickly got scooped up by the New York Jets, who signed Cook to an undrafted free agent deal. That was reported on Saturday night by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Cook threw for 2,535 yards in 2024 to close his long career in Columbia after throwing for 3,317 yards in 2023 and 2,739 yards in 2022.
Former Missouri QB Brady Cook is signing with the #Jets, per source.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) April 26, 2025Meanwhile, another former Mizzou star who wasn’t drafted settled for the same consolation prize on Saturday night. Edge rusher Johnny Walker Jr. is signing with the Denver Broncos, according to the Denver Post’s Luca Evans.
Walker piled up 43 tackles last fall for the Tigers to go with 9.5 sacks, and he could be just what the Broncos need to boost their pass rush in 2025.
#Broncos continue PFA signings with Mizzou edge Johnny Walker Jr., per source. 43 tackles, 9.5 sacks last year. More edge depth
— Luca Evans (@bylucaevans) April 26, 2025Both Cook and Walker will now be driven to prove that maybe they should’ve been drafted this weekend.
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Former Mizzou stars Brady Cook, Johnny Walker land UDFA deals Saturday Down South.
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