• 2019 Walter Payton Award Watch List
• 2019 FCS Performer of the Year Watch List
• Street & Smith's Top NFL Prospect in Big Sky
• 2018 Phil Steele All-America (Fourth Team)
• 2018 Phil Steele All-America (Third Team)
• 2018 Walter Payton Award Watch List
• 2015 All-Big Sky First Team
• 2015 Jerry Rice Award winner
• 2015 Big Sky Freshman of the Year
• 2015 Walter Camp First Team All-America
• 2015 STATS Freshman of the Year
• 2015 Associated Press Third Team All-America
• 2015 STATS Third Team All-America
• 2015 College Sports Madness Freshman of the Year
• 2015 College Sports Madness All-America First Team
• 2015 College Football Performance Awards National Performer of the Year
• 2015 College Football Performance Awards National Freshman of the Year
• 2015 College Football Performance Awards Quarterback of the Year
• 2015 Sporting News Fab Fifty First Team
• 1 X FCS STATS National Offensive Player of the Week
• 4 X Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week
• 2 X College Sports Madness Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week

2018: Suffered a season-ending injury in the opening quarter of second game of the season at home vs. Eastern Washington (9/8)…Finished season with 265 passing yards and a pair of touchdowns…completed 24-of-34 passes overall with two interceptions…connected on 19-of-26 pass attempts for 211 yards and a pair of scoring strikes, including an 84-yard scoring toss to Emmanuel Butler, in win at FCS foe UTEP (9/1).

2017: Passed for a total of 3,413 yards and 22 touchdowns against just six interceptions…Completed 275-of-474 pass attempts for a 58.0 percent completion percentage…Posted a pass efficiency rating of 131.29…also rushed for a pair of scores…Went 204 pass attempts over the span of four-plus games without committing an interception…Recorded one punt for 38 yards…Ranked 10^th nationally in completions per game (22.9), passing yards (3,413) and passing yards per game (282.4)…Finished 23^rd among national leaders with 22 passing TDs…Finished 21-of-38 overall thru the air for 306 yards in season opener at Arizona (9/2)...Tossed a pair of scores vs. Western Illinois (9/9)…Lit up Cal Poly for 406 yards while completing 35-of-46 passes (76.1 completion %), including four touchdowns in win at Cal Poly (9/23)…Connected on 23-of-38 passes (60.5%) for 271 passing yards and three touchdowns in victory over Northern Colorado (9/30)…Also rushed for a score in the win over Northern Colorado (9/30)…Passed for 380 yards while completing 26-of-45 passes including three touchdowns in victory over then No. 7/11 Illinois State (10/7)…Made first career reception for a 23-yard score in win over Redbirds (10/7)…Posted 300-plus yards for the fourth time over first six games with 347 and four touchdowns at Portland State (10/14)…Posted 293 passing yards and tossed a pair of touchdowns vs. UC Davis (10/21)…Tied career-high with 407 passing yards while completing 35-of-57 passes in win over Sacramento State (10/28)…Connected on 60.5 percent of passes (23-of-28) for 314 yards and three touchdowns in win over Montana State (11/11)…Tossed for 246 yards and a touchdown at Southern Utah (11/18)…Finished 22-of-41 thru the air for 178 yards and a touchdown in FCS Playoff opener vs. San Diego (11/25).

2016: Competed in four games before being sidelined with a season-ending injury…Registered 1,173 passing yards and 13 touchdown passes on the season…In the season opener at Arizona State completed 23 of 33 passes for 369 yards, including an 87-yard touchdown pass…At Western Illinois completed 26 of 33 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns…Had a record-breaking game in the win over New Mexico Highlands…Tied his school record of seven touchdown passes…Completed 14 of 25 passes for 296 yards in only three quarters of play…Completed 17 of 28 passes for 245 yards and three touchdowns against Eastern Washington.

2015: FCS STATS National Freshman of the Year…Jerry Rice Award Winner…College Sports Madness FCS National Freshman of the Year…College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Performer of the Year…College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) National Freshman Performer of the Year…College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) Quarterback Award…Walter Camp All-America Team…Associated Press FCS All-America Third Team…STATS FCS All-America Third Team…College Sporting News 2015 Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team…College Sports Madness FCS All-America First Team…Finished fifth in FCS STATS National Offensive Player of the Year voting (the only freshman finalist for the award)…NAU Co-Offensive Most Valuable Player and Newcomer of the Year…Finished the season ranked nationally in the FCS in passing efficiency (2nd), passing touchdowns (2nd), yards per pass attempt (2nd), points responsible for (3rd), completion percentage (3rd), passing yards per game (7th), total offense (8th), passing yards (9th), passing yards per completion (12th), and completions per game (18th)…Named the STATS LLC FCS Freshman of the Week, after a season-opening 34-28 win over Top 25 Stephen F. Austin…Cookus started the game 4-for-4 with 120 yards, two touchdowns, and a long of 57 yards…He completed 13 of 18 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns, and tallied 10 carries for 41 yards, including an 11-yard scoring run in the third quarter…Against N.M. Highlands, Cookus finished 17-for-24 with 296 passing yards and three thrown touchdowns…At Arizona completed 8 of 13 passes for 190 yards, including a season-long 69 yard pass…Tallied 187 passing yards on 13 completions versus Montana and a pair of touchdowns…Took down No. 11 Montana State 49-41 registering four passing touchdowns completing 18 of 24 passes…On the road at UC Davis threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns…Led NAU to a Homecoming victory over Weber State completing 28 of 38 passes for 353 yards, throwing four touchdowns and rushing in for another…Had a record-setting night leading NAU to a  63-21 win over Northern Colorado…Cookus completed 25 of 31 passes, threw for 363 yards and tying the school record of seven passing touchdowns…His efforts garnered him ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week nods, as well as CFPA FCS National Performer of Week, College Sports Madness Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week, College Sports Madness National Offensive Player of the Week, and HERO Sports FCS Offensive Stud of the Week…Took down No. 4 Eastern Washington on the road completing 22 of 30 passes for 224 yards and a thrown touchdown…Followed it up with a 49-35 victory over Sacramento State completing 25 of 33 passes for a career-high 407 yards…Threw six touchdown passes and ran one in…His performance earned him ROOT SPORTS Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week, along with grabbing HERO Sports FCS Offensive Stud of the Week, CFPA National Player of the Week honorable mention, and College Sports Madness National and Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week honors…Closed out the season with 356 passing yards at Southern Utah, including a 49-yard hail mary into the end zone with no time remaining in the first half…Cookus recorded five 200-plus yard passing games, three with over 300 yards and one 400-yard game.

Prior to NAU: Attended Ventura Junior College…Was named to the JCGridiron.com Preseason JUCO QB Watch List.  

High School: Graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in 2014…Was named the 41st Ventura County High School Football All-Star Game’s MVP. 

Personal: Born Stephen Case Cookus on October 6...Son of Steve and Robin Cookus...Has an older sister, Rachel, and a younger brother, Wade.

Career Highs
Pass Attempts: 57 (2X last vs. Sacramento State • 10/28/17)
Pass Completions: 35 (2X last vs. Sacramento State • 10/28/17) 
Pass Yards: 407 (2X last vs. Sacramento State • 10/28/17)
Pass TDs: 7 (Northern Colo. • 10/31/15; N.M. Highlands • 9/17/16)
Longest Pass: 87 (at Arizona State • 9/03/16)
Offense Yards: 448 • 41 rush, 407 pass (Sacramento St. • 11/14/15)
Rushing TDs: 1 (5X last vs. Montana State • 11/27) 
Interceptions: 2 (2X last at Arizona • 9/2/17)