Since declaring for the NFL Draft, mock drafts have been all over the place regarding FSU running back Dalvin Cook.

Early on Cook was thought to be well out of the Bucs range at No. 19, but in the last few weeks, more have had Cook falling a little further in the first round.

Even as far as 19.

And while most PewterReport.com spoke to at the FSU Pro Day on Tuesday still believe Cook gets drafted before the Bucs are left with that decision to make, Cook himself said he wouldn’t mind a reunion with his former quarterback, Jameis Winston, in Tampa Bay.

“Longtime brother. Great bond. Jameis is a player I look up to as a role model,” Cook said. “To be in the backfield again would be something special. I feel like we started to build a bond when he was at Florida State, so it would be something special.”

Florida State QB Jameis Winston and RB Dalvin Cook – Photo by: Getty Images

Cook by all accounts performed well on Tuesday in front of a large contingency of NFL personnel, including the Bucs who were well represented in Tallahassee. Prior to the Tuesday morning showcase, a member of the FSU staff told PewterReport.com that Cook would not be running the 40-yard dash on Tuesday, but at some point Cook changed his plans and ended up running. Cook, who was clocked at a 4.49 at the NFL Combine last month was able to improve on that time. One member of the FSU staff said he was hand timed at 4.39, but most had him in the mid-4.4 range. 

Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher said following the  pro day that he thinks a Cook- to-Tampa Bay scenario would be a good fit, and that Winston would welcome his former teammate into the Buccaneer family with open arms.

“I think he’s (Winston) wanting a back,” Fisher said. “It would be great. I know they’d love to play with Dalvin, but at the same time, they’ve got to get what they’ve got to get. He was happy they got another receiver to take the top off the defense. It’s good to have (Cook) here locally so a lot of our fans can see him play in pro football. That doesn’t happen a lot.”

The likelihood of Cook making it to the Buccaneers is still slim, but if it were to somehow happen, both parties would appear to be happy with that outcome. A dynamic  running back like Cook, teamed up with receivers Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson, along with tight end Cameron Brate would certainly creates anxiety for opposing defensive coordinators heading into the 2017 season.