A Mississippi college football player died following a game due to “medical complications.” Emanuell Cooks, a freshman offensive lineman for Mississippi Delta Community College, passed away after the game against Hinds Community College on Thursday. “Our entire Trojan family is devastated by this loss,” MDCC President Dr. Steven Jones said in a statement. “At this time, our deepest thoughts and prayers are with Emanuell’s family, teammates, coaches, and friends. We will come together as a community to support one another through this tragedy,” the statement added. R.I.P Emanuell Emanuell Cooks, a Mississippi Delta Community College football player from Elba, Alabama, has passed away after medical complications following the September 18, 2025, game against Hinds Community College in Raymond. The college community is mourning his loss,… pic.twitter.com/wKBdmMd3rZ — “Sudden And Unexpected” (@toobaffled) September 19, 2025 The Clarion-Ledger shared more: The 6-foot-5, 340-pound Cooks was a freshman offensive lineman from Elba, Alabama. He appeared in all four games this season for Mississippi Delta (0-4). Misssissipi Delta, located in Moorhead, is scheduled to host Itawamba on Sept. 25. Mississippi Delta said counseling and support services are available for students, faculty and staff members. “While we as spectators are watching passionately and imagining ourselves as part of the game, it is the players who are giving their all physically,” Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik said in a statement. “Their safety is always more important than any outcome on the scoreboard, and when we lose a student-athlete in the prime of his life, it is a sobering reminder how precious our time here on Earth really is. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Hinds CC go out to Emanuell Cooks’ family as well as the entire MS Delta CC team, faculty, staff and administration. A message from Hinds President Dr. Stephen Vacik on the passing of Mississippi Delta CC student-athlete Emanuell Cooks. pic.twitter.com/sEnIJKvUyt — Hinds Community College Athletics (@HindsAthletics) September 19, 2025 Cooks’ cause of death has not been disclosed. The offensive lineman is the latest young athlete to pass away. Fox News explained: Corey Adams, a freshman with the Ole Miss Rebels football team, was killed in a shooting in Tennessee in July, officials said. He was 18. Cincinnati freshman offensive lineman Jeremiah Kelly died unexpectedly at 18 years old this past April. Meanwhile, Hadden Kelly, a 17-year-old high school golfer, died in Georgia Monday after suddenly collapsing in a yard, Dodge County Coroner Joe Smith confirmed this week. DePaul University announced the death of Chase Stegall, son of former NFL player Milton Stegall, in early June. The student-run newspaper, The DePaulia, reported at the time that Stegall had been found dead “in his residence hall on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.” He was 20.