Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook won't take on an Alabama defense loaded with draft prospects until Thursday, when the two teams meet in the Cotton Bowl, but Crimson Tide defensive Maurice Ffrench Jersey coordinator Kirby Smart already knows which NFL quarterback Cook reminds him of most: veteran .And Smart sees good things ahead for Cook at the NFL level, as well."He's going to be an unbelievable pro, in my opinion," Smart said Monday, per .Smart is preparing to face Cook, one of the JK Scott Jersey top quarterback prospects that will be available in the 2016 , with a College Football Playoff championship game berth at stake in the Cotton Bowl. Alabama players are taking the comparisons a step further. Safety Eddie Jackson said fellow safety Geno Matias-Smith is likening Cook to , a comparison Jackson doesn't refute."Geno is calling him . I can kind of give him that," Jackson said, . "You know, is my favorite quarterback. I'll give him that. Nasir Adderley Jersey (Cook) is an accurate guy, he has a strong arm. When he breaks the pocket, his receivers know what to do. ... On film, the types of throws you see him make, you're just like, 'Whoa.' You see him make another one, you're like, 'Dang.' This guy, he's the real deal."Cook said Monday that his injured shoulder, which kept him out of Michigan State's win over Ohio State on Nov. 21 and hampered him in a win over Iowa Trey Marshall Jersey in the Big Ten Championship Game earlier this month, has recovered well for the Cotton Bowl. Cook has 24 touchdown pa ses on the season with just five interceptions and has led the Spartans to within two wins of a national championship. NFL scouts will get to see him perform against Alabama's prospect-laden defense, which features linebacker Reggie Ragland, defensive tackles Jarran Reed and A' Kenneth Murray Jr. Jersey Shawn Robinson, and a dangerous pa s rusher in Jonathan Allen.Draft projections on Cook (6-foot-4, 220 pounds), a senior, have varied. An NFC scout told that Cook looks like a .*Follow Chase Goodbread on Twitter *.