Who Is Marcus Mariota's Wife? All About Kiyomi Cook

Marcus Mariota and Kiyomi Cook are college sweethearts.

The quarterback, who was the No. 2 pick overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft, met his future wife in 2014 at the University of Oregon. He played for the university's football team, and Cook played for the women's soccer team.

The following year, the couple went public with their relationship and were seen together at an NFL Draft party in Honolulu. In 2020, Mariota proposed, and a year later, they got married. In December 2022, they welcomed a daughter, Makaia.

When Mariota isn’t playing football, he’s often spending time with his family. In April 2023, he posted photos on Instagram of his wife and daughter on the beach with their two dogs. On Christmas Day in 2022, he posted a family photo with everyone wearing matching pajamas.

Aside from the occasional social media post, the pair are relatively private, and Cook maintains a low profile herself.

So, who is Marcus Mariota’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Kiyomi Cook and her relationship with the NFL player.

She grew up in Oregon

Cook was born to Karl and Carol Cook in 1993 and raised in Gresham, Oregon, alongside her sister Kerri.

According to her Oregon Ducks Soccer profile, she attended Sam Barlow High School and played for the school's soccer team. As a high school athlete, she made all-state and all-conference in 2008.

She played soccer in college and worked as a soccer coach

Cook attended the University of Oregon, where she studied human physiology and psychology, according to her LinkedIn profile. She then earned a master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science at Lipscomb University in Nashville.

While at Oregon, Cook played for their soccer team, and her main position was a midfielder. After graduating from college, Cook worked as a soccer coach in Nashville from 2015 to 2020. She worked at the University School of Nashville from 2015 to 2019 and at Father Ryan High School from 2016 to 2020, according to LinkedIn.