Demetrious Cox

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Demetrious Cox
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 30)
Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Jeannette
College: Michigan State
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Demetrious Cox (born April 20, 1994) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Michigan State, and signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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Early life

Cox played high school football at Jeannette Senior High School in Jeannette, Pennsylvania and was a three-year starter. He completed 55 of 88 passes for 698 yards and 4 touchdowns while also rushing for 621 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior year in 2010. He also recorded 55 tackles and 3 interceptions in 2010. Cox completed 62 of 106 passes for 910 yards and 9 touchdowns while also rushing for 1,263 yards and 22 touchdowns his senior year in 2011. He also recorded 63 tackles and 3 interceptions, including one that was returned for a touchdown, in 2011. Jeannette had a 12–1 record and advanced to the state championship game in 2011. He was named an All-American by SuperPrep, MaxPreps and PrepStar. Cox also played basketball at Jeannette and scored over 1,000 career points. He averaged 18 points per game his junior season, earning All-Conference honors. [1]

College career

Cox was a four-year letterman for the Michigan State Spartans of Michigan State University from 2013 to 2016. He was redshirted in 2012.

He played in 14 games in 2013, recording 3 solo tackles and 3 tackle assists. He played in 13 games, starting 1, in 2014, totaling 19 solo tackles, 7 tackle assists, 1 sack, 2 pass breakups, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. His one start was at cornerback. Cox played in 14 games, all starts, in 2015, recording 48 solo tackles, 31 tackle assists, 7 pass breakups, 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery which was returned for a touchdown. He started eight games at cornerback and six at safety. He was named Third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by the media. Cox played in ten games, all starts at free safety, in 2016, totaling 21 solo tackles, 34 tackle assists, 5 pass breakups and 1 interception which was returned for a touchdown. He was one of three team captains in 2016.

He played in 51 games, starting 25, during his college career, recording 91 solo tackles, 75 tackle assists, 1 sack, 14 pass breakups, 4 interceptions, 1 forced fumbled, 2 fumble recoveries and 2 touchdowns. He graduated from Michigan State in May 2016 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in social science. [1]

Professional career

Cox was rated the 12th best free safety in the 2017 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		200 lb
(91 kg)		4.55 s1.57 s2.61 s4.33 s7.02 s34 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		26 reps
All values from Michigan State Pro Day [2]

Cox signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [3] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [3]

On September 3, 2017, Cox was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [4] He was placed on injured reserve on October 24, 2017, with an ankle injury. [5] On August 31, 2018, Cox was waived by the Panthers. [6]

On September 3, 2018, Cox was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. [7] He was released on October 2, 2018. [8]

On October 10, 2018, Cox was signed to the Bengals practice squad. [9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on December 31, 2018. [10] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [11]

Cox was drafted in the 5th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the New York Guardians. [12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [13]

Cox signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on January 15, 2021. [14] He was released on June 18, 2021. [15]

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  2. 1 2 "Demetrious Cox". NFLDraftScout.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 "Transactions". bengals.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Henson, Max (September 3, 2017). "Panthers claim Brad Kaaya and Demetrious Cox". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (October 24, 2017). "Panthers claim WR Kaelin Clay off waivers". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Henson, Max (August 31, 2018). "Panthers announce first wave of cuts". Panthers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cardinals round out practice squad with 3 defensive players". Cards Wire. USA Today. September 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ Urban, Darren (October 2, 2018). "Cardinals Sign Former Starter Darian Thompson For Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
  9. ↑ "Bengals sign DB Demetrious Cox to practice squad". CincyJungle.com. October 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bengals Sign Five To Reserve/Future Contracts". Bengals.com. December 31, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Bengals Waive 11 Players". Bengals.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  12. ↑ "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Blue Bombers add three to roster". BlueBombers.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers [@Wpg_BlueBombers] (June 18, 2021). "The teams released the following players from the roster:• DB Malik Boynton • WR Kayaune Ross • DB Demetrious Cox • DB Damian Swann" (Tweet). Retrieved June 21, 2021– via Twitter.
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