No. 57 – Green Bay Packers | |||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Stockbridge, Georgia, U.S. | January 30, 2000||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Stockbridge | ||
College: | Georgia (2018) Florida (2019–2022) | ||
Undrafted: | 2023 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at PFR |
Brenton Alexander Cox Jr. (born January 30, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and Florida. He entered the 2023 NFL Draft and signed with the Green Bay Packers as a undrafted free agent
Cox grew up in Stockbridge, Georgia and attended Miller Grove High School for two years before transferring to Stockbridge High School. [1] As a senior he recorded 42 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and was named first team All-State and played in the 2018 Under Armour All-American Game. [2] [3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Brenton Cox Jr. DE | Stockbridge, Georgia | Stockbridge High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 247 lb (112 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 33 (#2 DE, #5 GA) 247Sports: 60 (#3 DE, #6 GA) ESPN: 11 (#5 DE, #3 GA) | ||||||
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Cox began his collegiate career at Georgia. He played in 13 games with 20 tackles and one sack as a true freshman. He made his first career start in the 2019 Sugar Bowl, making six tackles. [4] During the summer going into his sophomore year Cox was dismissed from the team. [5] Shortly afterwards, Cox announced that he would be transferring to the University of Florida. [6]
Cox initially applied for a waiver to play immediately for the Florida Gators, but his appeal was denied and he sat out his sophomore season per NCAA transfer rules. [7] [8] Cox was named a starter going into his redshirt sophomore season. [9] Cox was kicked off the Gators football team on October 31, 2022, after a series of incidents with coaches and strength and conditioning staff. [10]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.82 s | 1.65 s | 2.76 s | 4.57 s | 7.57 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 29 reps | |
Sources: [11] [12] |
After going undrafted at the 2023 NFL draft, Cox was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2023. [13] On August 29, 2023, the Packers announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster. [14]
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