Linebacker, Georgia and Florida, 2018–22
Brenton Cox
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 252 lb
- Class (2022)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Stockbridge, GA
- Born
- Jan 30, 2000
Brenton Cox played linebacker at Georgia (2018), Florida (2020–21), Georgia (2021) and Florida (2021–22).
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Utah, 20224sacks, career highvs. Florida State, 2021Honors
Team titles: National champions, 2021 (Georgia)
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia | 1 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Florida | 1 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Florida | 1 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Georgia | 1 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Florida | 1 | LB | Jr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 252 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Florida 8 games, 35 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Utah | W 29–26 | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Kentucky | L 16–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. South Florida | W 31–28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Tennessee | L 33–38 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 52–17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Missouri | W 24–17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. LSU | L 35–45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Georgia | L 20–42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Florida 13 games, 41 tackles, 8.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 35–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | atSouth Florida | W 42–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Alabama | L 29–31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–14 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | atKentucky | L 13–20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 42–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atLSU | L 42–49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Georgia | L 7–34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at South Carolina | L 17–40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Samford | W 70–52 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | atMissouri | L 23–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Florida State | W 24–21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 17–29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
2020 Florida 12 games, 42 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Ole Miss | W 51–35 | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs.South Carolina | W 38–24 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Texas A&M | L 38–41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Missouri | W 41–17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Georgia | W 44–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Arkansas | W 63–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atVanderbilt | W 38–17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Kentucky | W 34–10 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | atTennessee | W 31–19 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.LSU | L 34–37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Alabama | L 46–52 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 20–55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Georgia 11 games, 20 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Austin Peay | W 45–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 49–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | atMissouri | W 43–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Tennessee | W 38–12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 41–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atLSU | L 16–36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Florida | W 36–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atKentucky | W 34–17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 45–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Alabama | L 28–35 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 21–28 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ | |
| Weight | 250 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.82 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.57 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.57 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Green Bay Packers | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Green Bay Packers | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 32 | 5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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