Punter, Eastern Illinois (from UC Davis), 2022–⁠26

Cade Cox

Number
No. 46
Height
6′0″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Redding, CA

Cade Cox plays punter for Eastern Illinois, after UC Davis (2022–⁠25).

2026 so far

51 punts, 42.9 average

Last game: vs. Lindenwood, L 13–⁠20

Next game: vs. Southeast Missouri State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, punting yards
  1. 275@MUR
  2. 445@MINN
  3. 142INST
  4. 306@ILST
  5. 324@SDST
  6. 481@GWEB
  7. 213LIN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Punting

Punting yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2024UC Davis1137834.4462
2025UC Davis29045.0511
2026Eastern Illinois512,18642.9568
Career642,65441.55611

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022UC Davis46PRS
2024UC Davis46PSo.
2025UC Davis46PJr.
2026Eastern Illinois46PSr.6′0″175

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

2026 Eastern Illinois 7 games, 51 punts, 42.9 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Aug 27atMurray StateW 28–⁠147275452
Sep 3atMinnesotaL 7–⁠5910445550
Sep 12vs.Indiana StateL 35–⁠424142493
Sep 19atIllinois StateL 13–⁠496306561
Sep 26atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠428324500
Oct 10atGardner-WebbW 21–⁠711481561
Oct 17vs.LindenwoodL 13–⁠205213531
2025 UC Davis 1 game, 2 punts, 45.0 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠70290511
2024 UC Davis 5 games, 11 punts, 34.4 average
DateOpponentResultPuntsYdsLongIn 20
Sep 14atSouthern UtahW 24–⁠21124241
Sep 28vs.IdahoW 28–⁠263104380
Nov 16vs.Montana StateL 28–⁠30137370
Dec 7vs.Illinois StateW 42–⁠104142460
Dec 14atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠35271361

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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