LEDARRIUS COX - Welcome to Ole Miss

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HIGH SCHOOL: A unanimous three-star recruit by all major recruiting services … Ranked the 39th best defensive tackle in the 2019 class by Rivals … No. 43 DT by ESPN and No. 49 by 247Sports … No. 19 player in Alabama by Rivals and 247Sports Composite … Earned first team Class 7A all-state and all-coastal honors from Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior at McGill Toolen HS ... Tallied 42 solo tackles, including five sacks and eight tackles for loss in 2018 … Helped lead Yellow Jackets to a 9-3 record and a 7A quarterfinals appearance as a senior ... Participated in the 2018 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game and tallied five total tackles and one TFL … Chose Ole Miss over Tennessee, Auburn, Oregon, Georgia, Nebraska and others … Coached by Bill Griffin.

PERSONAL: Son of Lisa Cox … Full name is LeDarrius Cortez Cox … Born Oct. 2, 1998 … Plans to major in business.

COACH ROACH ON COX: “LeDarrius is a big, powerful defensive end with a huge upside. He is long, explosive and a hard worker who loves the game. He comes from a great high school program in south Alabama.”