Brenton Cox

Position:
OLB
Height:
6-4
Weight:
245
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Stockbridge HS

Career Highs:
* 6 tackles vs. Texas, 2018
* 1 QB Sack vs. Kentucky, 2018

2018: Played in 13 of 14 games...finished with 20 total stops...made first start in Sugar Bowl vs. Texas and had career-best six stops, including an assisted tackle for lost yardage...credited with four tackles and a pass breakup vs. Middle Tennessee...had one stop vs. Austin Peay, Tennessee, LSU, Florida and Kentucky...his three pass breakups rank third on the team...two stops and an assisted tackle for loss vs. Alabama...had a QB sack, resulting in an 8-yard loss, at Kentucky...had a pass breakup at Missouri...enrolled at UGA in January of 2018 and participated in spring drills.
High School: Stockbridge, coached by Kevin Whitley...selected to represent Team Highlights in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game...Named to the 2017 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Preseason Super 11...Named to the 2017 All-State Class 5A First Team defense by both the AJC and the Associated Press...ESPN.com five-star prospect, #11 in the ESPN 300, #8 overall prospect in the Southeast, #5 ranked DE nationally, #3 overall prospect in Georgia...247sports.com five-star prospect, #2 strong-side DE nationally, #5 player in state of Georgia, #23 player nationally...PrepSar Magazine five-star prospect, ranked #26 nationally and a member of the Top 150 Dream Team...Rivals.com five-star prospect, #2 overall DE, #5 player in state of Georgia, #33 prospect nationally...Led Stockbridge to the quarterfinals of the 2017 GHSA Class 5A State Playoffs and a 13-1 record...tallied 42 tackles, five sacks, 9.5 tackles for a loss, a fumble forced and a fumble recovered as a senior...selected to represent the Vapor Spead team at Nike’s The Opening 2017 Finals, where he was also selected as an outstanding Final Five Defensive Lineman...picked up a Lineman of the Week Award by Touchdown Club of Atlanta in the 2017 opener as he fueled a shutout with three solo tackles, 2 tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble...one of six players named in 2017 Preseason Henry County HS Football “Super Six”... in his junior year, he was named to the 2016 All-State Class 5A First Team defense by the AJC, AP and the Georgia Coaches Association (South)...also named the Henry Herald Defensive Player of the Year for Henry County...helped the Lions to the semifinals of the playoffs...in his junior year, he amassed 75 total tackles, 18 sacks, eight TFL, six pass deflections, a fumble recovery and blocked a field goal...prior to Stockbridge, he spent two years at Miller Grove High School in Lithonia...played in 23 varsity basketball games as a sophomore at Miller Grove.
Personal: Full name BRENTON ALEXANDER COX, Jr...Intended major: Business...recipient of the Milton "Red" Leathers Football Scholarship.