Junior linebacker for Florida. 2022: 35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′3″ · 252 lb · Stockbridge, GA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 23 nationally · Signed with Georgia
Statement game5 tackles · 4 TFL · 4 sacksvs Florida State (FBS) · W 24-21
Top 0.1% sacks game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Florida. 2022: 35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
Brenton Cox
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Brenton Cox has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Utah — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida, 138 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former five-star. Now #296 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 29–26
vs Utah
1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 3 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With A. Richardson — 168 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.8 · 106 rush yds (11 car) · 3 TD · J. Crawshaw — 40 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 42 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-26vs Utah | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 16-26vs Kentucky | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs South Florida | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-38@ Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-17vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs Missouri | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 7 | L 35-45vs LSU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-42@ Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Dallas Turner’s 2022 season.
Differs from Dallas on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Thompson's senior season at Michigan State (2025).
Matches Jalen on
Differs from Jalen on
Player DNA