Brenton Cox: LB · Florida · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brenton Cox
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 1 pass 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-26vs No. 7 Utah | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 16-26vs No. 20 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@ No. 11 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 20-42vs No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 8.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 24-17
vs Missouri
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
23%8 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups35 tackles · 8 for loss · 2 sacks.
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 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
Billy Napier
Pass share
44.2%
364 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #296 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Georgia and Florida, 138 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Dan Mullen and Billy Napier.
