Turner Coxe: DE · SMU · #97.
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Turner Coxe
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. The four seasons at SMU span two head coaches: Sonny Dykes and Jim Leavitt. On tape: 4 tackles against Tulsa, Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-12vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-37@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-34@ TCU | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs South Florida | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24@ Navy | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 55-26vs Tulane | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 37-44@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 25-28@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-28vs UCF | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-48@ No. 3 Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34vs Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 30 | 7.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 42-34
at TCU
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
17%6 sacksTFL rate
19%7 TFLHurry rate
11%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%6 of 10 pressures36 tackles · 7 for loss · 6 sacks.
4 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 30-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Leavitt
Pass share
53.0%
466 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
73.2
12 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
492 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 13 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
