Player Career

Michael Cox Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Michael Cox story

Michael Cox built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Dorchester, MA wearing No. 5, spending time with Massachusetts and Michigan. The clearest part of Michael Cox's career was his backfield work: 879 rushing yards, 217 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 74 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 74 receiving yards and 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Cox's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Massachusetts

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan12489.510.9
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan5688.97.6-68
2011 PostseasonMichigan00-56
2012 Regular SeasonMassachusetts7733331.6773

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Miami (OH)

Week 4 · L 16-27 · Conference game

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

188

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

188 scrimmage yards and 43.5 usage.

#2

vs Delaware State

Week 7 · W 63-6

93

Scrimmage Yards

76.2 takeover

Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

93 scrimmage yards and 17.4 usage.

#3

vs Bowling Green

Week 4 · W 65-21

56

Scrimmage Yards

70.2 takeover

Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 7.6 usage.

#4

@ Vanderbilt

Week 9 · L 7-49

105

Scrimmage Yards

66.1 takeover

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#5

@ Michigan

Week 3 · L 13-63

76

Scrimmage Yards

61.5 takeover

Loss with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 35.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Massachusetts

773 primary output · 33 efficiency · 31.6 usage

69.4

#2

2010 Regular Season · Michigan

54.5

56 primary · 88.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · Michigan

50.8

124 primary · 89.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

2

2+ TD games