Player Dossier

2021-2023

Ohio

Tristan Cox

DT • 274 lbs • Somerset, KY, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Tristan Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

2

Efficiency

6.6

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

6.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ohio

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Purdue • Ohio
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Tristan Cox, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Ohio. Tristan Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Ohio paired 1.5 primary output with 6.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 6.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Ohio.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Ohio

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.2

Efficiency

6.6

Usage

2

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Akron

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. San Diego State: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. Iowa State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Kent State: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Akron: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 0 by 0. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 13.3. Iowa State: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 0 by 0. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Akron: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.3 · Games = 6
First Half0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.2 · Games = 8

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

14.2 vs Central Michigan

Result
Fri 11/24@ AkronW 25-1421000
Thu 11/16vs Central MichiganW 34-20100.500.500
Sat 10/7vs Kent StateW 42-1700000
Sat 9/23@ Bowling GreenW 38-710000
Sat 9/16vs Iowa StateW 10-721000
Sat 9/9@ Florida AtlanticW 17-10210.5000
Sat 9/2vs Unknown00000
Sat 8/26@ San Diego StateL 13-2010000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Purdue

    2021-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio

    2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonPurdue0
2022 Regular SeasonPurdue00
2023 Regular SeasonOhio1.56.621.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#2

Florida Atlantic

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.4 takeover score.

#3

Akron

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.5 takeover score.

#4

Iowa State

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

Bowling Green

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Ohio

1.5 primary output · 6.6 efficiency · 2 usage

6.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Purdue

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8433

Pulaski County · Somerset, KY

Committed To
Purdue
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

2

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 8 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
9