Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan State
Demetrious Cox
DB • 6'1" • Jeannette, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Demetrious Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Demetrious Cox built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Jeannette, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Demetrious Cox's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Demetrious Cox, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Demetrious Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 55
- TFL
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Demetrious Cox quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 55
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Jeannette · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Jeannette · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DB 122nd (top 15%) · Big Ten 65th (top 11%) · National 586th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 10 | 55 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 58.5 |
Related Context
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Demetrious Cox played DB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Demetrious Cox recorded 55 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Michigan State paired 8.5 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
30.6
Usage
6
Consistency
53.8
Best Game by takeover score
Wisconsin
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Furman: 1. Notre Dame: 0. Wisconsin: 2.5. Indiana: 0. BYU: 1. Northwestern: 1. Maryland: 0. Illinois: 2. Rutgers: 1. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Furman: 7 by 39.2. Notre Dame: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 14 by 75. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. BYU: 9 by 47.5. Northwestern: 7 by 39.2. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 4 by 36.7. Rutgers: 3 by 22.5. Ohio State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wisconsin
Best efficiency game
75 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Ohio State | L 16-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Rutgers | W 49-0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 27-31 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Maryland | L 17-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Northwestern | L 40-54 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs BYU | L 14-31 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Indiana | L 21-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 6-30 | 14 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Notre Dame | W 36-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Furman | W 28-13 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Demetrious Cox story
Demetrious Cox built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive back from Jeannette, PA wearing No. 7, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Demetrious Cox's career was his defensive production: 55 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 5 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Demetrious Cox's production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Demetrious Cox moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 20 | — | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan State | 8.5 | 30.6 | 6 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 4 · L 6-30 · Conference game
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 10 · L 27-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Iowa
Week 14 · W 16-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 10 · L 38-39 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Purdue
Week 5 · W 24-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Michigan State
8.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 6 usage
58.5
#2
2015 Regular Season · Michigan State
51.8
3 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Michigan State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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