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Player Dossier
2013-2016New Mexico
Dakota Cox
LB • 6'0" • Draper, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dakota Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota
Player Story
Dakota Cox built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Draper, UT wearing No. 49, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Dakota Cox's career was his defensive production: 91...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Dakota Cox, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico. Dakota Cox shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Dakota Cox quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · LB
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
- Top game
- South Dakota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Juan Diego Catholic · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Juan Diego Catholic · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 91 tackles · LB 92nd (top 9%) · Mountain West 17th (top 4%) · National 126th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 12 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 12 | 81 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 62.7 |
Related Context
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Dakota Cox played LB for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dakota Cox recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
New Mexico paired 11.5 primary output with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 39.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
39.8
Usage
10.9
Consistency
19.8
Best Game by takeover score
South Dakota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 2.5. South Dakota: 4. New Mexico State: 0.5. San José State: 0. Boise State: 1. Air Force: 3. UL Monroe: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 0. Utah State: 0.5. Colorado State: 0. Wyoming: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 10 by 66.7. South Dakota: 14 by 90. New Mexico State: 6 by 30. San José State: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 7 by 39.2. Air Force: 6 by 55. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Hawai'i: 8 by 33.3. Nevada: 6 by 25. Utah State: 10 by 46.7. Colorado State: 4 by 16.7. Wyoming: 14 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Dakota
Best efficiency game
90 vs South Dakota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ UTSA10+ tackles · Splash game | W 23-20 | 10 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs Wyoming10+ tackles | W 56-35 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Colorado State | L 31-49 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Utah State10+ tackles | W 24-21 | 10 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Nevada | W 35-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Hawai'i | W 28-21 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs UL Monroe | W 59-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 45-40 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boise State | L 21-49 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs San José State | W 48-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ New Mexico State | L 31-32 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs South Dakota10+ tackles · Splash game | W 48-21 | 14 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dakota Cox story
Dakota Cox built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Draper, UT wearing No. 49, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Dakota Cox's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 14 career games in the available record. That gives Dakota Cox's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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New Mexico
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 11.5 | 39.8 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11.5 | 39.8 | 10.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Dakota
Week 1 · W 48-21
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Air Force
Week 7 · W 45-40 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 1 · W 23-20 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 4 · W 38-35
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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.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 4 · W 38-28 · 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 Postseason · New Mexico
11.5 primary output · 39.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
62.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
62.7
11.5 primary · 39.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · New Mexico
42.9
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
3
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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