Fletcher Cox

**Fletcher Cox**
Personal information
File:Fletcher Cox.JPG Cox in the 2013 NFL season.
No. 91 Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive end
Date of birth: (1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth: Yazoo City, Mississippi
High School: Yazoo City (MS)

Career information
College: Mississippi State
NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Debuted in 2012 for the Philadelphia Eagles



Career history
*Philadelphia Eagles ( 2012–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
*First-team All-American (2011) Second-team All-SEC (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2013
Tackles	51
Sacks	7.5
Forced fumbles	1

Fletcher Cox (born December 13, 1990) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. After playing college football for Mississippi State, he was selected 12th overall by the Eagles in the 2012 NFL Draft.

College career[]

Cox was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi.^[1] Cox played three seasons at Mississippi State University. As a junior in 2011, Cox was named an All-American by Pro Football Weekly.^[2]

Professional career[]

2012 NFL Draft[]

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	WtArm lengthHand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 4 in	298 lb34½ in10 in	4.79 s		4.53 s		7.07 s	26.0 in	8 ft 7 in	30 reps

The Philadelphia Eagles traded up from the 15th selection to pick Cox 12th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.^[3] He is the highest selected Mississippi State Bulldog since Michael Haddix in 1983, and the highest selected Bulldog defensive lineman since Jimmy Webb in 1975. Cox was signed to a four-year contract on June 18, 2012.^[4]

Philadelphia Eagles[]

Cox is expected to be in the defensive line rotation primarily at the left defensive tackle position. On October 14, Cox was ejected after throwing punches against Detroit Lions players, and was fined $21,000.^[5]

References[]

↑ "Fletcher Cox". SB Nation Philly. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/152659/fletcher-cox. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ PFW 2011 All-America team
↑ "Fletcher Cox". SB Nation Philly. http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/152659/fletcher-cox. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ "Eagles sign DT Fletcher Cox". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8069203/philadelphia-eagles-agree-four-year-contract-first-round-pick-fletcher-cox. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
↑ "Fletcher Cox says he's been fined $21K by NFL for punch". National Football League. 2012-10-24. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000085012/article/fletcher-cox-says-hes-been-fined-21k-by-nfl-for-punch. Retrieved 2012-10-24.

External links[]

v · d · e2012 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Andrew Luck Robert Griffin III Trent Richardson Matt Kalil Justin Blackmon Morris Claiborne Mark Barron Ryan Tannehill Luke Kuechly Stephon Gilmore Dontari Poe Fletcher Cox Michael Floyd Michael Brockers Bruce Irvin Quinton Coples Dre Kirkpatrick Melvin Ingram Shea McClellin Kendall Wright Chandler Jones Brandon Weeden Riley Reiff David DeCastro Dont'a Hightower Whitney Mercilus Kevin Zeitler Nick Perry Harrison Smith A. J. Jenkins Doug Martin David Wilson

Draft years 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

v · d · ePhiladelphia Eagles first-round draft picks

Berwanger S. Francis J. McDonald O'Brien McAfee Kmetovic Muha S. Van Buren Yonakor Riggs Armstrong Scott Bednarik Tripucka Grant E. Van Buren Worden Bielski Pellegrini Peaks Kowalczyk B. Brown Beisler H. Jones Rossovich Keyes Zabel R. Harris Reaves Sisemore Young J. Robinson R. Young L. Mitchell Quick Haddix Kenny Jackson K. Allen Byars Brown Keith Jackson B. Smith Davis Holmes L. Renfro B. Williams Mamula Mayberry J. Harris W. Thomas McNabb Simon F. Mitchell Sheppard McDougle Andrews Patterson Bunkley Maclin Graham Watkins Cox

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v · d · ePhiladelphia Eagles 2012 NFL Draft selections

Fletcher Cox Mychal Kendricks Vinny Curry Nick Foles Brandon Boykin Dennis Kelly Marvin McNutt Brandon Washington Bryce Brown

Draft years: 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (AAFC) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

v · d · ePhiladelphia Eagles current roster

Active roster	1 Jerrod Johnson \| 3 Mike Kafka \| 6 Alex Henery \| 7 Michael Vick \| 8 Chas Henry \| 9 Vince Young \| 10 DeSean Jackson \| 11 Sinorice Moss \| 13 Terrance Turner \| 14 Riley Cooper \| 16 Chad Hall \| 17 Johnnie Lee Higgins \| 21 Joselio Hanson \| 22 Asante Samuel \| 23 Ronnie Brown \| 24 Nnamdi Asomugha \| 25 LeSean McCoy \| 25 Jarrad Page \| 26 Jaiquawn Jarrett \| 27 Brandon Hughes \| 27 Dion Lewis \| 28 Marlin Jackson \| 29 Nate Allen \| 30 Colt Anderson \| 31 Curtis Marsh \| 32 Owen Schmitt \| 33 Derrick Locke \| 34 Eldra Buckley \| 35 Trevard Lindley \| 37 Jamar Wall \| 38 Jorrick Calvin \| 39 Stanley Havili \| 41 Isaiah Trufant \| 42 Kurt Coleman \| 43 Graig Cooper \| 45 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie \| 46 Jon Dorenbos \| 48 Brandon Peguese \| 48 Martell Webb \| 49 Rashad Jeanty \| 50 Casey Matthews \| 51 Jamar Chaney \| 52 Daniel Te'o-Nesheim \| 53 Moise Fokou \| 55 Darryl Tapp \| 56 Akeem Jordan \| 57 Keenan Clayton \| 58 Trent Cole \| 59 Brian Rolle \| 61 A. Q. Shipley \| 62 Jason Kelce \| 63 Danny Watkins \| 64 Marlon Favorite \| 64 Ryan Harris \| 65 King Dunlap \| 66 Dallas Reynolds \| 67 Jamaal Jackson \| 68 Anthony Hargrove \| 68 Austin Howard \| 69 Evan Mathis \| 71 Jason Peters \| 72 Cedric Thornton \| 73 Derek Landri \| 73 Julian Vandervelde \| 75 Juqua Parker \| 76 Phillip Hunt \| 77 Mike McGlynn \| 78 Brandon Collier \| 78 Fenuki Tupou \| 79 Todd Herremans \| 80 Brandon Caleb \| 81 Jason Avant \| 82 Clay Harbor \| 83 Rod Harper \| 85 Cornelius Ingram \| 87 Brent Celek \| 88 Donald Lee \| 89 Gerald Jones \| 90 Antonio Dixon \| 91 Trevor Laws \| 93 Jason Babin \| 94 Charles Noonan \| 96 Greg Lloyd \| 97 Cullen Jenkins \| 98 Mike Patterson \| -- Jamar Adams \| -- Chris Wilson

Reserve lists	18 Jeremy Maclin (Active/NF-Ill.) \| 54 Brandon Graham (Active/PUP) \| 74 Winston Justice (Active/PUP) \| 95 Victor Abiamiri (IR)

Persondata
Name	Cox, Fletcher
Alternative names
Short description	American football defensive lineman
Date of birth	December 13, 1990
Place of birth	Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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