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Fletcher Cox

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Fletcher Cox

Fletcher Cox (born December 13, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. During his career, Cox won a Super Bowl, was selected to the Pro Bowl six times, and was named an All-Pro four times.

Infobox

Position
Defensive tackle
Born
(1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 34)Yazoo City, Mississippi, U.S.
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight
310 lb (141 kg)
High school
Yazoo City
College
Mississippi State (2009–2011)
NFL draft
2012: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Total tackles
519
Sacks
70.0
Forced fumbles
16
Fumble recoveries
14
Pass deflections
16
Defensive touchdowns
3

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
Height
6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
Weight
298 lb(135 kg)
Arm length
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 34+1⁄2 in(0.88 m)
Hand span
10+3⁄8 in(0.26 m)
40-yard dash
4.79 s
10-yard split
1.65 s
20-yard split
2.65 s
20-yard shuttle
4.53 s
Three-cone drill
7.07 s
Vertical jump
26.0 in(0.66 m)
Broad jump
9 ft 0 in(2.74 m)
Bench press
30 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
298 lb(135 kg)
mw- .mw- 34+1⁄2 in(0.88 m)
10+3⁄8 in(0.26 m)
4.79 s
1.65 s
2.65 s
4.53 s
7.07 s
26.0 in(0.66 m)
9 ft 0 in(2.74 m)
30 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics › Regular season
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Career high
Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
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· NFL career statistics › Regular season
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
PHI
Games
15
Games
9
Tackles
39
Tackles
32
Tackles
7
Tackles
5.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
44
Tackles
32
Tackles
12
Tackles
3.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
3
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
61
Tackles
48
Tackles
13
Tackles
4.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
21
Fumbles
1
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
71
Tackles
50
Tackles
21
Tackles
9.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
43
Tackles
27
Tackles
16
Tackles
6.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
PHI
Games
14
Games
14
Tackles
26
Tackles
15
Tackles
11
Tackles
5.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
20
Fumbles
1
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
46
Tackles
33
Tackles
13
Tackles
10.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
40
Tackles
26
Tackles
14
Tackles
3.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
2
Fumbles
3
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
2020
2020
Year
2020
Team
PHI
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
41
Tackles
28
Tackles
13
Tackles
6.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
PHI
Games
16
Games
16
Tackles
35
Tackles
25
Tackles
10
Tackles
3.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
2
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
PHI
Games
17
Games
17
Tackles
43
Tackles
23
Tackles
20
Tackles
7.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
PHI
Games
15
Games
15
Tackles
33
Tackles
15
Tackles
18
Tackles
5.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
8
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
188
Games
182
Games
519
Tackles
351
Tackles
168
Tackles
70.0
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
16
Interceptions
16
Fumbles
14
Fumbles
56
Fumbles
3
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2012
PHI
15
9
39
32
7
5.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
2013
PHI
16
16
44
32
12
3.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
3
0
1
3
0
2014
PHI
16
16
61
48
13
4.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
3
21
1
2015
PHI
16
16
71
50
21
9.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
2016
PHI
16
16
43
27
16
6.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
2017
PHI
14
14
26
15
11
5.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
2
20
1
2018
PHI
16
16
46
33
13
10.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
2019
PHI
16
16
40
26
14
3.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
2020
PHI
15
15
41
28
13
6.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2021
PHI
16
16
35
25
10
3.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2022
PHI
17
17
43
23
20
7.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2023
PHI
15
15
33
15
18
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
8
0
Career
188
182
519
351
168
70.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
16
16
14
56
3
· NFL career statistics › Postseason
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Cmb
Games
Solo
Tackles
Ast
Tackles
Sck
Tackles
Int
Tackles
Yds
Interceptions
Avg
Interceptions
Lng
Interceptions
TD
Interceptions
PD
Interceptions
FF
Interceptions
FR
Fumbles
Yds
Fumbles
TD
2013
2013
Year
2013
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
0
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
PHI
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
11
Tackles
9
Tackles
2
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
PHI
Games
2
Games
2
Tackles
5
Tackles
3
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
6
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2021
2021
Year
2021
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
3
Tackles
1
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2022
2022
Year
2022
Team
PHI
Games
3
Games
3
Tackles
6
Tackles
3
Tackles
3
Tackles
1.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2023
2023
Year
2023
Team
PHI
Games
1
Games
1
Tackles
2
Tackles
0
Tackles
2
Tackles
0.5
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
12
Games
12
Games
36
Tackles
22
Tackles
14
Tackles
2.5
Tackles
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0.0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
0
Interceptions
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
PD
FF
FR
Yds
TD
2013
PHI
1
1
3
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2017
PHI
3
3
11
9
2
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2018
PHI
2
2
5
3
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
PHI
1
1
6
3
3
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2021
PHI
1
1
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2022
PHI
3
3
6
3
3
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
PHI
1
1
2
0
2
0.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career
12
12
36
22
14
2.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0

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