Turner Coxe

Photo by: Vladimir Cherry

Position:
LB
Cl-Exp:
SR-3L
Height:
6-3
Weight:
243
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
Previous School:
Highland Park

Senior (2022): AWARDS: Preseason: Phil Steele Second-Team All-AAC… Athlon Sports Third-Team All-AAC... PFF Third-Team All-AAC.

Senior (2021): Saw action in all 12 games, making 11 starts... Registered 36 tackles (30 solo), including seven TFLs for 42 yards and six sacks for 36, which was second on the team... Added a team-best three forced fumbles (4th AAC), four QB hurries and a pass breakup... AWARDS: PFF All-AAC Third Team... Phil Steele All-AAC Third Team... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. Preseason: Athlon Sports Third-Team All-AAC... Phil Steele All-AAC Second Team... PFF All-AAC Third Team.

Junior (2020): Started all 10 games... Registered 22 tackles (13 solo)... Had 5.0 TFLs for a team-high 29 yards and 3.5 sacks for a team-high 28... Added one PBU... AWARDS: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... Preseason: College Football News Top-30 AAC Players #26... Phil Steele Third-Team All-AAC... Athlon Sports Third-Team All-AAC.

Sophomore (2019): Started all 13 games... Registered 50 tackles (33 solo), including 8.5 TFLs for 32 yards... Had 3.5 sacks for 18 yards... Led the team with three forced fumbles (T2nd AAC)... Added three QB hurries and one pass breakup... AWARDS: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Freshman (2018): Played in 12 games, starting 10... Registered 20 tackles (12 solo)... Had 6.0 TFLs for 24 yards and 1.5 sacks... Added one interception two QB hurries and one forced fumble... AWARDS: American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2017: Redshirted.

Prep: A two-star recruit by 247Sports... Helped Highland Park to the UIL Class 5A Division I State Championship in his senior year... Was named the defensive player of the game after finishing with 5.5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a sack that resulted in a safety in the title game... Recorded 82 tackles, including seven sacks in 2016... Named first-team All-District 15-5A as a senior... Named one of Dallas area’s five best defensive lineman in the Class of 2017 by the Dallas Morning News... Chose SMU over Army, Air Force and others.