Brenton Cox Jr. facts for kids

Brenton Alexander Cox Jr. (born January 30, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and Florida. He entered the 2023 NFL Draft and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent.

Early life

Cox grew up in Stockbridge, Georgia and attended Miller Grove High School for two years before transferring to Stockbridge High School. As a senior he recorded 42 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss and five sacks and was named first team All-State and played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brenton Cox Jr. DE	Stockbridge, Georgia	Stockbridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 33 (#2 DE, #5 GA)  247Sports: 60 (#3 DE, #6 GA)  ESPN: 11 (#5 DE, #3 GA)
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

College career

Cox began his collegiate career at Georgia. He played in 13 games with 20 tackles and one sack as a true freshman. He made his first career start in the 2019 Sugar Bowl, making six tackles. During the summer going into his sophomore year Cox was dismissed from the team. Shortly afterwards, Cox announced that he would be transferring to the University of Florida.

Cox initially applied for a waiver to play immediately for the Florida Gators, but his appeal was denied and he sat out his sophomore season per NCAA transfer rules. Cox was named a starter going into his redshirt sophomore season. Cox was kicked off the Gators football team on October 31, 2022, after a series of incidents with coaches and strength and conditioning staff.

Professional career

After going undrafted at the 2023 NFL draft, Cox was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2023. On August 29, 2023, the Packers announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.