2024 SEASON: Played in seven games, recording 12 tackles (eight solo), four sacks, five tackles for a loss, seven QB hits and a forced fumble…Ranked No. 4 on the team in sacks and was tied for No. 4 in QB hits…Was inactive (healthy scratch) for the first nine games and for the season finale (foot)…At Chicago (Nov. 17): Made his season debut, appearing on 22 snaps on defense and recording a career- best three tackles (two solo), a sack, two tackles for a loss and two QB hits. Posted his first career tackle and tackle for a loss when he dropped RB D'Andre Swift for a loss of 3 yards on second-and-7 in the first quarter. Picked up his first career sack when he took down QB Caleb Williams for a loss of 10 yards on second down to force third-and-20…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 24): Played 22 snaps on defense, recording an assisted tackle and his first career forced fumble when he forced RB Jordan Mason to fumble on the final play of the game…Vs. Miami (Nov. 28): Played 20 snaps on defense, recording two tackles (one solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss and a QB hit. Sacked QB Tua Tagovailoa for a loss of 5 yards on the second- to-last play of the game to bring up third-and-long…At Se*attle* (Dec. 15): Appeared on 20 defensive snaps, recording two tackles (both solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss and a QB hit. Sacked QB Sam Howell for a loss of 7 yards on third-and-7, forcing Seattle to punt. Became the first Packer with three-plus sacks in his first nine NFL games since DE Datone Jones in 2013…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 23): Played 26 snaps on defense, recording two tackles (both solo), a sack, a tackle for a loss and two QB hits. Sacked QB Spencer Rattler for a loss of 7 yards on a first-down play in the third quarter.
2023: Was active for five games and appeared in four contests (Weeks 3, 5, 7, 12)…Was inactive (healthy scratch) for the other 12 regular-season games and both postseason contests…Vs. New Orleans (Sept. 24): Made his NFL debut, playing one snap on defense…2023 Draft: Was signed by Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games with 34 starts, starting all 33 games he played in at Florida from 2020-22 and appearing in 13 games with one start at Georgia in 2018…For his career, registered 137 tackles (69 solo), 34 tackles for a loss, 15½ sacks, 40 QB hurries, 10 passes defensed, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery…Was twice selected to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)…Earned his degree in education sciences…2022: Started all eight games he appeared in, finishing the season with 35 tackles (15 solo), eight tackles for a loss, two sacks, nine QB hurries and a pass defensed…Posted a career-high 10 tackles (three solo), including a shared tackle for a loss, and a QB hurry vs. Utah (Sept. 3) as he earned co-SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors…Registered nine tackles (five solo) and a tackle for a loss vs. South Florida (Sept. 17)…Recorded three tackles (two solo) and two tackles for a loss vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2)…Posted five tackles (three solo), a season-best three tackles for a loss and a sack vs. Missouri (Oct. 8)…Registered a sack the next week vs. LSU (Oct. 15) and finished with three tackles (two solo)…2021: Started all 13 games, finishing with a career-high 41 tackles (26 solo), a career-best 14½ tackles for a loss, a career-high 8½ sacks, 12 QB hurries, four passes defensed and a forced fumble… Led the team in tackles for a loss, sacks and QB hurries…Recorded seven of his sacks in the final four games of the season…Registered four tackles (one solo) and a sack vs. Alabama (Sept. 18)…Posted four tackles (two solo) and 2½ tackles for a loss vs. Tennessee (Sept. 25)…Recorded a school-record four sacks vs. Florida State (Nov. 27) and added a forced fumble… Registered five tackles (all solo), including four tackles for a loss and a sack, vs. Central Florida (Dec. 23) in the Gasparilla Bowl…2020: Started all 12 games in his first season with the Gators after transferring from Georgia midway through the 2019 campaign…Earned second-team All-SEC honors from The Associated Press after posting 41 tackles (21 solo), 9½ tackles for a loss, four sacks and a team-high 18 QB hurries…Recorded multiple QB hurries in six games on the season…Registered a season-high eight tackles (four solo), 2½ tackles for a loss and a sack at Mississippi (Sept. 26) in his Gator debut…Recorded five tackles (four solo), a sack, a fumble recovery and three QB hurries vs. Missouri (Oct. 31)…2019:** Appeared in 13 games with one start as a true freshman for the Bulldogs, finishing the season with 20 tackles (seven solo), two tackles for a loss, a sack, three passes defensed and a QB hurry…Posted his first career sack at Kentucky (Nov. 3)…Made his first career start in the Sugar Bowl vs. Texas (Jan. 1) and registered a season-high six tackles (three solo).
PERSONAL: Given name Brenton Alexander Cox Jr. …Born in Decatur, Ga. …His older sister, Shay Lewis, played basketball at Clark Atlanta University…His older brother, Jamarcus Mingo, played football at Livingstone College…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and AP as a senior at Stockbridge (Ga.) High School, helping lead his team to a 13-1 record… Registered 42 tackles, 9½ tackles for a loss and five sacks as a senior and was selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game…Earned first-team all-state recognition from AP and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a junior in 2016 and was named the Henry Herald Defensive Player of the Year for Henry County…Spent his first two seasons at Miller Grove High School (Lithonia, Ga.).
