SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Jasir Cox

Ahead of Saturday's Senior Day festivities, take a look back at the career of SPEAR Jasir Cox.

Author:
Julia Mellett
Publish date:
Nov 18, 2022 4:03 PM EST

Jasir Cox (Kansas City, Mo.) joined the Mountaineer football team as a transfer from North Dakota State in the summer of 2022. He graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in psychology from West Virginia University.

Since he's been in the gold and blue, Cox has 44 tackles (26 solo), 3.5 TFLs for 13 yards, and a pair of fumble recoveries, one of which was brought back 65 yards and into the endzone for Cox's sole touchdown (Baylor).

2021 (Jr.) - North Dakota State

Played for coach Matt Entz at North Dakota State
Named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team
Started 14 games at linebacker, helping the Bison win the 2021 NCAA FCS National Championship
Missed the NCAA second round playoff game due to illness
Finished the year as NDSU's third-leading tackler with 58 tackles, three tackles for loss, 1 ½ sacks and three interceptions
Had two interceptions at Illinois State and one the following week against Missouri State
Also had two pass breakups and one forced fumble
Season-high seven tackles against Indiana State and in the national championship win over Montana State

2020 (COVID) – North Dakota State

Started all 10 games at linebacker, helping NDSU to the NCAA national quarterfinals
NDSU's third leading tackler with 52 total tackles
Made 2 ½ tackles for loss and had one sack
Had five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble
Career-high eight tackles in the NCAA first round playoff win over Eastern Washington
Seven tackles against Central Arkansas, including six solo stops
Also had seven tackles at Southern Illinois

2019 (So.) – North Dakota State

Played in 13-of-16 games, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship
Made a tackle on NDSU's first kickoff of the season against Butler but was injured and missed the rest of the nonconference slate
Had one tackle for loss in his return at Illinois State
Season-high six tackles including four solo stops, a tackle for loss and an assisted sack in the win over South Dakota
Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll

2018 (Fr.) – North Dakota State

Played in 10-of-15 games as a true freshman, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship
Played a majority of his time on the kickoff coverage team and punt defense
NDSU ranked ninth in FCS and led the Missouri Valley Football Conference averaging 15.61 yards per punt return

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