2021 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Jabriel Cox | LSU | ILB

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Player Bio: Jabril Cox attended Raytown South High School in Kansas City, Mo. He played quarterback, and his senior passed for 2,103 and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 1,004 and 13 touchdowns. His junior year, 1,300 and 17 touchdowns and 830 yards and 509 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a receiver. He earned All-Conference first team both years and also and played basketball team.

​ACCOLADES
2021 NFL Combine Invite
2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Participant
2020 Butkus Award Finalist
2019 Phil Steele FCS All-America Second Team
2019 Associated Press All-America Third Team
2019 STATS FCS All-America Second Team
2019 MVFC Honor Roll
2019 HERO Sports FCS All-America First Team
2019 All-MVFC First Team
2018 STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Finalist 
2018 HERO Sports FCS All-America First Team
2018 Phil Steele FCS All-America First Team
2018 AFCA All-America Second Team
2018 STATS FCS All-America Second Team
2018 Associated Press All-America Second Team
2018 MVFC Defensive Player of the Year
2018 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
2018 All-MVFC First Team
2017 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist
2017 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American
2017 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America First Team
2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Year
2017 MVFC Freshman of the Year
2017 All-MVFC Second Team

JABRIL COX
LINEBACKER
HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
KANSAS CITY, MO            |           SENIOR (GR) 
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DRAFT YR:  2020              COMBINE INVITE: YES

​HEIGHT                    WEIGHT                    ARMS
6' 3"                232 lbs             32⅜"

HANDS                   PROJECTED 40-TIME           DRAFT GRADE
   9"                          4.75                      6.26

SCHOOL:  LSU                                               |                    CONFERENCE: SEC
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COMBINE RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       DNP         |              DNP              |              DNP             |             DNP          |             DNP             |              DNP                      
 
PRO DAY RESULTS
40 YD DASH     |     BENCH PRESS     |     VERTICAL JUMP     |     BROAD JUMP     |     3 CONE DRILL     |     20 YD SHUTTLE    
​       DNP         |              DNP              |              DNP             |             DNP          |             DNP             |              DNP                     

GAME FILM
#19 Jabril Cox vs South Carolina

#19 Jabril Cox highlights (2020)

Strengths: He is a very athletic linebacker that is very fluid and explosive with good hips that rotates side to side when he flips them with no tightness.. He has tremendous range who can climb downhill fast and close from the backside. He can meet the blocker at the point of contact and the ability to shed the block and make the tackle. He navigates well thru traffic in pursuit of slipping past blocks. He does not shy away from contact at the critical point where it is the last resort. He has sideline-to-sideline speed that challenges the edge and in coverage. Aggressive and good tackler that usually paly beneath the pad level and wrap up on his tackles. He plays well as a coverage linebacker who can play in zone or man sets and anticipates the ball.

Weaknesses: He has nasty tendencies to react before reading the play and gets siked away from the play. He needs to become far more patient with his reads and not explore his instincts. His angles in pursuit can be off-course and will need to improve on the routes. He lacks the ideal strength and will need to get stronger. He often goes for the big hit above the pad level and not wrap on the tackle. He is a versatile linebacker but may not be polished for the inside at the next level and play at the weakside position in a 4-3 defense. 

Draft Projection: 2nd - 4th Round

NFL Comparison:  Jayrone Elliott (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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