| Renard Cox |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
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| High School:
Huguenot/Lackawanna JC
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 189
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| Position:
Defensive Back
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| Experience:
1V
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On Cox: Multi-talented, versatile defensive back who can play either corner or safety ... expected to emerge as a quality ACC talent this season after a year in the Maryland system ... competing for starting corner positions with sophomore Tony Okanlawon or senior Lewis Sanders ... could start or spell teammates at any of the four secondary positions ... played a nickel back much of his junior season.
1998: Played in all 11 games while contributing 15 tackles with two pass breakups ... saw playing time and productivity gradually increase over the course of the season, registering 12 of 15 tackles in final five games ... season-high four tackles vs. Wake Forest and Duke ... 16-yard interception came as one of Maryland's school-record seven picks at Duke.
Junior College: Started every game at cornerback during his two seasons at Lackawanna Junior College in Scranton, Pa., while playing for former Terrapin Mark Duda (1979-82) ... named honorable mention All-Northeast Football Conference in 1997 ... totaled 29 solo tackles and 14 assists as a sophomore ... helped Lackawanna to a 9-2 record, a Northeast Football Conference title, and a berth in the Dixie Rotary Bowl in St. George, Utah ... as a freshman in 1996, he recorded 35 total tackles (28 solos), one interception and one sack ... also recruited by Wisconsin, Pitt and Michigan State.
High School: Graduated from Huguenot High School (Richmond, Va.) in 1996 ... earned all-district and all-city recognition as a senior.
Personal: Renard Lavell Cox ... born March 3, 1978 ... son of Sandra and Fredrick Collier ... majoring in criminal justice.
Defense G-GS UT AT TT TFL Sacks Int
1998 11-0 10 5 15/1.4 0-0 0.0-0 1-16
Cox Up Close
Someday I would like to take a trip to: China
The best advice I've ever received is: "Quitters never win."
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: the number of deaths and murders
America's biggest problem for the next century: Y2K
Who would I most like to meet?: Reggie White, Martin Luther King, Jr., Tupac Shakur
