Jabril Cox

NDSU’s Stick, Cox Named MVFC Players of the Year

They are the first set of teammates to earn the honors since 2010

ST. LOUIS (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick was named Offensive Player of the Year and linebacker Jabril Cox was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 21, by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors. Stick is the second NDSU player to earn the…

NDSU LB Cox Named to Buck Buchanan Award Watch List

The Buck Buchanan Award goes to the top defensive player in the FCS

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox was added to the watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award on Thursday, Nov. 8. The award is presented annually to the top defensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision. Cox, a sophomore from Kansas City, Mo., currently ranks 10th in the FCS and leads the Missouri Valley…

NDSU Steamrolls South Dakota on the Road, 59-14

Easton Stick throws Three Touchdowns En Route to Victory

VERMILLION, S.D. – (NDSU Athletics) Easton Stick threw three first-half touchdown passes and No. 1-ranked North Dakota State marched to a 59-14 win over South Dakota in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Saturday, Oct. 27, at the DakotaDome. Stick’s third TD was a 6-yard strike to tight end Ben Ellefson and put the Bison ahead 35-7 late in the…

NDSU’s Jabril Cox Off to a Hot Start in 2018

Cox is the first player since 1967 to have a pick-six in back-to-back games

FARGO, N.D. — Sophomore Bison Jabril Cox is off to a hot start to the 2018 season. Number 42 returned an interception 36-yards for a touchdown in Saturday’s win over Delaware. The week prior, he had another pick-six, returning a 43-yard interception. Cox is the first player since 1967 to have a pick-six in back-to-back games. Cox also has fifteen…

NDSU LB Jabril Cox Excited for Opportunity to Play with his Brother

Jasir Cox is a freshman for the Herd

Sophomore linebacker Jabril Cox returns to North Dakota State after leading the team in tackles last season, and now he is joined by his brother. Jasir Cox is a freshman with big shoes to fill. He followed his older brother to NDSU, but the two haven’t actually spent much time playing together. “It’s amazing having my younger brother on the…

NDSU LB Cox Defies Youth, Uses Experience to Help Younger Players

Jabril Cox led North Dakota State in tackles as a true freshman

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox has not completed his first year of college, but he is already using his experience to help out younger players in spring practice. Cox led the team in tackles as a true freshman, and he says he put on eight pounds of muscle so far this offseason. Even though he is…

Jabril Cox’s Brother Among Four Signees for NDSU Football

Jasir Cox joins three recruits from Florida to sign on Wednesday

FARGO, N.D. (NDSU Athletics) — North Dakota State head football coach Chris Klieman announced the addition of four student-athletes to the Bison program Wednesday, Feb. 7, the first day of the National Letter of Intent regular signing period. The Bison signed three players from Florida and one from Missouri.  They are Jacksonville wide receiver Kenneth Channelle of Ribault High School, Kansas…

Jabril Cox Playing Beyond his Years as Championship Game Approaches

The redshirt freshman leads the Bison in tackles

We all know the last time NDSU and James Madison met up, it didn’t go well for the Herd. Two key defensive pieces were absent down the stretch in 2016, Nick DeLuca and Nate Tanguay. Their presence this season makes a big difference. But there is another Code Green standout who didn’t play a factor in last year’s playoffs, redshirt…

Jabril Cox Ready to Make an Impact in First Playoff Game

The Redshirt-Freshman leads the Bison in tackles

FARGO, N.D. — On a team riddled with playoff experience, North Dakota State’s leading tackler has never played a snap in the postseason. Redshirt-Freshman linebacker Jabril Cox is trying to treat Saturday’s FCS Playoff game against San Diego like any other contest. But, he’s seeking out advice from some of the veteran defensive players on what it’s like to play…

Klieman, Cox Score Conference Honors

Chris Klieman is the conference's Coach of the Year, while Jabril Cox is the Freshman of the Year

ST. LOUIS (NDSU Athletics) – North Dakota State University claimed three of the top five honors in the Missouri Valley Football Conference on Wednesday, Nov. 22, as selected by a vote of the league’s media, head coaches and sports information directors. Chris Klieman was selected as the Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year for the first time in his career.  Linebacker…