Fletcher
Cox.
Fletcher
Cox.
Mississippi State· 6'4"· 298 lb· 4.77s 40
Fletcher Cox is best suited for an attacking one-gap 4-3 penetrating front, leveraging his explosiveness and power to disrupt offensive lines.
Year 1: immediate starter at 3-technique, providing interior pass rush and run defense; Ceiling: All-Pro defensive tackle capable of consistently collapsing the pocket.
Two-gap 3-4 schemes where he would be asked to absorb blocks rather than penetrate, diminishing his disruptive playmaking ability.
His rare combination of size, speed, and power makes him an ideal fit for schemes that prioritize interior pressure and upfield disruption.
Selected #12 overall in Round 1 of the 2012 NFL Draft by Philadelphia Eagles out of Mississippi State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.77sp50
- Vertical
- 26inp50
- Broad jump
- 103inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.07sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.53sp50
- Bench
- 30repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mississippi State | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 12 | 29 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 12 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 36 | 114 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Fletcher Cox has played his entire career with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has been a cornerstone of their defensive line, earning multiple Pro Bowl selections and a First-Team All-Pro nod, and winning Super Bowl LII.
Data note: from Seattle