Originally Posted by
The Historian
I saw him on film in 3 different games and then live in the state championship game last season. He was a first year starter who struggled early in the season. He was very up and down. He had a game against Hahnville early in the season where he looked like he had never been on a football field. As a first year starter he was never on any school's radar, and then likely fell completely off the map with his early season struggles. There was also a belief that he would focus on basketball in college.
As it turns out one of the problems was that STM had injuries everywhere. When many of those kid got back on the field and Cox got some experience, his play improved dramatically which culminated in his performance in the state championship game.
The combination of his early season film which isn't good, his weight during the season which was under 190 pounds, and the belief he was going to play basketball in college all steered recruiters away from him.