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Derek Cox

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Los Angeles Chargers · CB

Derek Cox recorded 57 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

4.0

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

5

indexed seasons

57

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Derek Cox's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 18, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

16 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2009
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 4, 2009

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2013
HOUSTONTEXANS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
SEP 9, 2013

Houston Texans vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2013

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 21, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2012

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 10, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 10, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Derek Cox's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 16 total tackles · 16 interception return yards

Regular Season
2012
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
NOV 18, 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2012

16 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2010
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 31, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 31, 2010

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
2012
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 23, 2012

New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2012
NEW YORKJETS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 9, 2012

New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2012

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Derek Cox's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

01
JAXCOX—Derek Cox
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2011–2016

02
JAXCOX—Derek Cox
JAXPOSLUSZNY51Paul Posluszny
JAXSHORTS84Cecil Shorts

Quarterback misses stall a young roster

Jacksonville Jaguars · The long rebuild

Repeated top draft picks failed to create momentum until the defense accumulated enough talent for a sudden breakthrough.

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Franchise era

2010–2016

03
LACCOX—Derek Cox
LACRIVERS17Philip Rivers
LACWEDDLE32Eric Weddle

Rivers keeps a changing roster competitive

Los Angeles Chargers · The final San Diego seasons

Rivers remained prolific as the roster turned over and the franchise prepared to leave the city that had housed it for 56 years.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons57 career games192 career solo tacklesDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 73Jersey: 220 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 13, 2009Most recent: Dec 8, 2013

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history