2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Torrie Cox Jr.
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Chaminade-Madonna Prep
- Prev School:
- Ohio
 2025 All-Big Ten |
2025 Senor
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)
- Started all 12 games during the regular season
- 46 tackles (33 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, one interceptions, and three pass breakups on the season
- Fourth on the team with 46 total tackles and third on the Illini roster with 33 solo tackles.
- Season-high six tackles (three solo) with one interception in rivalry win vs. Norhwestern (11/29/25)
2024 Junior
- Played in all 13 games with eight starts
- 26 tackles (20 solo), 0.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and four pass breakups on the season
- Tied for sixth in the Big Ten and 45th nationally with three interceptions
- Season-high seven tackles (six solo) in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against South Carolina (12/31/24)
- Eighth-career interception vs. Northwestern (11/30/24)
- Seventh-career interception vs. #22 Nebraska (9/20/24)
- Made Illinois debut against EIU (8/29/24) with a start and recorded an interception
- Transferred to Illinois in the Summer 2024 with two years of eligibility remaining
2023 Sophomore (Ohio)
- Started 11 games at cornerback
- 32 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, and one forced fumble on the season
2022 Redshirt Freshman (Ohio)
- College Football News Freshman All-American Third Team
- Played in 13 games with 12 starts
- 37 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions, six pass breakups, and one fumble recovery on the season
2021 Freshman (Ohio)
- Played in four games and redshirted the season
High School
- All-county and all-state selection as a defensive back
- 126 tackles, 12 interceptions, and four touchdowns during his high school career
Personal
- Born Sept 12, 2003
- Son of Torrie Cox and Kawana Cox
- Father, Torrie Cox Sr., played five years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after getting drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft
- One younger brother, Tywan, and one younger sister, Tyra
- Majoring in communication
- Majored in coaching and physical education at Ohio
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