Skip To Main Content

University of Illinois Athletics

2025 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini

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
  • Instagram blessed_tc
  • Twitter tcsmoov7

Biography

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

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Junior

    DB
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    DB
    5'9" 170 lbs
    5