2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 32
Tywan Cox
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Northwestern
2025 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #49 (Rivals), #66 (247Sports), #79 (ESPN), #141 (On3)
- State of Florida ranks: #85 (Rivals), #86 (247Sports), #103 (ESPN), #181 (On3)
- Played for head coach Teddy Bridgewater at Miami Northwestern
- Also ran track in high school
- Honor Roll
- Offers included Miami, Nebraska, Pitt, SMU, Syracuse, and Vanderbilt
Personal
- Born May 9, 2007
- Son of Torrie and Kawana Cox
- Brother, Torrie Jr., plays football at Illinois
- Twin sister, Tyra, is a Florida high school state champion sprinter and Division I track recruit
- Father, Torrie Sr., played five years in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after getting drafted in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft
- Chose Illinois ”because of the great coaches, great players, great facility, great campus, and a chance to play with my brother.”
- Majoring in communication
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