LSU Lands Commitment From North Dakota State Grad Transfer LB Jabril Cox

by Staff Reporter

April 2, 202052 Comments

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Talented North Dakota State linebacker Jabril Cox has announced that he will be transferring to LSU.

Cox will count towards LSU's 2020 class and will play immediately as a graduate transfer.

The Kansas City, Missouri native is a three-time All-American and won three FCS National Championships during his time with the Bisons.

Here's a quick look at his bio from North Dakota State:

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* 2018 STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award Finalist (4th)
* 2017 STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award Finalist (6th)
* 2018, 2019 HERO Sports FCS All-America First Team
* 2018 Phil Steele FCS All-America First Team
* 2019 Phil Steele FCS All-America Second Team
* 2018 AFCA All-America Second Team
* 2018, 2019 STATS FCS All-America Second Team
* 2018 Associated Press All-America Second Team
* 2019 Associated Press All-America Third Team
* 2018 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
* 2017 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-American
* 2017 Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America First Team
* 2018 MVFC Defensive Player of the Year
* 2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Year
* 2017 MVFC Freshman of the Year
* 2018, 2019 All-MVFC First Team
* 2017 All-MVFC Second Team
* 2017 STATS FCS National Freshman of the Week
* 2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Week (2)
* 2019 MVFC Honor Roll

2019 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned first team All-America honors from HERO Sports...Second team All-America by STATS and Phil Steele...Third team All-America by the Associated Press...All-Missouri Valley Football Conference first team...NDSU's third leading tackler with 92 stops including 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks...Led the Bison with 57 solo tackles, two shy of the school record, and finished the year fourth in Bison history with 158 career solo stops....Had one interception against UC Davis and finished the season fifth all-time at NDSU with 190 career interception return yards...Also credited with six pass breakups and five quarterback hurries...Made a season-high eight tackles three times including the NCAA quarterfinal win over Illinois State and the NCAA championship victory over James Madison...Started 15 of 16 games...Missed the South Dakota game with an injury, ending a streak of 31 consecutive starts...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

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