Tywan Cox
Illinois Fighting Illini
61
Depth

Tywan Cox

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Is Tywan Cox starting?

Tywan Cox is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at LCB.

Tywan Cox is listed LCB #4 for Illinois at 61 OVR.

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Depth at LCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1570Jakwon MorrisStarter
  2. 22970James Finley IV
  3. 3265RJ Jones III
  4. 43261Tywan CoxYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Illinois Fighting Illini's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?James Finley IV — No. 2 at LCB for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Miami Northwestern, ranked #795 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #795 Natl
Miami, FL
Jersey
#32
Class
RS FR
Height
5'10"
Weight
185 lbs

Tywan Cox is currently behind Jakwon Morris at LCB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8744
National Rank
#795
High School
Miami Northwestern
Hometown
Miami, FL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 61 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 4WUABTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 42-23

Tywan Cox's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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