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16 Nate Cox

  • Position Quarterback
  • Ht./Wt. 6-9 / 215
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Lafayette, La.
  • High School St. Thomas More
  • Previous School Garden City Community College

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
RS FIFTH-YEAR (2022): Played in all 12 games, making seven starts ... Finished the season as the team's top passer, completing 133-of-252 passes for 1,466 yards and five touchdowns, against five interceptions ... Also was the team's second-leading rusher, running for 272 yards and three scores ... Rushed six times for 37 yards, went 7-for-11 passing for 27 yards at New Mexico State (Aug. 27) ... Ran for 29 yards and a touchdown, went 5-for-7 passing for 43 yards in the second half against Texas State (Sept. 3) ... Posted his first-career 300-yard passing game, throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns on 22-for-43 passing, against Incarnate Word (Sept. 10) ... Rushed for 23 yards, completed 20-of-42 passes for 244 yards against Colorado State (Oct. 7) ... Ran for season-high 52 yards, went 22-for-37 for 188 yards at Hawai'i (Oct. 15) ... Threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 56 yards against Fresno State (Nov. 19) ... Went 27-for-45 for 278 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 30 yards at UNLV (Nov. 26).

RS SENIOR (2021): Made his first-career start in the Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 27) against Western Michigan... Appeared in 10 games with 26 completions on 43 attempts for 279 yards and two touchdowns... Tossed his first-career touchdown against Idaho State on Sep. 11... His touchdown pass was 43 yards which marks the longest throw of his career... Threw his second-career touchdown against Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl on Dec. 27... Threw for a career-high 121 yards against Western Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl... Rushed for his first-career rushing touchdown at Colorado State (Nov. 27)... Became the tallest starting quarterback (6'9) in college football during the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. 

RS JUNIOR (2020): Appeared in eight games, in a reserve role ... went 1-for-2 passing for 10 yards.
 
GARDEN CITY CC CAREER
RS SOPHOMORE (2019): 
Completed 131-of-253 passes (51.8 percent) for 1,891 yards with 12 touchdowns and five interceptions in his one season at Garden City CC.

LOUISIANA TECH CAREER
RS FRESHMAN (2018): 
Appeared in seven games, primarily on special teams.

FRESHMAN (2017): Did not see action.
 
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Graduated from St. Thomas More High School in Louisiana where he was a two-sport athlete in football and basketball ... Threw for more than 3,500 yards and 48 touchdowns to lead St. Thomas More to a district and state championship in 2016 ... Named all-district and all-state as well as the district’s offensive MVP ... Played in the I-10 All-Star Game and earned All-Academic honors as a senior ... Played for Coach Jim Hightower ... Only started one season in high school ... Set the state championship single game passing record as a senior.
 
PERSONAL – Son of Kelly and Kay Cox … His brother, Grant, played college baseball at Louisiana Lafayette … Human development and family studies major ... Lists Tom Brady as his sports hero.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2020Junior

    Quarterback
    6'9" 225 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2021Senior

    Quarterback
    6'9" 225 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2022Fifth Year

    Quarterback
    6'9" 215 lbs
    16