Avante Cox

Position:
Wide Receiver
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Hometown:
Rochester, Ill.
High School:
Rochester
Prev School:
Wyoming
Major:
Information Systems Technology

2022 (SENIOR)

Started all 11 games
Named 2nd-Team All-MVFC
Led the team in catches (46) and TD catches (8)
Had 100-yard receiving games versus Missouri State (107) and Northern Iowa (102)
Caught at least one pass in every game in his career (46)

2021 (JUNIOR)

Played and started 10 games, missing 3 games due to injury
All-MVFC honorable mention
Totaled 43 catches for 739 yards and 5 TDs
Had 5 catches for 187 yards and 1 TD at SEMO
His 99-yard touchdown catch at SEMO was the longest in school history
In the playoff win at South Dakota, produced 10 catches for 148 yards and a TD
Added 8 rushing attempts for 45 yards

2020 (COVID YEAR)

Consensus First-Team All-American (Stats FCS, AFCA, Athlon).
Named First-Team All-MVFC.
Recorded 66 catches — the third-highest in a season in SIU history.
Led the MVFC with 66 receptions, 838 receiving yards and 5 TDs. He was second in receptions per game with 6.6
Had four 100-yard receiving games, including a season-high 138 yards in the win over No. 1 North Dakota State.
Had at least 4 catches in every game, including a season-high 9 grabs vs. SEMO.
Extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 22 (every game of his SIU career).
Also rushed for 238 yards, 1 TD and averaged 9.5 yards per carry.

2019 (SOPHOMORE)

2nd Team All-MVFC and All-Newcomer team Led the team with 47 catches for 617 yards and 5 TDs and also had 21 carries for 212 rushing yards, 3 TDs and a 10.1 average per rush
MVFC Offensive Player of the Week at South Dakota (8 catches, 113 yards, 2 TDs and 4 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD)
MVFC Newcomer of the Week at Arkansas State (7 catches, 142 yards, 1 TD) and at South Dakota
Had at least 2 catches in 10-straight games to end the season

At Wyoming (2017-18)

Played in 10 games in two seasons ... Caught six passes for 84 yards, and rushed five times for 51 yards and one touchdown ... Had a career-long 39-yard reception versus Texas State in 2017 ... Had a career-long 23-yard rushing TD at Washington State in 2018 ... Also contributed on special teams with three tackles and one kickoff return.

HIGH SCHOOL

First-Team All-State Class 4A by the Illinois Football Coaches Association in 2016 ... Ranked as the No. 82 overall recruit in the state of Illinois in the 2017 recruiting class by 247Sports.com ...Played with current Saluki quarterback Nic Baker and brother D'Ante Cox to lead 2016 team to an 11-1 record and the 2016 4A State Championship ... Ranked No. 3 in the state of Illinois in receiving yards his senior year with 1,167 yards ... Had 79 receptions on the season and scored 21 receiving touchdowns ... Had a season-high 155 yards came in the 4A state championship game, in which he also scored two receiving touchdowns and had one interception ... Totaled 1,965 all-purpose yards as a senior, including 393 yards in kickoff returns and 251 yards in punt returns ... Scored a total of 25 touchdowns in 2016 -- 21 receiving, two rushing, one punt return TD and one kickoff return TD ... As a defensive back, Cox tallied 43 total tackles, including 33 solo tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three interceptions and one fumble recovery.

PERSONAL