Dalton Cox

BROOKINGS, SD, SEPTEMBER 8: xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

BROOKINGS, SD: AUGUST 14: .......... (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Position:
Linebacker
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Aberdeen, S.D.
High School:
Roncalli H.S.
Major:
Entrepreneurial Studies/Economics

HONORS AND AWARDS
• NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team (2018)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team (2017)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2017, 2018)
• FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team (2018)
• Missouri Valley Football Conference President’s Council Academic Excellence Award (2018)
• MVFC All-Academic First Team (2017, 2018)
• MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2016, 2017, 2018)
• MVFC Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

2018: Served in a starting role at linebacker for the second consecutive season and ranked second on the team with 68 tackles ... began season with seven tackles in home win over Montana State ... credited with career-high 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss, in overtime win against Indiana State ... his 24-yard return of a blocked field goal set up the first Jackrabbit score in Hobo Day game against Youngstown State, while adding six tackles ... registered nine tackles, with 1.5 tackles for loss, in key road win at Illinois State ... notched eight stops in rivalry win over South Dakota to close out regular season ... tallied four tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus Duquesne ... also was honored on several academic teams, including the CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team

2017: Moved into the starting lineup at linebacker in October and started nine of the last 10 games of the season ... ranked fifth on team with 62 tackles ... credited with seven tackles, including half-tackle for loss, at Youngstown State ... registered four tackles in first start, versus Southern Illinois ... recorded six tackles (one for loss) and broke up a pass in overtime win against Illinois State ... matched season high with seven tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff victory over Northern Iowa ... closed playoff run with respective totals of five and six tackles versus New Hampshire and James Madison

2016: Again contributed on special teams and as a backup linebacker, seeing action in all 13 games ... earned squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week in road win at Southern Illinois ... tallied two or more stops in six games, including career-high four tackles in season opener at TCU ... credited with three tackles in home win over Missouri State ... recorded one tackle in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game against Villanova, then made two tackles a week later at North Dakota State

2015: Named team’s Special Teams Player of the Year ... was honored as Special Teams Player of the Week in Jackrabbit victories at Kansas and South Dakota ... played in all 12 games and recorded at least one tackle in nine contests ... registered career-best four tackles in win at Missouri State ... made two stops in back-to-back conference games at South Dakota and Western Illinois to close out regular season

2014: Selected as Scout Defense Player of the Year ... honored as Scout Defense Player of the Week four different times, including prior to regular season matchup at North Dakota State and playoff game at Montana State ... also received accolades leading up to games against Cal Poly and Illinois State

BEFORE SDSU: Excelled on both sides of the ball for Roncalli High School in Aberdeen ... career totals included 2,198 rushing yards, 31 touchdowns and 314 tackles ... also tallied 50 career receptions for 647 yards and 12 touchdowns ... three-time all-conference and all-area selection ... earned all-state honors twice, including senior season when he ran for 1,011 yards, averaged 10.6 yards per carry, and scored 19 rushing touchdowns ... also named to Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 after adding 106 tackles ... part of 16 career takeaways as he recorded five interceptions, forced seven fumbles and recorded four fumble recoveries ... also competed in track and field ... was a three-time all-conference selection who qualified for Class A state meet in shot put two times, finishing fifth as a junior and eighth as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society