#97

Turner Coxe

DE · SMU · Sr. · #97

SMU 2021 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Turner Coxe

DE · SMU · Sr · #97

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

SMU

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches

2020

Sonny Dykes

SMU

2021

Jim Leavitt

SMU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Sonny Dykes → Jim Leavitt. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020SMU7-3HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced

2021SMU8-4HC: Jim Leavitt · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	SMU	36	30	7.0	6.0	1	--	--
2020	SMU	21	13	4.5	3.0	1	--	--
Career		57	43	11.5	9.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 39–37

at Louisiana Tech

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Edged out Louisiana Tech on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins the corner before the tackle can set.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Rusher

Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.

EDGE

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nelson Paul’s 2020 season.

Nelson Paul

87%match

SMU · 2020

Marcus Haynes

Old Dominion · 2021

85%

Isaiah Bagnah

Boise State · 2021

77%

Willie Taylor

Washington State · 2021

77%

Turner Coxe

SMU · 2020

74%

Matches Nelson on

Pressure-to-sack conversion

Sack rate

Height

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Cameron Goode's sophomore season at California (2021).

Cameron Goode

91%match

California · 2021

NFL Rd 7

Jordan Lawson

Louisiana · 2023

All-Sun Belt

88%

David Bailey

Stanford · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

86%

Cian Slone

Utah State · 2024

All-Mountain West

84%

Briceon Hayes

Sam Houston · 2024

84%

Matches Cameron on

Class year

TFL rate

Pressure-to-sack conversion