Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#32
Tywan Cox
Freshman defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Northwestern
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 795 nationally · Signed with Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Tywan Cox
One game to point at: 4 tackles against UAB — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Miami Northwestern
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–10
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Illinois2-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
48.8%
81 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 - Illinois Did not play in a game and redshirted the season High School Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals Position ranks: #49 (Rivals), #66 (247Sports), #79 (ESPN), #141 (On3) State of Florida ranks: #85 (Rivals), #86 (247Sports), #103 (ESPN), #181 (On3) Played for…
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- #32Tywan Cox2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology