Sophomore LeDarrius Cox, who had been a defensive lineman for the entirety of his college career, has been moved to the offensive line. It is believed the move took place during Saturday's practice. Cox is the second Rebel big man to move positions in the course of the last week. Last week former offensive lineman Jalen Cunningham had made the move to defensive tackle.Cox's listing on the official Ole Miss roster was changed from defensive lineman to offensive lineman Monday morning.The 6-4, 310-pound Cox has played in 13 games on the defensive line in his career at Ole Miss and has been credited with five tackles and one fumble recovery. As a recruit, Cox was rated as a three-star prospect and rated as the nation's No. 49 defensive tackle prospect by the industry-generated 247Sports Composite index.

Now a OL



LEDARRIUS COX OLE MISS BIO2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Saw limited action as a reserve nose tackle in the Egg Bowl victory and didn’t record any stats ...  vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Primarily saw action on special teams ... Did not record any stats ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Lined up as a reserve defensive tackle on 25 snaps and didn’t tally any stats ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Saw action on seven plays as a reserve defensive end and didn’t record any stats ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Appeared on 31 snaps as a reserve defensive tackle and assisted on one tackle ... Recovered his first career fumble ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Played limited snaps as a reserve defensive tackle and didn’t tally any stats ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Saw action on defense and special teams, recording one tackle ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Saw first action of the season as both a reserve defensive tackle and on special teams ... Did not record any stats.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in three games as a true freshman and was redshirted ... Earned first letter ... Member of the 2019 signing class ... Arkansas (9/7/19): Made Rebel debut, registering one tackle in 31-17 victory ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Recorded a tackle in 41-3 win ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Saw action at nose tackle in a reserve role and didn't record any stats. 

HIGH SCHOOL: A unanimous three-star recruit by all major recruiting services ... Ranked the 39th best defensive tackle in the 2019 class by Rivals ... No. 43 DT by ESPN and No. 49 by 247Sports ... No. 19 player in Alabama by Rivals and 247Sports Composite ... Earned first team Class 7A all-state and all-coastal honors from Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior at McGill Toolen HS ... Tallied 42 solo tackles, including five sacks and eight tackles for loss in 2018 ... Helped lead Yellow Jackets to a 9-3 record and a 7A quarterfinals appearance as a senior ... Participated in the 2018 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game and tallied five total tackles and one TFL ... Coached by Bill Griffin.


Now a DL
  JALEN CUNNINGHAM

• CLASS Junior
• POSITION DL
• HT./WT. 6-4 / 325
• EXPERIENCE 2L
• HOMETOWN Odenville, Ala.
• HIGH SCHOOL St. Clair County
• MAJOR Integrated Marketing Communications

 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2020)2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): vs. Mississippi State (11/28/20): Appeared on special teams in the Egg Bowl win ... vs. South Carolina (11/14/20): Played on special teams as a member of the field goal unit ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Saw action as a reserve right guard and on special teams ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Appeared on eight snaps as a reserve right guard and four snaps on special teams ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Primarily appeared on special teams ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Saw action on special teams as a part of the field goal unit ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Played on special teams in the victory ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Saw playing time exclusively on special teams

2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw action in 10 contests as a reserve offensive lineman ... Earned first collegiate letter ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Debuted in reserve role ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Helped Ole Miss convert three kick attempts on special teams in 31-17 victory ... vs. #23 Cal (9/21/19): Played five snaps on offensive line ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Did not relinquish a sack, QB hit or hurry over career-high 50 snaps ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Appeared on 10 snaps in 31-6 win ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Did not allow a sack, hit or QB hurry over 41 snaps ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Allowed zero sacks, hits or QB hurries on 16 snaps ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Gave up no sacks, QB hits, hurries or pressures on 32 snaps ... Helped Ole Miss record the fifth-most rushing yards in school history (447) and most since 1962 ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Appeared on 13 combined snaps on offense and special teams ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Saw time on special teams in season finale.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action and was redshirted ... Member of the 2018 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as high as a four-star recruit by Rivals ... 247Sports and ESPN tabbed him a three-star DT ... Ranked as high as No. 7 player in the state of Alabama (Rivals), and No. 21 by ESPN and No. 25 by 247Sports ... Rivals also tabbed him the No. 15 DT in the country ... Selected to play in the 2017 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... Also chosen to play in the Offense/Defense All-American Bowl ... Helped lead St. Clair County to the 2017 Super 7 State Championship and an 11-4 record ... Coached by Matt Glover.

PERSONAL: Son of Helen Cunningham ... Full name is Jalen Marques Cunningham ... Born: Oct. 25, 1999 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2020 ... Integrated marketing communications major.

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