West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Jasir Cox, a 6-foot-1, 209-pound, fifth-year senior from Kansas City, Missouri, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from North Dakota State. He will play on the defensive side of the ball.

Jasir Cox, 5th-year Senior, 6-1, 209, Kansas City, Missouri/Bishop Miege/North Dakota State

2021 (Sr.) – North Dakota State

• Played for coach Matt Entz at North Dakota State
• Named All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team
• Started 14 games at linebacker, helping the Bison win the 2021 NCAA FCS National Championship
• Missed the NCAA second round playoff game due to illness
• Finished the year as NDSU’s third-leading tackler with 58 tackles, three tackles for loss, 1 ½  sacks and three interceptions
• Had two interceptions at Illinois State and one the following week against Missouri State
• Also had two pass breakups and one forced fumble
• Season-high seven tackles against Indiana State and in the national championship win over Montana State

2020 (Jr.) – North Dakota State

• Started all 10 games at linebacker, helping NDSU to the NCAA national quarterfinals
• NDSU’s third leading tackler with 52 total tackles
• Made 2 ½ tackles for loss and had one sack
• Had five pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble
• Career-high eight tackles in the NCAA first round playoff win over Eastern Washington
• Seven tackles against Central Arkansas, including six solo stops
• Also had seven tackles at Southern Illinois

2019 (So.) – North Dakota State

• Played in 13-of-16 games, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship
• Made a tackle on NDSU’s first kickoff of the season against Butler but was injured and missed the rest of the nonconference slate
• Had one tackle for loss in his return at Illinois State
• Season-high six tackles including four solo stops, a tackle for loss and an assisted sack in the win over South Dakota
• Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll

2018 (Fr.) – North Dakota State

• Played in 10-of-15 games as a true freshman, helping NDSU win the NCAA FCS National Championship
• Used primarily on the kickoff coverage team and punt defense
• NDSU ranked ninth in FCS and led the Missouri Valley Football Conference averaging 15.61 yards per punt return

High School

• Standout player for coach Jon Holmes at Bishop Miege High
• Played his junior year at Raytown South before transferring to Bishop Miege, where he was a safety on the school’s fourth straight Kansas Class 4A state championship under coach Jon Holmes
• 2017 all-state and all-conference first team
• Had 88 tackles including 54 solo stops
• Intercepted four passes and returned two for touchdowns
• Also had a punt return for a touchdown
• Ran on a record-setting 4×100 relay team
• Also participated in basketball and baseball

Personal

• Son of James and Lotu Cox
• One of seven children (3 brothers,3 sisters)
• Older brother, Jabril Cox, was a two-time All-America linebacker at NDSU from 2016-19, before transferring to LSU for his senior season
• Expected to graduate in May 2022 with his bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in psychology