
USC walk-on tight end with size and academic grit
Michael Cox entered USC in 2011 as a 6-foot-4, 230-pound redshirt freshman walk-on tight end, which tells you exactly what kind of player he is: developmental, team-first, and built to earn trust the hard way[1][2]. He stood out more for projection than production, with USC’s roster noting no statistics available, but his profile suggests a player whose value would come from size, versatility, and reliability rather than flashy box-score numbers[1][2].