Jacksonville Jaguars: Meeting the Unknown Rookie, Derek Cox

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Published: May 13, 2009

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... only pick in the round on Temple's defensive tackle Terrance Knighton.

Surprising all Jaguars' fans, the Jaguars wasted no time and traded for the very next selection in the draft.

Trading their 2010 second round pick and one of this year's seventh round picks to the Patriots, they received the ninth overall selection in the third round, or the 73rd overall selection in the draft.

Jaguars fans believed that perhaps the team had a relatively big name player in mind, like Alabama running back Glen Coffee or North Carolina wide receiver Brandon Tate. There must have been a big name guy that the Jaguars could not let slip any further.

When the pick selection was called, a name came out that nobody was familiar with. That name was Derek Cox, a cornerback out of William and Mary.

Even Mel Kiper Jr. wasn't sure what to say about Cox, a guy whose life is devoted to finding out the next big player in the NFL.

Cox, a 6'1", 180 po...

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