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Top 50 Mountain West Players: No. 21 is Dakota Cox from New Mexico

Coming off an ACL injury that ended his 2014 season early, New Mexico linebacker Dakota Cox is looking to come back strong in 2015 and enters the Top 50 Mountain West list at number 21. The junior linebacker was leading the nation in tackles last season before his injury.

By Duane Grasmick
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Injuring his ACL robbed New Mexico Lobos linebacker Dakota Cox of completing his 2014 season, but the linebacker is back and ready to make up for missed time in 2015. The 6'1 230 lb. junior enters the Mountain West Top 50 list at number 21. During his sophomore season before getting hurt, Cox was leading the team and the country with 116 tackles. His play through his nine game season was good enough to make him first team All-Mountain West. Despite his injury, Phil Steele named Cox second team preseason All-Mountain West.

Our player countdown will be posted in the morning each and every day, and here is our StoryStream of our countdown. Feel free to agree or disagree, civilly of course, in the comments about the list. New players are in bold.

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6. J.J. Whittaker, DB,SDSU
7. Max Wittek, QB, UH
8. Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU

Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU
9. Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU
10. Brian Hill, RB, WYO Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU
11. Brian Hill, RB, WYO
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13. Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU
14. Brian Hill, RB, WYO

Rees Odhiambo, OL, BSU

 Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU
15. Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU
16. Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Teriyon Gipson, RB, UNM Brian Hill, RB, WYO
17. Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Uso Olive, DL, WYO Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU
18. Uso Olive, DL, WYO Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV
Charles Washington, DB, FSU Max Wittek, QB, UH
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Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Dakota Cox, LB, SDSU Max Wittek, QB, UH
20. Lamar Jordan, QB UNM Charles Washington, DB, FSU Steven Walker, TE, CSU Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU
21. Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Max Wittek, QB, UH Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Dakota Cox, LB, UNM
22. Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU
Jake Roh, TE, BSU Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Rees Odhiambo, OL, BSU Ryan Finley, QB, BSU Charles Washington, DB, FSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Darrell Green, OL, SDSU

23. Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU

 Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Max Wittek, QB, UH Christian Tago, LB, SJSU
Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Ryan Finley, QB, BSU Ejiro Ederaine, LB, FSU Brian Hill, RB, WYO
24. Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU Steven Walker, TE, CSU Steven Walker, TE, CSU Rees Odhiambo, OL, BSU Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Austin Stephens, C, USU Darrell Green, OL, SDSU Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Rees Odhiambo, OL, BSU
25. Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Nate Romine, QB, AFA Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Darrell Greene, OL, SDSU Dakota Cox, LB, SDSU Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Max Wittek, QB, UH Alex Hansen, DL, AFA Alex Hansen, DL, AFA
26. Max Wittek, QB, UH Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU
Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Charles Washington, DB, FSU Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Dakota Cox, LB, UNM
27. Shaun Wick, RB, WYO

Peni Vea, DB, UNLV

 Jarred Gipson, TE, NEV Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Alex Hansen, DL, AFA Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Austin Stephens, C, USU Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU
28. Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Jalen Robinnette, WR, AFA Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Alex Hansen, DL, AFA
Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Austin Stephens, C, USU Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Kevin Pierre-Louis, DB, CSU Shaun Wick, RB, WYO
29. Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Teryion Gibson, RB, UNM Jake Roh, TE, BSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Max Wittek, QB, UH Alex Hansen, DL - AFA Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Jake Roh, TE, BSU Ben Weaver, LB, BSU Devin Centers, DB, USU
30. Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Austin Stephens, C, USU Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Ryan Finley, QB, BSU Brian Hill, RB, WYO Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH
31.Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Ben Weaver, LB, BSU Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Austin Stephens, C, USU Don Jackson, RB, NEV Dakota Cox, LB, SDSU Austin Stephens, C, USU Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Austin Stephens, C, USU Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU Travis Averill, OL, BSU
32.Darrell Greene, OL, SDSU Carlos Wiggins, WR, UNM Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Steven Walker, TE, CSU J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Pearce Slater, OL, SDSU
33. Christian Tago, LB, SJSU
 Don Jackson, RB, NEV Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Brian Hill, RB, WYO Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Austin Stephens, C, USU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Jake Roh, TE, BSU Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Jake Fely, LB, SDSU
34. Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Diocemy Saint-Juste, RB, Hawaii Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Calvin Munson, LB, SDSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Max Wittek, QB, UH Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Alex Barrett, DL, SDSU
35. Brian Hill, RB, WYO
 Jeremy McNichols, WR/RB BSU Ben Weaver, LB, BSU Alex Hansen, DL - AFA Pearce Slater, OL, SDSU Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Darrell Green, OL, SDSU Travis Averill, OL, BSU

Maurice McKnight, DB, SJSU

 Austin Stephens, C, USU
36. Austin Stephens, C, USU Devin Centers, DB, USU Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Ben Clarke, OL, UH Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Ben Clarke, OL, UH
37. Rykeem Yates, LB, NEV J.J. Whittaker, DB,SDSU Don Jackson, RB NE J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Quinton Pedroza, WR, UH Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Alex Fifita, OT, FSU Pearce Slater, OL, SDSU Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU Steven Walker, TE, CSU
38. Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Blake Decker, QB UNLV Charles Washington, DB, FSU Shane Williams-Rhodes, WR, BSU Chase Roullier, OL, WYO Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Travis Averill, OL, BSU Joe Gray, QB, SJSU Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Jimmy Pruitt, CB, SJSU Ben Weaver, LB, BSU
39. Jake Roh, TE, BSU Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Max Wittek, QB, UH Darrell Green, OL, SDSU Jarred Gipson, TE, NEV Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Ben Clarke, OL, UH
40. Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Teryion Gibson, RB, UNM Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Garrett Brown, WR, AFA Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Ryan Finley, QB, BSU Darrell Green, OL, SDSU Tyler Winston, WR, SJSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV
41. Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU Brian Hill, RB, WYO
Joe Gray, QB, SJSU Ejiro Ederaine, LB, FSU Devin Centers, DB, USU Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Kennedy Tulimasealii, DL UH Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO Tyler Gray, LB, BSU Christian Tago, LB, SJSU
42. Devin Centers, DB, USU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Zack Greenlee, QB FSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU Rees Odhiambo, OL, BSU Alex Hansen, DL, AFA Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Alex Hansen, DL, AFA Damontae Kazee, DB, SDSU
43. Jalen Robinette, WR, AFA J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Todd Hunt, DL, FSU Cameron Coffman, QB, WYO Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Lloyd Mills, KR, SDSU Devin Centers, DB, USU Cleveland Wallace III, CB, SJSU Jonathan Moxey, CB, BSU Jake Roh, TE, BSU
44. Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Ejiro Ederaine, LB FSU Devin Centers, DB, USU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Ryan Cummings, OL, WYO Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO Shaun Wick, RB, WYO Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO Devin Centers, DB, USU Devin Centers, DB, USU Uso Olive, DL, WYO
45. Charles Washington, DB, FSU Rykeem Yates, LB, Nev Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV Dakota Cox, LB, UNM Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO Devin Centers, DB, USU Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Kevin Pierre-Louis, DB, CSU Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU
46. J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Jake Roh, TE, BSU Christian Tago, LB, SJSU Rees Odhiambo, OL - BSU Justin Northern, OG, FSU Kevin Pierre-Louis, DB, CSU Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV Devin Centers, DB, USU Max Wittek, QB, UH Garrett Brown, WR, AFA Marcus Kemp, WR, UH Nate Romine, QB, AFA
47. Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV Diocemy Saint-Juste, RB Hawaii Kelsey Young, RB, BSU Bo Bonnheim, C, FSU Brian Burrell, QB, FSU Joe Gray, QB, SJSU Charles Washington, DB, FSU Steven Walker, TE, CSU Lamar Jordan, QB UNM Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Lamar Jordan, QB UNM
48.Ryan Finley, QB, BSU Lamar Jordan, QB, UNM
J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Joe Gray, QB, SJSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Max Wittek, QB, UH Jake Fely, LB, SDSU Brett Rypien, QB, BSU Hasaan Henderson, WR, NEV Tau Lotulelei, LB, UNLV Jordan Nielsen, DL, USU
49.Ben Weaver, LB, BSU Garrett Brown, WR, AFA Brian Hill, RB, WYO Kyrie Wilson, LB, FSU Garrett Brown, WR, AFA Drew Van Maanan, FB, WYO Ben Clarke, OL, UH Lucas Wacha, LB, WYO Lloyd Mills, KR, SDSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV
50. Steven Walker, TE, CSU Zack Greenlee, QB, FSU Garrett Brown, WR, AFA Brian Hill, RB, WYO J.J. Whittaker, DB, SDSU Thomas Sperbeck, WR, BSU Peni Vea, DB, UNLV Rafe Kiely, OL, WYO Jake Fely, LB, SDSU Rafe Kiely, OL, WYO Tanner Vallejo, LB, BSU

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