Rakim Cox

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
	High School: San Diego

	Height / Weight: 6-4 / 265
	Position: DL
	Birthdate: 02/12/1991

03/12/2013

Football Team Begins Spring Practice

Wildcats will hold 15 practices that run through April 18

11/19/2012

Andy Talley Named CAA Coach of the Year; Robertson is Top Offensive Rookie

Wildcats rewarded for sensational season with 12 players on All-CAA squad

10/18/2012

Wildcats Set For First-Ever Meeting Against Georgia State

Saturday afternoon kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. at the Georgia Dome

09/29/2012

Wildcats Run All Over Maine and Win Fourth Straight Game, 35-14

Kevin Monangai (192 yards) tallies eighth best single-game rushing total in program history

09/22/2012

Dominant Effort Sparks Wildcats to 24-8 Rout of Penn

Villanova wins 12th straight against Quakers in matchup of two longtime head coaches

11/19/2012

Villanova vs. Rhode Island

Villanova defeated Rhode Island, 31-10, in its CAA opener on September 15, 2012.

09/08/2012

Villanova Football vs. Temple (Aug. 31, 2012)

Villanova played Temple in the fourth annual Mayor's Cup game on August 31, 2012 at Lincoln Financial Field.

01/05/2012

Football vs. Delaware at PPL Park

Villanova hosted Delaware on November 19, 2011 in the first American football game played at PPL Park.

Villanova: Experienced performer who looks poised for a breakout season ... Possesses excellent pash rushing ability.

2011: Started all 11 games at defensive end and had 30 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two pass break-ups and one fumble recovery ... Tallied one assisted stop and half a sack against Temple ... Posted one solo tackle at Towson ... Made two assisted tackles against Monmouth ... Credited with six tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble at Penn ... Had four tackles and a pass break-up versus William & Mary ... Recorded one assisted tackle against New Hampshire ... Totaled five tackles and a tackle for loss at James Madison ... Credited with one solo tackle and a pass break-up versus Maine ... Tallied three tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack and a forced fumble at Massachusetts ... Registered six tackles and one tackle for loss against Delaware.

2010: Started 13 of the 14 games he played in and had 21 total tackles (14 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble and seven pass breakups ... Made three solo tackles against Temple ... Tallied an interception that was returned 30 yards and a pass break-up at Lehigh ... Had one tackle and two pass break-ups versus Towson ... Totaled one solo tackle and one assisted stop against Penn ... Posted one solo stop at William & Mary ... Made one solo tackle and a tackle for loss at Maine ... Tallied a pass break-up against James Mdaison ... Credited with four total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble against Richmond ... Totaled one solo tackle, one sack and a tackle for loss against New Hampshire ... Registered three tackles (two solo) and two pass break-ups at Delaware ... Amassed one assisted stop and an interception at Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NCAA playoffs ... Recorded three tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in NCAA quarterfinals at Appalachian State ... Had one solo tackle and a pass break-up at Eastern Washington in the NCAA semifinals.

2009: Redshirted.

San Diego High School: Earned one varsity letter in football, basketball and track ... First team All-League selection in 2008-09 and chosen as the Athlete of the Year ... Established personal bests of 153 in the discus and 51 in the shot put ... Named to the Union Tribune All-Academic Team each year from 2007-09.

Personal: Sociology major ... Born 2/12/91 in San Diego ... Younger of two children of Darryl Redmond and Tiffinny Beard ... Has an older sister, Jinai Beard (29).