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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2011, file photo, Mississippi State defensive lineman Fletcher Cox (94) tackles Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price during the first half of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. Cox is a top prospect in the upcoming NFL football draft. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)
Cox should upgrade a run defense that allowed 142.3 yards per game last season. Cox was considered to be a top 10 pick by most draft experts, and some thought the Eagles would have to move up further to get him.
Cox, listed at 6-foot-4, 298 pounds, is a speedy, versatile lineman who can play inside or outside. He was named to the All-SEC first team after he collected 56 tackles and five sacks last season.
The Eagles sent their first-round pick (15th), a fourth (114th) and a sixth (172) to Seattle to get Cox.
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Read more in Friday's NEMS Daily Journal newspaper.