He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
In 2020, at Wake Forest, he was named to the Associated Press’ (AP) All-ACC First Team, ACC Media and Coaches’ All-ACC Third Team, Phil Steele’s All-ACC Fourth Team, as well as nominated for the ACC's Piccolo Award, which recognizes the Conference's Comeback Player of the Year, based on Fox's 2020 season performance after having suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in Spring 2019 and missing the entire 2019 season due to the injury.
[1] Fox attended and played football at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia, where he was a team captain for both his junior and senior seasons.
[3] His seven quarterback hurries mark is tied for the fifth-most all-time in a single season in Old Dominion program history.
[8] In an interview with 247Sports, he attributed, in part, his significant jump in performance and productivity during the 2017 season to his incorporation of yoga into his prior off-season's training regimen, which provided him with increased flexibility and athleticism.
[3] Although playing through injury and limited to special teams, he contributed to the biggest victory in Old Dominion history, and its first win over a Power-5 Conference opponent since the football program resumed in 2009, when the Monarchs defeated the No.
[13] After recovering from plantar plate surgery on his 2018 season injuries, he joined the Demon Deacons’ football team for its off-season training program.
However, just three days after being medically cleared (plantar injury) to participate in spring practice, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in a non-contact drill before a scrimmage, which forced him to miss the 2019 season and required surgery and 14 months of recovery and rehabilitation.
1-ranked Clemson, Fox recorded two solo tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack of quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, who would go on to be the 2020 ACC Player of the Year (football), ACC Athlete of the Year (all sports), and Heisman Trophy runner-up.
[19] Of Wake Forest’s graduate transfers, Fox, along with placekicker, Jack Crane, registered the most playing time during the 2020 season.
[21][22][23] Coming off of his ruptured Achilles injury in 2019, his 2020 season performance also earned him recognition as a nominee for the Piccolo Award, given to the ACC's Comeback Player of the Year.
[26] In Wake Forest’s season-opening game against his former team, Old Dominion, Fox recorded five tackles (three solo) in the Demon Deacons’ 42–10 victory.
[27] He was named to the Pro Football Network's College Football Team of the Week First Team for his Week 4 efforts against Syracuse, in which he recorded two tackles (one solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, one quarterback hit, and six quarterback pressures.
Fox plans to one day found a non-profit organization, the mission of which will include assisting families with autistic children.
[12] In 2015, as a freshman at Old Dominion, he was named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for his academic achievements.
After enrolling at Wake Forest in January 2019, he earned his Liberal Arts Studies master's degree after the Fall semester of 2020.
[40][41] The mother of his Wake Forest teammate, Peyton Woulard, was Fox's seventh grade teacher.