2021 Football Roster (Fall)
Biography
2021: All-CAA Third Team linebacker... second on the team with 73 total tackles and tying for the team lead with four sacks, starting all 11 games at linebacker... had at least four tackles in every game... third in the CAA with four forced fumbles, also being in the top-20 in the league in tackles and sacks... tallied up nine tackles and a half-sack in home opener vs. North Dakota State (9/18)... had a 15-yard sack in home victory vs. Stony Brook (10/9), totaling seven tackles... CAA Defensive Player of the Week with 11 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in home win vs. Rhode Island (10/16).
2019: Moved into a starting linebacker role in the second game of the season, playing in all 12 games with 11 starts... Tied for team lead with 4.5 sacks, third on the team with 77 tackles (23rd in the CAA with 6.4 tackles a game) and nine tackles for loss, adding a pair of fumbles forced and recovered... Earned multiple tackles in all 12 games, including at least seven in seven different contests... Notched nine tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack in home victory over N.C. Central (9/7), following with eight tackles, a sack and a forced fumble in win at Maine (9/14)... Second on the team with nine tackles at Florida (9/28), adding a sack and a forced fumble... Picked up a sack of 10 yards and eight tackles in season finale vs. Elon (11/23).
2018: Contributor at linebacker and special teams, playing in 10 games...picked up 13 tackles, including four games with at least three tackles...three tackles in the first two games of the year at Morgan State on Sept. 1 and at Wake Forest on Sept. 8.
2017: Did not log game time as a rookie linebacker, redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Brian Hales at Butler High School…earned First-Team All-State honors by NCPreps.com after finishing senior season with 183 tackles, seven pass break-ups and three blocked kicks…named to the All-Charlotte Observer First Team after helping the Bulldogs to a 12-2 record…named the Defensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas…two-time all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Son of Issac and Sharon Dixon…majoring in communication studies.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
Linebacker
5'11"
200 lbs
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2018Sophomore
Linebacker
5'11"
214 lbs
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2019Redshirt Sophomore
Linebacker
6'0"
220 lbs
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2020Redshirt Junior
Linebacker
6'0"
220 lbs
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2021Redshirt Senior
Linebacker
6'0"
220 lbs