#5

Daryus Dixson

CB · Penn State · Fr. · #5

Returning to Penn State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Daryus Dixson

CB · Penn State · Fr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#112 national
CFB
College
Penn State
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Penn State24142.01.06----
Career24142.01.06----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 22–10

at Clemson

2 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  3 PD

How he plays

Play style

Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Penn State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Penn State

Returning around him

  • 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #65

DNA match

Player DNA

Ball Hawk

Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Benjamin Morrison’s 2023 season.

Notre Dame · 2023

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 21
#2

Kalen King

Penn State · 2021

NFL Rd 7
82%
#3

Quinyon Mitchell

Toledo · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
81%
#4

Brandon Nicholson

Stanford · 2025

80%
#5

Corian Gipson

Clemson · 2025

78%

Matches Benjamin on

PD rate
Height
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kade Phillips's freshman season at Texas (2025).

Texas · 2025

#2

OJ Frederique Jr.

Miami · 2024

83%
#3

Ify Obidegwu

Oregon · 2025

82%
#4

Corian Gipson

Clemson · 2025

82%
#5

Keon Voisin

South Alabama · 2020

82%

Matches Kade on

Class year
Height
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #9375

Final rank
#9375
Avg #9467.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9375 this season.