#6

Dasean Dixon

DT · Northern Illinois · Sr. · #6

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

Dasean Dixon

DT · Northern Illinois · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Northern Illinois
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 19–17

vs Holy Cross

1 TFL  ·  1 SOLO  ·  3 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Northern Illinois

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive tackle · Northern Illinois

Returning around him

  • 53% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • Transfer portal: -16 net (6 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

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

Northern Illinois · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #125 · 2026 recruiting class #81

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Grady Kelly’s 2025 season.

Grady Kelly

94%match

Michigan State · 2025

#2

Damian Ilalio

Kansas State · 2025

91%
#3

Cade Haberman

Northern Illinois · 2022

89%
#4

Rodas Johnson

Wisconsin · 2023

89%
#5

Anthony Hawkins

Bowling Green · 2021

89%

Matches Grady on

Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Eriq Kitchen's freshman season at Southern Miss (2020).

Eriq Kitchen

88%match

Southern Miss · 2020

#2

Hosea Wheeler

Western Kentucky · 2023

All-Conference USA
84%
#3

Izeya Floyd

Rice · 2021

84%
#4

Gi'Narious Johnson

South Alabama · 2020

84%
#5

C.J. Mims

East Carolina · 2023

83%

Matches Eriq on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #11333

Final rank
#12181
Avg #11849.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #11333 this season.