Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#91
Felix Hixon
Redshirt senior nose tackle on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 306 lb · Jackson, GA · Jackson
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Murray State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior nose tackle on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Carolina in 2022.
- Transferred from South Carolina to Middle Tennessee in 2024.
Felix Hixon
South Carolina to Middle Tennessee — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 4 tackles against Marshall — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with South Carolina3-star out of Jackson
20248 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Middle Tennessee
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Middle Tennessee
Played his entire career under Derek Mason.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Felix Hixon's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Derek Mason — 8-19 over that span.
2024Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Middle Tennessee2-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (r-Junior) • Played in all 12 games and had one start • Ended the year with eight total tackles in 136 snaps • Made his first career start at WKU and had two tackles in 49 snaps • Also had two stops in win over NMSU while registering a season-best PFF grade of 76.8 2024 (r-Sophomore) •…
The defensive line · Middle Tennessee
- #95Zeion Simpson-Smith3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Felix Hixon0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Aidan Butts0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Justin Bodford0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #49Tiyyan Robinson0 tackles for loss · 2025
8 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology