Isaiah Nixon
Isaiah Nixon
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Jacksonville State — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Sam Houston, 92 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under K.C. Keeler.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 19 | 14 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 23 | 16 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 41 | 24 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 92 | 61 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to David Bailey’s 2024 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Eric Phillips's graduate season at Cincinnati (2024).
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