Jerry Mixon
Jerry Mixon
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–0
at Texas Tech
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Oregon
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bo Bauer’s 2021 season.
Matches Bo on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Sone Aupiu's junior season at New Mexico State (2025).
Matches Sone on
Differs from Sone on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #1459
Peaked at #1459 this season.
Background
As A Junior (2025) » Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3) Played in all 15 games as a junior while making 13 starts … Helped the Ducks reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Fifth on the team with a career-high 57 tackles (28 solo) while adding 4.0 tackles for loss, half a sack,...