Kyle Nixon: S · Troy · #22.
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Kyle Nixon
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The five seasons at Troy span two head coaches: Neal Brown and Chip Lindsey. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Liberty — Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-3vs Southern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-21vs Liberty | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 21-9@ Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-28@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-35@ No. 24 Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-35vs No. 24 Louisiana | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-45vs App State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Georgia State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 14 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFL44 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Lindsey
Pass share
54.1%
419 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
64.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #378 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Troy, 97 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 35 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Neal Brown → Chip Lindsey. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
