Lance Dixon
Lance Dixon
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 sacks against Mississippi State — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Toledo, 118 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jason Candle.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Jacobs
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 | Toledo | 46 | 25 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | West Virginia | 14 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 36 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 118 | 72 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 49–10
vs Duquesne
1 PD · 1 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Duquesne.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Elijah Herring’s 2024 season.
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