Larry Nixon III
Larry Nixon III
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Seth Littrell and Hugh Freeze. The receipt: 8 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Auburn, 260 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Kevin Steele, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, and Hugh Freeze. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Auburn | 50 | 29 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 87 | 39 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 70 | 33 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | North Texas | 53 | 30 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | North Texas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 260 | 131 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 45–13
vs Samford
5 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 32-point win at home against Samford.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Tongiaki Mateialona’s 2023 season.
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