6′3″ · 213 lb · Port Charlotte, FL · Eastern Arizona College
Malik Dixon: DB · Rutgers · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Malik Dixon
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Maryland — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rutgers | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2016 | South Florida | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 36 | 19 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-21vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-30@ No. 20 Iowa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-30vs Boston College | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-52@ No. 20 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-48vs Maryland | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 0-35@ Indiana | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-34vs Liberty | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-56vs No. 2 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nunzio Campanile
Pass share
38.2%
278 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
315 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at South Florida and Rutgers, 36 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2020
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano.
