6′3″ · 194 lb · Long Beach, CA · El Camino College
Ryan Nixon: CB · San José State · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Nixon
Jams receivers off their route at the line. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Philip Montgomery and Brent Brennan. On tape: 4 tackles against Southern Utah, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Tulsa | 14 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 16 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-14vs Southern Utah | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 3-23@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 9-40vs Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
54.0%
401 pass / 342 run
Plays / game
61.9
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Tulsa and San José State, 26 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Philip Montgomery and Brent Brennan.
