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Position | Running back |
Class | Sophomore |
Major | University Studies |
Personal information | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Crockett (Austin, Texas) |
Cameron Dickey is an American college football running back for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Dickey attended Crockett High School in Austin, Texas, where he played quarterback. [1] As a senior, he was the District 12-5A MVP after totaling 3,455 yards of total offense (1,595 passing, 1,860 rushing) with 50 touchdowns. [2] For his career, he had 2,963 passing yards with 33 touchdowns and 4,065 rushing yards with 61 touchdowns. He also had 247 tackles and seven interceptions with three returned for a touchdown on defense in his career. Dickey committed to Texas Tech University to play college football. [3]
Dickey played in 12 games his true freshman year at Texas Tech in 2024 as a backup to Tahj Brooks. [4] He rushed 41 times for 225 yards and a touchdown. After projected starter Quinten Joyner suffered a season-ending injury before the season, Dickey took over as the starter to start the year. [5] Against the Kansas Jayhawks he had 263 on 21 carries with two touchdowns. [6] [7]
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Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Kick Returns | ||||||||||
GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |
2024 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 225 | 5.5 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |
2025 | 6 | 6 | 91 | 591 | 6.5 | 8 | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 18 | 0 | 132 | 816 | 6.0 | 9 | 19 | 169 | 8.7 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 |