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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
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Born: | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | December 13, 1998||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Indian Trail (Kenosha, Wisconsin) | ||||
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NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Daviyon Nixon (born December 13, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa Western and Iowa before he was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Nixon grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin and attended Indian Trail High School and Academy, where he played basketball and football. He was named first-team All-Southeast Conference and first-team All-State as a senior. Nixon committed to play college football at Iowa over an offer from Purdue, but was not admitted after failing to qualify academically. [1]
Nixon began his collegiate career at Iowa Western Community College. He finished his freshman season with five sacks and nine tackles for loss and was named second-team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. [2] [3] After one season, he qualified academically to play Division I football and committed to Iowa. [4]
Nixon redshirted his first season at Iowa. As a redshirt sophomore, he played in all 13 of the Hawkeyes' games and finished the season with 29 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. [5] Nix was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference as well as the conference Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year and as a redshirt junior and was a unanimous first-team All-America selection. [6] [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 35+1⁄8 in (0.89 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.86 s | 1.70 s | 2.95 s | 4.71 s | 7.56 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | ||
All values from Pro Day [8] [9] [10] |
Nixon was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round, 158th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft. [11] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on October 28, 2021 with a knee injury. [13]
Nixon was waived on September 5, 2022 and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] He was promoted to the active roster on September 27. [15] He was waived on December 13. [16]
On December 21, 2022, Nixon signed with the Seattle Seahawks, but was waived six days later. [17] [18]
On March 7, 2024, Nixon signed with the Miami Dolphins. [19]
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