Daviyon Nixon (born December 13, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football for Iowa Western C.C. and the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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| Born: | December 13, 1998 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Indian Trail (Kenosha) | ||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 158 | ||||||
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Early life
editNixon 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]
College career
editNixon 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] Nixon was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference, as well as the Conference Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year. As a redshirt junior, he was named a unanimous first-team All-America selection.[6][7]
Professional career
edit| 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] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
editNixon was selected 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 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 again on December 13.[16]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn December 21, 2022, Nixon signed with the Seattle Seahawks, but was waived six days later.[17][18]
Miami Dolphins
editOn March 7, 2024, Nixon signed with the Miami Dolphins.[19] He was waived by the Dolphins on June 13.[20]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Mike (November 7, 2019). "Homecoming for Indian Trail grad Daviyon Nixon". Kenosha News.
- ^ "Iowa DT Daviyon Nixon impresses in fall camp". USA Today. Associated Press. August 20, 2019.
- ^ Dochterman, Scott (November 4, 2020). "Iowa DT Daviyon Nixon is emerging as a person, and surging as a playmaker". The Athletic.
- ^ Eickholt, David (March 26, 2019). "Defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon back with Iowa football". 247sports. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "'School is everything': University of Iowa football player returns to his former middle school". Kenosha News. January 16, 2020.
- ^ "Hawkeyes' Nixon named Big Ten's best". Quad City Times. December 16, 2020.
- ^ "Iowa State's Breece Hall, Iowa's Daviyon Nixon are unanimous All-Americans". The Gazette. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Daviyon Nixon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Daviyon Nixon College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Daviyon Nixon 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- ^ "Panthers select defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon in fifth round". Panthers.com. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
- ^ Gantt, Darin (October 28, 2021). "Panthers place Daviyon Nixon on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers sign veteran defensive end Henry Anderson". Panthers.com. September 5, 2022.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 27, 2022). "Daviyon Nixon signed to the active roster". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (December 13, 2022). "Panthers waive Daviyon Nixon". Panthers.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (December 21, 2022). "Seahawks Sign DT Daviyon Nixon, Waive RB Tony Jones Jr". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (December 27, 2022). "Seahawks Claim DT Isaiah Mack Off Waivers, Waive DT Daviyon Nixon". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign Daviyon Nixon". MiamiDolphins.com. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.