Dylan Dixson

Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-2
Weight:
165
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Pearland
Major:
Exploratory Studies

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 554 player nationally, the No. 45 safety in the class and No. 78 player from Texas … 247Sports had him as the No. 49 safety in the class and No. 76 player out of Texas … ESPN ranked him as the No. 36 safety nationally, No. 119 player in the region and No. 93 player out of Texas, at one point listing him as an ESPN300 recruit and four-star prospect … Rivals listed him as the No. 45 safety nationally and No. 72 player from Texas … On3 had him as the No. 593 player nationally, No. 42 safety and No. 85 player out of Texas … Played four years of varsity at Pearland for coach Ricky Tullos, helping the team to a 33-10 record in four years … Played wide receiver offensively and on defense as a safety and linebacker … In his career, he had 257 tackles, 23 for a loss including six sacks, adding nine quarterback hurries, five forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, six interceptions and eight pass breakups, returning both an interception and fumble recovery for touchdowns … Senior season Pearland was 7-4 and he had 86 tackles, 48 solo with three for a loss … Also had two interceptions, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and three pass breakups … Also returned one punt for 29 yards and two kickoffs for 49 yards and returned one fumble recovery 59 yards for a touchdown … Junior season Pearland was 8-3 and he earned second-team All-District 23-6A and was named to the Texas Top 100 list … He had 63 tackles on defense, six tackles for loss with two sacks and added two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, five quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and four interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown … On offense, he caught nine passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns … Sophomore season Pearland completed a 9-2 record and he was named first-team All-District 23-6A … He racked up 54 tackles on defense with seven for a loss including two sacks and three quarterback hurries … Freshman season he helped Pearland to a 9-1 record, catching 54 passes for 730 yards and 12 touchdowns … He also ran the ball four times for 30 yards and a score and completed one pass for 46 yards on offense … Defensively, he had 54 tackles, seven for a loss with four sacks, two forced fumbles and three pass breakups … Also played baseball at Pearland and had a .360 batting average.

ACADEMICS—He is interested in studying Business at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born Nov. 17, 2003 in Houston, Texas … Parents are Damon and LaKechia Dixson … Has three siblings, Daryl, Damon and DeJuan … His dad, Damon, played football at Sul Ross State … All three brothers were college athletes, Daryl played baseball at Texas Southern, Damon played football at Texas A&T and brother DeJuan played football at Texas Lutheran … A cousin, Ronald Humphrey, played football at Mississippi Valley State and for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL for four years … Enjoys fishing and watching movies in his spare time … Would like to be a business owner after playing days are over … Has volunteered visited elementary schools through church and football as community service.