2018 Football Roster
Nixon, K.D.
vs
Delaware
Sep 6 (Sat)
1:30 PM
Jersey Number 3
K.D. Nixon
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, Texas
- High School:
- DeSoto
Bio
AT COLORADO: Has played in 35 career games with 19 starts … Has 89 receptions for 1,128 yards and seven touchdowns … His 35 games played are the most on offense and tied for second most on the team and his 19 starts are the second-most on offense … His 89 receptions ranks 25th in CU history and his 1,128 yards is 24th … He also has 17 rushes for 31 yards and a touchdown, 33 kick returns for 758 yards and three punt returns for nine yards … His 758 kick return yards ranks 15th most in CU history … Has 1,936 career all-purpose yards and is looking to become the 49th player with 2,000 career all-purpose yards.
2019 (Jr.)—Played in all 12 games with 11 starts on the season … Earned the team's Eddie Crowder Award for outstanding leadership … Had 35 receptions for 465 yards and three touchdowns, five rushes for 19 yards and 16 kick returns for 374 yards, giving him 858 all-purpose yards on 56 touches … Had at least one catch in 11 of the 12 games and at least three catches seven times … Against Nebraska, he had six catches for 148 yards and a touchdown, which was a 96-yard flea-flicker from Steven Montez … The 96-yard reception is the longest play from scrimmage (rush or pass) in CU history and believed to be the longest known flea-flicker in college or professional history … He was named the Arrow CU Athlete of the Week and the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation Colorado Player of the Week and was nominated as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week … He was also named the CU Offensive Player of the Week for that game, an honor he also received for the USC and Stanford games … He had six catches for 98 yards at Arizona State and six catches for 56 yards against UCLA … Two of his three receptions (20 yards) against USC went for touchdowns … Entering the season he was named fourth-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by Phil Steele … In the two scrimmages and spring game, he caught six passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in 11 games with eight starts … Second on the team with 52 catches for 636 yards and four touchdowns … Ranked 15th in the Pac-12 and 80th in the NCAA in receptions and 13th in the Pac-12 and 112th nationally in receptions per game … Rushed nine times for -8 yards and one touchdown … Had six kickoff returns for 123 yards and one punt return for -1 yard … In first career start, had six receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown … Along with Laviska Shenault, the two became the 11th duo in CU history to have 100-yards receiving in a game … They became the third duo to do it in a season open and second when both players are starting their first career game along with Jon Embree and Ed Reinhardt in 1984 … Had his best game statistically with 13 catches for 198 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon State … The 13 receptions ties the second highest total in CU history and tied the CU sophomore record set by Shenault earlier in the season … The 198 yards is the seventh-most in CU history and he became just the sixth player to reach 190-plus yards in a game … Had his rushing touchdown at Arizona from eight yards out … Caught a touchdown against Cal with two receptions for 48 yards.
2017 (Fr.)—Played in all 12 games on offense and special teams … Caught two passes for 17 yards and rushed three times for 20 yards … Earned three first downs (two via the ground) … Returned 11 kickoffs for an average of 23.7 yards, the highest average on the team … His 34-yard return in the Utah game was the longest by any Buff that year … Ranked second on the team in special teams points with 22; he had two unassisted tackles (one inside the 20-yard line), one assisted tackle, three knockdown or springing blocks, forced seven fair catches, was credited with being the first downfield on a kickoff or punt that altered the return path seven times and had one punt pressure … Had his first career catch and rush (both gained five yards) in week two against Texas State … Returned the first kickoff of his career against No. 7 Washington; he totaled 77 yards on three returns in that game with a long of 33 … Caught one pass for 12 yards and a first down at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was selected to play on the U.S. Under-19 National Team against Canada on Jan. 28, 2017 in the North American Championship at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando … PrepStar Magazine selected him to its Top 35 All-American team ... Helped lead his DeSoto High School football team coached by Todd Peterman to a 16-0 record and the Class 6A Division II state title, its first in school history ... DeSoto finished the season as the No. 2-ranked team in the country by MaxPreps’ national rankings … Was named to the 2016 SportsDay High School All-Dallas Area first team as a utility selection ... SportsDay also rated him as the No. 3 receiver in the Dallas Area ... In the state championship game, he caught a 28-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half to give the Eagles a 28-10 lead over Cibolo Steele ... Finished the title game with seven receptions for 63 yards and one TD ... Overall in 2016 he had 69 receptions for a team-high 1,148 yards and 11 touchdowns ... He was one of three wide receivers on his team who had over 800 yards receiving on the year ... Posted five 100-yard receiving games, the highest being a nine-catch, 181-yard two-touchdown performance in a 41-17 win over Duncanville ... A clutch performer down the stretch in DeSoto’s state championship run, he scored seven touchdowns (five receiving) and recorded a pair of 100-yard games in the Eagles’ six playoff games ... In the quarterfinals of the Region 1 playoffs, he caught 11 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown in a 48-30 victory over Carroll High School ... Had two 70-yard catches – his longest of the season – first against Irving High School and again against Abilene in a semifinal game of the Region I playoffs ... His junior season playing in nine games he caught 26 passes for 406 yards and a team-leading four touchdowns ... Two of those touchdown receptions came in the season opener against Mansfield, when he caught five passes for 102 yards … He also ran track in high school.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communications at Colorado and pursuing minors in both Theater and Leadership Studies … Earned honorable mention Academic All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF Chapter as a freshman.
PERSONAL—He was born February 21, 1999 in Methodist, Texas ... Hobbies include working out and reading the bible ... He has 13 brothers and sisters … Full name is Kadarrian Nixon, but he goes by K.D.
2019 (Jr.)—Played in all 12 games with 11 starts on the season … Earned the team's Eddie Crowder Award for outstanding leadership … Had 35 receptions for 465 yards and three touchdowns, five rushes for 19 yards and 16 kick returns for 374 yards, giving him 858 all-purpose yards on 56 touches … Had at least one catch in 11 of the 12 games and at least three catches seven times … Against Nebraska, he had six catches for 148 yards and a touchdown, which was a 96-yard flea-flicker from Steven Montez … The 96-yard reception is the longest play from scrimmage (rush or pass) in CU history and believed to be the longest known flea-flicker in college or professional history … He was named the Arrow CU Athlete of the Week and the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation Colorado Player of the Week and was nominated as the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week … He was also named the CU Offensive Player of the Week for that game, an honor he also received for the USC and Stanford games … He had six catches for 98 yards at Arizona State and six catches for 56 yards against UCLA … Two of his three receptions (20 yards) against USC went for touchdowns … Entering the season he was named fourth-team Preseason All-Pac-12 by Phil Steele … In the two scrimmages and spring game, he caught six passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
2018 (Soph.)—Played in 11 games with eight starts … Second on the team with 52 catches for 636 yards and four touchdowns … Ranked 15th in the Pac-12 and 80th in the NCAA in receptions and 13th in the Pac-12 and 112th nationally in receptions per game … Rushed nine times for -8 yards and one touchdown … Had six kickoff returns for 123 yards and one punt return for -1 yard … In first career start, had six receptions for 112 yards and a touchdown … Along with Laviska Shenault, the two became the 11th duo in CU history to have 100-yards receiving in a game … They became the third duo to do it in a season open and second when both players are starting their first career game along with Jon Embree and Ed Reinhardt in 1984 … Had his best game statistically with 13 catches for 198 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon State … The 13 receptions ties the second highest total in CU history and tied the CU sophomore record set by Shenault earlier in the season … The 198 yards is the seventh-most in CU history and he became just the sixth player to reach 190-plus yards in a game … Had his rushing touchdown at Arizona from eight yards out … Caught a touchdown against Cal with two receptions for 48 yards.
2017 (Fr.)—Played in all 12 games on offense and special teams … Caught two passes for 17 yards and rushed three times for 20 yards … Earned three first downs (two via the ground) … Returned 11 kickoffs for an average of 23.7 yards, the highest average on the team … His 34-yard return in the Utah game was the longest by any Buff that year … Ranked second on the team in special teams points with 22; he had two unassisted tackles (one inside the 20-yard line), one assisted tackle, three knockdown or springing blocks, forced seven fair catches, was credited with being the first downfield on a kickoff or punt that altered the return path seven times and had one punt pressure … Had his first career catch and rush (both gained five yards) in week two against Texas State … Returned the first kickoff of his career against No. 7 Washington; he totaled 77 yards on three returns in that game with a long of 33 … Caught one pass for 12 yards and a first down at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL—He was selected to play on the U.S. Under-19 National Team against Canada on Jan. 28, 2017 in the North American Championship at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando … PrepStar Magazine selected him to its Top 35 All-American team ... Helped lead his DeSoto High School football team coached by Todd Peterman to a 16-0 record and the Class 6A Division II state title, its first in school history ... DeSoto finished the season as the No. 2-ranked team in the country by MaxPreps’ national rankings … Was named to the 2016 SportsDay High School All-Dallas Area first team as a utility selection ... SportsDay also rated him as the No. 3 receiver in the Dallas Area ... In the state championship game, he caught a 28-yard touchdown pass on the final play of the first half to give the Eagles a 28-10 lead over Cibolo Steele ... Finished the title game with seven receptions for 63 yards and one TD ... Overall in 2016 he had 69 receptions for a team-high 1,148 yards and 11 touchdowns ... He was one of three wide receivers on his team who had over 800 yards receiving on the year ... Posted five 100-yard receiving games, the highest being a nine-catch, 181-yard two-touchdown performance in a 41-17 win over Duncanville ... A clutch performer down the stretch in DeSoto’s state championship run, he scored seven touchdowns (five receiving) and recorded a pair of 100-yard games in the Eagles’ six playoff games ... In the quarterfinals of the Region 1 playoffs, he caught 11 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown in a 48-30 victory over Carroll High School ... Had two 70-yard catches – his longest of the season – first against Irving High School and again against Abilene in a semifinal game of the Region I playoffs ... His junior season playing in nine games he caught 26 passes for 406 yards and a team-leading four touchdowns ... Two of those touchdown receptions came in the season opener against Mansfield, when he caught five passes for 102 yards … He also ran track in high school.
ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Strategic Communications at Colorado and pursuing minors in both Theater and Leadership Studies … Earned honorable mention Academic All-Colorado honors from the state’s NFF Chapter as a freshman.
PERSONAL—He was born February 21, 1999 in Methodist, Texas ... Hobbies include working out and reading the bible ... He has 13 brothers and sisters … Full name is Kadarrian Nixon, but he goes by K.D.
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