Daviyon Nixon

American football player (born 1998)

American football player

Daviyon NixonPersonal information

Born:|  (1998-12-13) December 13, 1998 (age 25)
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:| 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:| Indian Trail (Kenosha, Wisconsin)
College:|

* Iowa Western (2017)
* Iowa (2018–2020)

Position:| Defensive tackle
NFL draft:| 2021 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158
Career history

* Carolina Panthers (2021–2022)
* Seattle Seahawks (2022)

Career highlights and awards

* Unanimous All-American (2020)
* Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
* Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2020)
* First-team All-Big Ten (2020)

Career NFL statistics as of 2023
| Total tackles:| 15

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Sacks:| 0.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Daviyon Nixon (born December 13, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. 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.

## Early years[edit]

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]

## College career[edit]

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]

## Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables  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[edit]

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]

### Seattle Seahawks[edit]

On December 21, 2022, Nixon signed with the Seattle Seahawks, but was waived six days later.[17][18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Johnson, Mike (November 7, 2019). "Homecoming for Indian Trail grad Daviyon Nixon". Kenosha News.
2. ^ "Iowa DT Daviyon Nixon impresses in fall camp". USA Today. Associated Press. August 20, 2019.
3. ^ Dochterman, Scott (November 4, 2020). "Iowa DT Daviyon Nixon is emerging as a person, and surging as a playmaker". The Athletic.
4. ^ "Defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon back with Iowa football".
5. ^ "'School is everything': University of Iowa football player returns to his former middle school". Kenosha News. January 16, 2020.
6. ^ "Hawkeyes' Nixon named Big Ten's best". Quad City Times. December 16, 2020.
7. ^ "Iowa State's Breece Hall, Iowa's Daviyon Nixon are unanimous All-Americans". The Gazette. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
8. ^ "Daviyon Nixon Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
9. ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Daviyon Nixon College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
10. ^ "Daviyon Nixon 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
11. ^ "Panthers select defensive tackle Daviyon Nixon in fifth round". Panthers.com. May 1, 2021.
12. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/13/21".
13. ^ Gantt, Darin (October 28, 2021). "Panthers place Daviyon Nixon on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
14. ^ "Panthers sign veteran defensive end Henry Anderson". Panthers.com. September 5, 2022.
15. ^ Gantt, Darin (September 27, 2022). "Daviyon Nixon signed to the active roster". Panthers.com.
16. ^ Gantt, Darin (December 13, 2022). "Panthers waive Daviyon Nixon". Panthers.com.
17. ^ Boyle, John (December 21, 2022). "Seahawks Sign DT Daviyon Nixon, Waive RB Tony Jones Jr". Seahawks.com.
18. ^ Boyle, John (December 27, 2022). "Seahawks Claim DT Isaiah Mack Off Waivers, Waive DT Daviyon Nixon". Seahawks.com.

## External links[edit]

* Daviyon Nixon on Twitter
* Iowa Western Reivers bio
* Iowa Hawkeyes bio

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2020 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense|

* QB Mac Jones
* RB Breece Hall
* RB Najee Harris
* WR Elijah Moore
* WR DeVonta Smith

* OT Brady Christensen
* OT Liam Eichenberg
* OT Alex Leatherwood
* OG Aaron Banks
* OG Wyatt Davis
* OG Kenyon Green
* C Landon Dickerson
* TE Kyle Pitts

Defense|

* DE Tarron Jackson
* DE Patrick Jones II
* DE Rashad Weaver
* DT Daviyon Nixon
* DT Darius Stills

* LB Zaven Collins
* LB Joseph Ossai
* LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

* CB Talanoa Hufanga
* CB Patrick Surtain II
* S Shaun Wade
* S Brandon Joseph

Special teams|

* K José Borregales
* P Pressley Harvin III
* AP Travis Etienne
* AP Avery Williams

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Carolina Panthers 2021 NFL Draft selections

* Jaycee Horn
* Terrace Marshall Jr.
* Brady Christensen
* Tommy Tremble
* Chuba Hubbard
* Daviyon Nixon
* Keith Taylor
* Deonte Brown
* Shi Smith
* Thomas Fletcher
* Phil Hoskins

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