Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017TCU
Shaun Nixon
WR • 5'10" • 203 lbs • Austin, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Shaun Nixon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
11
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Player Story
Shaun Nixon built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Shaun Nixon's career was his receiving role: 58 catches, 614...
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- Committed To
- TCU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Shaun Nixon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · TCU. Shaun Nixon reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 614
- Receptions
- 58
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Shaun Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 614
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2015 Postseason · TCU
- Top game
- Oklahoma State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Travis · TCU
- High school pipeline
- Lake Travis · 33 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 113 receiving yards · WR 606th (top 62%) · Big 12 73rd (top 46%) · National 882nd (top 45%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | TCU | 13 | 9 | 71 | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 13 | 38 | 430 | 2 | 67.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 7 | 11 | 113 | 1 | 45.1 |
Related Context
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Shaun Nixon played WR for TCU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaun Nixon recorded 29 passing yards, 79 rushing yards, and 614 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2015 with TCU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
TCU paired 501 primary output with 63 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 65.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · TCU
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
16.1
Efficiency
65.7
Usage
8.9
Consistency
62.6
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 29. Arkansas: 30. SMU: 20. Oklahoma State: 22. West Virginia: 0. Kansas: 4. Iowa State: 8
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 2 by 96.7. Arkansas: 2 by 100. SMU: 3 by 44.4. Oklahoma State: 2 by 73.3. Kansas: 1 by 26.7. Iowa State: 1 by 53.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins17.5 · Games = 6 · +9.5 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 1 · -9.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas
Player Story
Shaun Nixon story
Shaun Nixon built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Austin, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with TCU. The clearest part of Shaun Nixon's career was his receiving role: 58 catches, 614 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 79 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with TCU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 29 passing yards, 79 rushing yards, and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across TCU.
The arc is straightforward: Shaun Nixon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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TCU
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | TCU | 501 | 63 | 18.5 | 501 |
| 2015 Regular Season | TCU | 501 | 63 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | — | — | -501 |
| 2017 Regular Season | TCU | 113 | 65.7 | 8.9 | 113 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Oklahoma State
Week 10 · L 29-49 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
146
Receiving Yards
95.2 takeover
146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Arkansas
Week 2 · W 28-7
30
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Kansas
Week 11 · W 23-17 · Conference game
78
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
78 receiving yards with a 74.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Jackson State
Week 1 · W 63-0
29
Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
29 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 1 · W 47-41 · Postseason
71
Receiving Yards
67.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 52.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Postseason · TCU
501 primary output · 63 efficiency · 18.5 usage
67.4
#2
2015 Regular Season · TCU
67.4
501 primary · 63 efficiency · 18.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · TCU
45.1
113 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 8.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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