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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Wisconsin
D'Cota Dixon
S • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Oak Hill, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D'Cota Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
61
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
D'Cota Dixon built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Oak Hill, FL wearing No. 14, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of D'Cota Dixon's career was his defensive production: 158...
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- Committed To
- Wisconsin
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
D'Cota Dixon, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin. D'Cota Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
D'Cota Dixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · S
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · New Smyrna Beach · Wisconsin
- High school pipeline
- New Smyrna Beach · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · S 119th (top 26%) · Big Ten 88th (top 15%) · National 832nd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 53 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 12 | 52 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 9 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 42 |
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D'Cota Dixon played S for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, D'Cota Dixon recorded 158 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wisconsin.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wisconsin paired 15.5 primary output with 28.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
26
Usage
6.2
Consistency
54.7
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 0.5. New Mexico: 1. BYU: 1. Iowa: 0. Nebraska: 1. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 1.5. Purdue: 0. Minnesota: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 5 by 25.8. New Mexico: 9 by 47.5. BYU: 4 by 26.7. Iowa: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Penn State: 6 by 40. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Minnesota: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Minnesota | L 15-37 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Purdue | W 47-44 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Penn State | L 10-22 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Rutgers | W 31-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Nebraska | W 41-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 28-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs BYU | L 21-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs New Mexico | W 45-14 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Western Kentucky | W 34-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
D'Cota Dixon story
D'Cota Dixon built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a safety from Oak Hill, FL wearing No. 14, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of D'Cota Dixon's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but D'Cota Dixon's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.
The arc is straightforward: D'Cota Dixon 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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Wisconsin
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wisconsin | 15.5 | 28.9 | 7.6 | 15.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 15.5 | 28.9 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 10 | 27.4 | 6.1 | -5.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 10 | 27.4 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 5.5 | 26 | 6.2 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · W 30-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico
Week 2 · W 45-14
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Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 11 · L 10-22 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio State
Week 7 · L 23-30 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wisconsin
15.5 primary output · 28.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Wisconsin
60.9
15.5 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
49
10 primary · 27.4 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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