Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Troy
Kyle Nixon
S • 6'1" • 197 lbs • Fort Valley, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kyle Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
60
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Troy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Troy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: App State
Player Story
Kyle Nixon built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Fort Valley, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Kyle Nixon's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Hudson Valley
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Kyle Nixon, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Troy. Kyle Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Kyle Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Troy · S
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Troy
- Top game
- App State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Peach County · Hudson Valley
- High school pipeline
- Peach County · 26 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · S 128th (top 25%) · Sun Belt 56th (top 13%) · National 798th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 6 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 4 | 8 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 33.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 9 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 27.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 11 | 44 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 44.3 |
Related Context
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Kyle Nixon played S for Troy. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kyle Nixon recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Troy paired 6 primary output with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Troy
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.1
Usage
4.8
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
South Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern: 0. Liberty: 0.5. Southern Miss: 2. UL Monroe: 1. Georgia Southern: 0. Texas State: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. South Alabama: 1.5. Louisiana: 0. App State: 1. Georgia State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern: 5 by 20.8. Liberty: 7 by 34.2. Southern Miss: 1 by 24.2. UL Monroe: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Southern: 5 by 20.8. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 6 by 40. Louisiana: 6 by 25. App State: 2 by 18.3. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
South Alabama
Best efficiency game
40 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Georgia State | L 10-37 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs App State | L 7-45 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Louisiana | L 21-35 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs South Alabama | W 31-24 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/28 | @ Coastal Carolina | L 28-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Texas State | W 31-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Georgia Southern | W 27-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | @ UL Monroe | L 16-29 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Southern MissSplash game | W 21-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Liberty | L 13-21 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Southern | W 55-3 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kyle Nixon story
Kyle Nixon built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Fort Valley, GA wearing No. 22, spending time with Troy. The clearest part of Kyle Nixon's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 7 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. That gives Kyle Nixon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Troy
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Troy | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Troy | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Troy | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Troy | 2 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Troy | 4 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Troy | 6 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs App State
Week 14 · L 13-48 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
vs South Alabama
Week 10 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs App State
Week 12 · L 7-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 3 · W 47-14
2
Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#5
@ UL Monroe
Week 4 · L 16-29 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
48.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Troy
6 primary output · 22.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
44.3
#2
2017 Postseason · Troy
38.4
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Troy
38.4
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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