Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Iowa
Daviyon Nixon
DT • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Kenosha, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daviyon Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
Daviyon Nixon built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Kenosha, WI wearing No. 54, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Daviyon Nixon's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 158
- NFL Team
- Carolina Panthers
Daviyon Nixon, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Iowa. Daviyon Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Daviyon Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DT
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Northwestern
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Indian Trail Academy · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Indian Trail Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 5 · Pick 14 · Carolina Panthers
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 45 tackles · DT 3rd (top 2%) · Big Ten 31st (top 6%) · National 362nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 27 | 5.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 45 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 78 |
Related Context
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Daviyon Nixon played DT for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, Daviyon Nixon recorded 74 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Iowa paired 21 primary output with 49.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
49.7
Usage
16.3
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 3. Northwestern: 4.5. Michigan State: 0.5. Minnesota: 2. Penn State: 4.5. Nebraska: 4. Illinois: 2. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 7 by 59.2. Northwestern: 11 by 90.8. Michigan State: 3 by 17.5. Minnesota: 2 by 28.3. Penn State: 5 by 65.8. Nebraska: 8 by 73.3. Illinois: 5 by 40.8. Wisconsin: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 6 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses3.8 · Games = 2 · +1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
90.8 vs Northwestern
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 28-7 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 35-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/27 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 26-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Penn StateSplash game | W 41-21 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 35-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Michigan State | W 49-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles · Splash game | L 20-21 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 20-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daviyon Nixon story
Daviyon Nixon built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Kenosha, WI wearing No. 54, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Daviyon Nixon's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Daviyon Nixon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 14.5 | 20.4 | 6.8 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 14.5 | 20.4 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 21 | 49.7 | 16.3 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 9 · L 20-21 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Northwestern
Week 9 · W 20-0 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 12 · W 41-21 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 26-20 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
87.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 5 · W 48-3
3.5
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
21 primary output · 49.7 efficiency · 16.3 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Iowa
48.4
14.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
48.4
14.5 primary · 20.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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