Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2023Auburn
Larry Nixon III
LB • 6'1" • 231 lbs • North Richland Hills, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Larry Nixon III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- North Texas • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Larry Nixon III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from North Richland Hills, TX wearing No. 30, spending time with Auburn and North Texas. The clearest part of Larry Nixon III's career...
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- Committed To
- North Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Larry Nixon III, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · North Texas. Larry Nixon III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 277
- TFL
- 12.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Larry Nixon III quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 277
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · North Texas
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Richland · North Texas
- High school pipeline
- Richland · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 284th (top 24%) · SEC 69th (top 12%) · National 603rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 7 | 17 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Texas | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 9 | 52 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 11 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 11 | 62 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 11 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 32.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 11 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 32.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Texas to Auburn | G5/FCS to P4 | 81.2 | Apr 29, 2023 |
Larry Nixon III played LB for North Texas and Auburn. Across 6 tracked seasons, Larry Nixon III recorded 30 receiving yards and 277 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
North Texas paired 9.5 primary output with 35.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across North Texas, Auburn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Auburn
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
23
Usage
6.1
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. California: 2. Samford: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 0.5. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico State: 2. Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. California: 5 by 40.8. Samford: 5 by 20.8. Texas A&M: 5 by 20.8. Georgia: 8 by 38.3. LSU: 5 by 20.8. Ole Miss: 8 by 33.3. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 2 by 28.3. Alabama: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 7 · -0.1 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
California
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs New Mexico StateSplash game | L 10-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Arkansas | W 48-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Ole Miss | L 21-28 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ LSU | L 18-48 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Georgia | L 20-27 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Samford | W 45-13 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | W 14-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Larry Nixon III story
Larry Nixon III built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a linebacker from North Richland Hills, TX wearing No. 30, spending time with Auburn and North Texas. The clearest part of Larry Nixon III's career was his defensive production: 277 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 51 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with North Texas. 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 Larry Nixon III's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 30 receiving yards and 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 51 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn and North Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Larry Nixon III 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
North Texas
2018-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | North Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | North Texas | 1 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2020 Postseason | North Texas | 9.5 | 35.1 | 10.8 | 8.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | North Texas | 9.5 | 35.1 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | North Texas | 7 | 32.9 | 6.2 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | North Texas | 7 | 32.9 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | North Texas | 6 | 33.8 | 7.3 | -1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 4.5 | 23 | 6.1 | -1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 4.5 | 23 | 6.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 3 · L 35-65
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Liberty
Week 8 · L 26-35
3
Havoc Plays
82.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Western Kentucky
Week 9 · W 40-13 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
@ California
Week 2 · W 14-10
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 4 · L 17-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · North Texas
9.5 primary output · 35.1 efficiency · 10.8 usage
64.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · North Texas
64.4
9.5 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · North Texas
42.2
6 primary · 33.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
10
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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