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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Toledo
Lance Dixon
LB • 6'2" • 233 lbs • West Bloomfield, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Lance Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Toledo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Penn State • West Virginia • Toledo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Lance Dixon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from West Bloomfield, MI wearing No. 28, spending time with Penn State, Toledo, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Lance Dixon's career...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Lance Dixon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Toledo. Lance Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 130
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 7
Quick Answers
Lance Dixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Toledo · LB
- Career Tackles
- 130
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Toledo
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · West Bloomfield · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- West Bloomfield · 40 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 321st (top 27%) · Mid-American 76th (top 15%) · National 739th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | West Virginia | 9 | 11 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 8 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 12 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 12 | 42 | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 56.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia to Toledo | P4 to G5/FCS | 77.7 | Dec 12, 2023 |
Lance Dixon played LB for Penn State, West Virginia, and Toledo. Across 6 tracked seasons, Lance Dixon recorded 130 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Toledo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Toledo paired 13 primary output with 26.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 26.8 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, West Virginia, Toledo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Toledo
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.8
Usage
5.7
Consistency
53
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 1. Duquesne: 1. Massachusetts: 1. Mississippi State: 2. Western Kentucky: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Bowling Green: 4. Eastern Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 1. Ohio: 0. Akron: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 4 by 26.7. Duquesne: 5 by 30.8. Massachusetts: 4 by 26.7. Mississippi State: 9 by 57.5. Western Kentucky: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 32.5. Bowling Green: 5 by 60.8. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/26 | vs Pittsburgh | W 48-46 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/27 | @ Akron | L 14-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/21 | vs Ohio | L 7-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 29-28 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Bowling GreenSplash game | L 26-41 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 13-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Miami (OH) | W 30-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Western Kentucky | L 21-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Mississippi StateSplash game | W 41-17 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Massachusetts | W 38-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Duquesne | W 49-10 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Lance Dixon story
Lance Dixon built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from West Bloomfield, MI wearing No. 28, spending time with Penn State, Toledo, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Lance Dixon's career was his defensive production: 130 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 7 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Lance Dixon's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Penn State
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
West Virginia
2021-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Toledo
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 2.5 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | West Virginia | 2.5 | 14.6 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | West Virginia | 2 | 13.1 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Toledo | 13 | 26.8 | 5.7 | 11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Toledo | 13 | 26.8 | 5.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 9 · L 26-41 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 4 · L 13-16 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 41-17
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 13 · W 27-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 1 · L 6-18 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Toledo
13 primary output · 26.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
56.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Toledo
56.8
13 primary · 26.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Penn State
38.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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