Usage Score
7.7
Player Dossier
2020-2024Sam Houston
Issiah Nixon
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Fort Bend, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Issiah Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.4
Consistency
51.5
Season Value
25.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State
202122232424
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Texas State • Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Issiah Nixon, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Texas State. Issiah Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Texas State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Texas State, Sam Houston.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
7.7
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Southern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Southern: 2. Rice: 0. UCF: 0. UTEP: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Florida International: 2. Louisiana Tech: 1. Jacksonville State: 2. Liberty: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia Southern: 1 by 24.2. Rice: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 5 by 20.8. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Florida International: 1 by 24.2. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Jacksonville State: 5 by 40.8. Liberty: 2 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Wins
First Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.9 · Games = 4 · +1.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Liberty
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Jacksonville State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/20 | vs Georgia Southern | W 31-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | vs Liberty | W 20-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Jacksonville State | L 11-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 9-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/22 | @ Florida International | W 10-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | vs Western Kentucky | L 14-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/4 | @ UTEP | W 41-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UCF | L 14-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Rice | W 34-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Texas State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Sam Houston
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas State | 15 | 29.2 | 12.4 | 15 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -15 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 11.5 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 11.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 9.5 | 19.4 | 7.7 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 9.5 | 19.4 | 7.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Florida International
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#2
UL Monroe
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.2 takeover score.
#3
Florida International
4
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
3
Primary metric
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.
#5
Liberty
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Texas State
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
35
#2
2020 Regular Season · Texas State
33.3
0 primary · 0 efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Texas State
30.4
15 primary · 29.2 efficiency · 12.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8367
Elkins · Missouri City, TX
- Committed To
- Texas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
92
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 41 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.