Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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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 24.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
67
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
44
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas State • Sam Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe
Player Story
Issiah Nixon built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Fort Bend, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Sam Houston and Texas State. The clearest part of Issiah Nixon's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Texas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Issiah Nixon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Texas State. Issiah Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 92
- TFL
- 18
- Sacks
- 13
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Issiah Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Sam Houston · LB
- Career Tackles
- 92
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Texas State
- Top game
- UL Monroe
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Elkins · Texas State
- High school pipeline
- Elkins · 23 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · LB 587th (top 48%) · Conference USA 158th (top 35%) · National 2,107th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas State | 11 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 71 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 9 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 11 | 23 | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 9 | 18 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 58.6 |
Related Context
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Issiah Nixon played LB for Texas State and Sam Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Issiah Nixon recorded 12 rushing yards, 92 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Texas State paired 18 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.1 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: Florida International
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2023 Regular Season · Sam Houston
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
20.1
Usage
6.7
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 1. Air Force: 0. Houston: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Liberty: 2. New Mexico State: 2.5. Florida International: 4. Kennesaw State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Middle Tennessee: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 1 by 14.2. Air Force: 8 by 33.3. Houston: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2. Liberty: 1 by 24.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 33.3. Florida International: 3 by 52.5. Kennesaw State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 2 by 18.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.2 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
Florida International
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 23-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Western Kentucky | L 23-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 42-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kennesaw State | W 24-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/18 | vs Florida International2+ sacks · Splash game | L 27-33 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/12 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | L 13-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/5 | @ LibertySplash game | L 16-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/29 | vs Jacksonville State | L 28-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Houston | L 7-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Air Force | L 3-13 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | @ BYU | L 0-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Issiah Nixon story
Issiah Nixon built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a linebacker from Fort Bend, TX wearing No. 18, spending time with Sam Houston and Texas State. The clearest part of Issiah Nixon's career was his defensive production: 92 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Texas State. 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 Issiah Nixon's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 12 rushing yards and 42 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Sam Houston and Texas State.
The arc is straightforward: Issiah Nixon 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.
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Texas State
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Sam Houston
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas State | 18 | 31.9 | 10.6 | 18 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -18 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 12.5 | 20.1 | 6.7 | 12.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Sam Houston | 14.5 | 24.9 | 8.4 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Sam Houston | 14.5 | 24.9 | 8.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UL Monroe
Week 10 · W 27-19 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida International
Week 2 · W 23-17
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 14 · W 20-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida International
Week 8 · L 27-33 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Incarnate Word
Week 3 · L 34-42
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Texas State
18 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2024 Postseason · Sam Houston
58.6
14.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Sam Houston
58.6
14.5 primary · 24.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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