Player Dossier

2019-2023

Penn State

Johnny Dixon

CB • 6'0" • 191 lbs • Tampa, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Johnny Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.4

Efficiency

24.8

Consistency

54.8

Season Value

31.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
South Carolina • Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Scouting Read

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Johnny Dixon, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Penn State. Johnny Dixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.8 disruption score.

Johnny Dixon played CB for South Carolina and Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Johnny Dixon recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with South Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Penn State paired 16.5 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.8 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 South Carolina, Penn State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. 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 · Penn State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

24.8

Usage

7.4

Consistency

54.8

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 2. Illinois: 1. Iowa: 0. Northwestern: 0. Ohio State: 4. Indiana: 2. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 0. Rutgers: 2. Michigan State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 3 by 32.5. Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Ohio State: 5 by 60.8. Indiana: 4 by 36.7. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Rutgers: 3 by 32.5. Michigan State: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · Games = 5 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ohio State

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Ohio State

Result
Sat 11/25@ Michigan StateW 42-0210.500.500
Sat 11/18vs RutgersW 27-633110
Sat 11/11vs MichiganL 15-2421000
Sat 11/4@ MarylandW 51-1522110
Sat 10/28vs IndianaW 33-2442110
Sat 10/21@ Ohio StateSplash gameL 12-2053211
Sat 9/30@ NorthwesternW 41-1322000
Sat 9/23vs IowaW 31-011000
Sat 9/16@ IllinoisW 30-13220010
Sat 9/2vs West VirginiaW 38-1533002

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Carolina

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Penn State

    2021-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina214.26.5
2020 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina519.22.43
2021 PostseasonPenn State2.59.51.6-2.5
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State2.59.51.60
2022 Regular SeasonPenn State16.522.67.414
2023 Regular SeasonPenn State1424.87.4-2.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio State

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#2

Central Michigan

4

Primary metric

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.

#3

Florida

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.7 takeover score.

#5

Alabama

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Penn State

16.5 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 7.4 usage

33.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Penn State

31.8

14 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · South Carolina

22.9

2 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 6.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.89

Chamberlain · Tampa, FL

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

93

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.