Usage / Role
49%
Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Tulane
Taurean Nixon
CB • 6'0" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Taurean Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Memphis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Memphis • Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Austin Peay
Player Story
Taurean Nixon built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a cornerback from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 30, spending time with Memphis and Tulane. The clearest part of Taurean Nixon's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Memphis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 34
- Overall
- No. 251
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Taurean Nixon, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Memphis. Taurean Nixon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
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Taurean Nixon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · CB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 6 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · Memphis
- Top game
- Austin Peay
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southern Lab · Memphis
- High school pipeline
- Southern Lab · 21 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 7 · Pick 34 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 30 · Class 2014
Taurean Nixon is listed as a CB for Memphis and Tulane. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
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