Player Dossier

2025-2025

Penn State

Daryus Dixson

CB • 6'0" • 191 lbs • Perris, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Daryus Dixson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.2

Efficiency

23.7

Consistency

47.6

Season Value

28.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

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.

Daryus Dixson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Penn State. Daryus Dixson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Penn State paired 9 primary output with 23.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Clemson

Win with 3 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Penn State

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

23.7

Usage

4.2

Consistency

47.6

Best Game by takeover score

Clemson

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 3. Nevada: 0. Unknown: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 2. Michigan State: 1.5. Nebraska: 0. Rutgers: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 2 by 38.3. Nevada: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 3 by 17.5. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 5 by 35.8. Nebraska: 8 by 33.3. Rutgers: 1 by 24.2

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Clemson

Best efficiency game

38.3 vs Clemson

Result
Sat 12/27@ ClemsonW 22-1021003
Sat 11/29@ RutgersW 40-3610002
Sun 11/23vs NebraskaW 37-1085000
Sat 11/15@ Michigan StateW 28-10520.5001
Sat 11/8vs IndianaL 24-2722110
Sat 10/11vs NorthwesternL 21-2211000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown310.5000
Sat 8/30vs NevadaW 46-1122000

Career Arc

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

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    Penn State

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonPenn State923.74.2
2025 Regular SeasonPenn State923.74.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Clemson

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 31 takeover score.

#4

Rutgers

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 30.5 takeover score.

#5

Nebraska

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 13.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Penn State

9 primary output · 23.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

28.7

#2

2025 Regular Season · Penn State

28.7

9 primary · 23.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.9466

Mater Dei · Santa Ana, CA

Committed To
Penn State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

24

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 8 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Daryus Dixson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
24